Composting Experiment - Small Sucesses

Wow how time flies! One minute you're fighting cabin fever while you wait for spring, the next you log on and realize you haven't posted anything since February! So much to catch up with!
For this post lets talk about dirt. Or compost really, but eventually it becomes dirt and anyone that knows me knows how much I love to play in the dirt :)
So I'm calling my composting experiment a success! The freestanding barrel that rotates didn't do as well as I hoped, but with all the freak cold weather we've had and my lack of care, it still made some usable compost, so yippie! It's been refilled and I've renewed my vow to take better care of it (now that its warm and I want to be outside more...).
The wood compost bin did great, it decreased in size by about 1/3 and had some really rich compost that I've dug out and used to plant the garden. Used all of it to be exact, so I'll have to hunt for some more materials to fill it, but that shouldn't be too hard to find.

 The black plastic composter seemed to have some success too! The pile has decreased in size, it's about a foot lower than it started out, but I haven't needed it yet so no word on how the contents turned out ;)

So I seemed to have the most compost in the shortest time from the wood composter that was open to the weather all winter long. Interesting. But probably more a factor of my inclination to forget it when its cold outside and less the type of bin. The others probably would have done better with some turning and water....
So that give me my next experiment! Now if I can just remember to turn it every few days....I'll keep you posted!