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Hi, considering an alternative to the ‘brown’ bin, especially for food waste. Does this need good sun exposure and can it be fixed to a wall? Thanks

Question 2

Patricia

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi I have the big pig for many years now and has been great. However the metal bar that runs through the middle and connects at each end of the stand is broken. Do you have spares in stock? Thanks Richard

Question 3

Richard

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi, a strange question I know but do you actually need garden waste, grass, leaves etc, to make compost? We have very little garden waste apart from autumn but want to compost kitchen waste. Thank you

Question 4

Larry Reynolds

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

I've had the large Joraform for a couple of years and am still trying to get the balance of brown matter right. My most recent batch was mushy and smelly so I need much more brown matter.As it goes through wood pellets like there's no tomorrow I want to ...

Question 5

Ian

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Does the Big Pig need to be place in a sunny location?

Question 6

Marcella

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

I loaded my Big Pig with grass cuttings, leaves and kitchen waste and after one day the temperature was coming up nicely. I rotated the unit every day for about 3 days and it got hotter and hotter. I then had to go away for a week but when I came back the...

Question 7

Alan Shuttleworth

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

We keep chickens. What effect will a weekly tray of chucken poo/straw/sawdust have on a mixture which with otherwise be kitchen waste and grass cuttings?

Question 8

rhiannon benson

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Is the weekly capacity listed the maximum volume of material that the tumbler can cope with or the volume that comes out as compost? I assume that as it breaks down the volume will reduce quite a bit? I would like to know roughly how much compost I can ex...

Question 9

Hazel

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi Niall. I'm loving my big pig. I need a wheelbarrow which fits underneath but also robust enough for general purposes. Puma or garden buddy perhaps?

Question 10

Kat Doyle

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

I am interested in this composter, but am concerned about some reviews online complaining about rust issues. What is your experience with rust of the JK125/270 over the long term? What would be a realistic life expectancy for outdoor use in Europe?

Question 11

Philipp

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

I have just purchased a jorafom composter and would like to know the mix of food waste to other materials.Will the jorafom temperature depend on weather conditions.Regards Anthony.

Question 12

Anthony Doherty

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi Niall, what gases are generated during the composting process, are there ways of ensuring that harmful greenhouse gases such as methane aren't released?Thanks

Question 13

Micheal Walsh

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi, can you tell how the joraform composter holds up along the coast. The composter is quite expensive if it would be lost to rust in few years!Do they have a guarantee on the steel?Thanks.

Question 14

Jill Burton

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

I want to buy a rubber mat to put underneath it when it arrives. What size sould the mat be?

Question 15

Geraldine Powell

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

I lost the clip to close one section of my my big pig it was the older model I am lost without it . Many Thanks if you have one

Question 16

Angela Cummins

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

HiI have a quantity of raw horse manure (no straw)can this go into the composter with my grass clippings and straw / paper

Question 17

john salmon

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

I have a big number of apples what do I need to include with them to keep the balance right

Question 18

Walsh

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Hi, could I put in cow manure mixed with straw?

Question 19

Denis

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Hi, Niall.We purchased a Jora composter JK270 and using it for the past year. On one side of the composter, we have a nearly done batch but the compost contains a large group of grapefruit sized balls.I break the balls up and it seems like compost, bu...

Question 20

Brian Donovan

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Hi. I recently purchased a joraform and want to ask if there is anything that cannot go into it? Specifically can tea bags, egg shells and avacado skins go in it? And are there any recommendations around how often to open it to load it? Ie - is it ok to l...

Question 21

Anne Marie Cronin

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Hello, I've just ordered one of these from you and I'm now looking at preparing where it's going to go. Does it need to go on really firm level ground? I'm hoping to just level out the soil at the side of my shed but I wonder if having uneven ground under...

Question 22

rachel

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

We use compostable food liners in our kitchen caddy. Are these ok to put into the 'big pig' and will they decompose?

Question 23

Martha Chester

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Hi, I was filling he composter for the last 4 weeks and it was nice and hot, mixing veg, grass and shredded paper a good mixture of eac. It now however seems to have cooled off, I've spotted maggots' in there, is there something I can do to re-start the p...

Question 24

Dan

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Hi, Have been mulling over buying the big pig for a couple of years. Do you absolutely need wood pellets/saw dust? I would have a ton of cardboard coming through the house (4 kids). Also I my neighbour has a massive oak tree in his garden, each year I ...

Question 25

Paul Whelan

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Hi, can I use leaves instead of wood pellets in this composter?

Question 26

Paddy L

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Hi. I have hens and use wood shavings as their bedding. Can I put hen droppings and the wood shavings into the pig? Would this suffice as the dry material for the pig? Thanks.

Question 27

Aedín

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

My pig is operation for about 3-4 weeks. It has taken all my kitchen waste (which was a lot!) and fair amount of garden stuff already. I have stopped feeding the first side, it was very, very hot there for a while but has cooled down a lot now. Is th...

Question 28

Paul Whelan

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Can the Joraform be left indoors in a garage for example or does it require additional external exposed weather for heat in order to reach higher temperatures within the unit?

Question 29

RayD

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Question 30

Pat.Doody

Does it come assembled?

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Hi guys, just watched the video. What gets added in with the food waste?

Question 31

Helen McCarthy

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Can I put all cooked scraps into it or are there some items that should not added? Catriona

Question 32

Catriona Murphy

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

interested in this for composting household waste, 3 adults in the house, would you think the small one would be suitable for us

Question 33

jackie smyth

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Your photograph of this device shows it free standing on a metal support, but in the text you say it bolts to the side of the house, which would not be suitable for me as I would need it to be free standing. Which is correct?

Question 34

Chris O'Dell

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Does above Compost Tumbler need to be in a sunny position or may it be placed in a duller area in garden?

Question 35

Moira Lonergan

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Is this composter suitable for composting general garden waste?

Question 36

Moira Lonergan

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

I am finding the use of 'little pig' somewhat difficult. We are a two person household so the amount of household waste is small. I supplement this with some garden waste, brown and white paper, cardboard from centre of toilet rolls, egg cartons, egg shel...

Question 37

Moira Lonergan

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

We have this for last month! Nothing seemed to be happening at first but this week there was loads of steam! It seems to be breaking everything down really well but when we open it, it does smell. Is this normal as meat etc has gone in? It looks black and...

Question 38

Rozz

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

The waste in our composted is very sludgy. How can we make it dryer?

Question 39

Frances Kelly

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi,can I ask how does one remove the compost from the JK125 seeing a barrow doesn't fit under it?Throw it out on a sheet? I msut say I am a bit disappointed in the inaccurate photo of the JK125, the photo is clearly not a JK125 and in fact is probably the...

Question 40

Ann Sanders

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Our juraform was steaming but after few days went cool again. This happened x3. I have now started on 2nd drum but contents of 1st drum has formed like golf-balls and is cool.Is this OK and will the balls degrade.

Question 41

Frances Darcy

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Question 42

Pauline O' Reilly

Can you compost weeds?

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi,We've been using the 125 for a few weeks now and there are quite a few maggots in it. Is there anything we can do about this? also, it doesn't appear to be very hot inside and we are in the middle of a hot spell with the composter in a sunny spot in ...

Question 43

John Lawlor

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Our Little Pig is attracting flies, maggots and now wasps. I am putting a large bowl of mixed scraps and newspaper or cardboard strips into it daily. Today when I spun it three wasps flew out tje ventilation holes. Any advice?

Question 44

Alanna

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi, I’m dithering between the big and little pig composters. I live alone so kitchen waste is relatively low, (about 25 litres per month), but I have quite a big garden (0.5 acres) and would have plenty coming out of it in future. Which would you su...

Question 45

Amy Judge

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Would I be able to buy just the wooden handle please? It’s for a craft project.

Question 46

Ros

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Greenman Half Brite Digging Spade

Question 47

Johanna Mc Donald Steenkist

How much would the larger unit as seen in your you- tube cost, they look fantastic, love the brackets.Regards

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

Regarding the query about the larger composter shown in your youtube video, is that correct that the 12ft version is cheaper than the 9ft version you are offering as standard

Question 48

Danny Farragher

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Is pressure treated wood suitable to use in a composter to produce compost for growing food? Pressure treated means chemically treated?

Question 49

Michael

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Any hints about keeping rats out in the winter...chicken wire in the base??

Question 50

Mary Hickey

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer