Compost Bins Q&amp;A

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

Question 7

jackie smyth

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

Hi, I bought the larger Hotbin from you back in 2019. This year, something has eaten a hole in it near the hinges. I'd say a rat could get in it now. It's no longer sealed, obviously, and there are loads of flies and maggots in it. I'm guessing I could st...

Question 8

Melanie Marshall

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi Niall,Many thanks for dispatching my JK 125. We assembled it at the weekend thanks to your very helpful video; instructions were brutal! Just a quick question, do you sell the brackets for wall mounting and is the same frame used when mounted on the w...

Question 9

Paul

Asked 6 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 10

rachel

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi, For an average load, how long would it take to turn the mixture into usable compost ? Weeks or months, definitely considering getting one..

Question 11

Dan

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi there, Interested in getting a big pig for a family of 4. Id like to use card board pellets that guinea pigs have used as bedding (will have hay mixed in), will this be ok for the carbon mix? We have a large garden but currently not much grass to add t...

Question 12

Amy

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Do you ever run out of space in your beds to put the compost (or have to remove soil) say after a year or 2?If I was buying soil for a new bed - should I just but too soil so that I can complement it with my own compost over time ... or should I Still b...

Question 13

Garrat

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

How is it affected by the West of Ireland if it is left outside?

Question 14

Eliz Moore

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Wormery Composters > Hungry Bin Worm Composter

Question 15

Guest

Hi, what are the internal dimensions of the bin?

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Wooden Garden composter - 70cm H x 100 x 100

Question 16

Adrienne

Hi, I have 3 questions:1. For composting garden waste: Does it need to be broken up? I"m thinking of things like big squash, tomato, and cucumber vines.2. When composting kitchen waste: again, do things need to be broken up?3. Once a "batch" has begu...

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

Thankyou Nick for your answer. Are the kick starter and bulking agent that come with the composter both vegetarian.

Question 17

sue mcginn

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

Can you confirm how I can buy replacement parts for the composter? I got one but the bracket has snapped

Question 18

Guest

Asked 1 year ago 1 answer

Tumbling Dual Composter 140L

Question 19

Guest

Can you add lots of grass clippings and all food waste to the bin?

Asked 1 year ago 1 answer

Hi Andrew I’ve been adding cardboard shredded paper etc from the start it’s been done in a layered system pulp from juicer non cooked food wood chipping paper& cardboard And grass cuttings a lot of moisture builds up inside the lid from t...

Question 20

Will

Asked 5 years ago 0 answers

What ratio of pellets to green food waste do you recommend?

Question 21

Guest

Asked 1 month ago 1 answer

Wood Pellets for Composters

Question 22

Jennifer

Does the bin need to be positioned in an open, sunny sight like a 'normal'composter?

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

When will the Hot in composters be back in stock?

Question 23

Samantha Rodgers

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Can ivy clippings be put in the hotbin? Would that be suitable as bulking agent. We have a lot of ivy coming in from neighboring garden.

Question 24

M Daly

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Hi, I have had a hotbin since early in the summer and it us great. I recently had my first load of compost out if it. On some occasions the temp got up to over 70°c. My question is: I have a lot of unused bird food, seeds, peanuts etc. I stopped feedi...

Question 25

David Maxwell

Asked 7 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 26

Frances Darcy

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

when do you expect to have the mini compost hot bin (100 l) back on sale?

Question 27

Mariele Hesper

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Does the Joraform Compost Tumbler take raw food as well as cooked food?

Question 28

Y McEvoy

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Trying to decide if I need 100L or 200L bin. We already have a Hungry Bin wormery, but also looking for something for the cooked food that will not attract rodents. Household of 4....what would you recommend?

Question 29

Paul McCluskey

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi,I think I should apologise to you for my earlier inaccurate accusations!! It seems that there was or is a JK125 which is much lower to the ground but there also seems to be a version of the JK125 that does have room for a wheelbarrow beneath it????My s...

Question 30

Ann Sanders

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

What is the Hotbin made out of?

Question 31

Kaethe Burt-O'Dea

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi,two questions please- We hope to get 2-3 hens in the near future....can I use their manure in the Little Pig? We are a two person household with no garden waste to speak of and mostly only veg peelings egg shells, bits and pieces of paper etc.Will this...

Question 32

Larry Reynolds

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Hi, we (my husband and I) have very little food waste (afew chicken bones, bit of fish skin once a week) but plenty of veg trimmings and fruit peelings, paper, cardboard. Will the mini hotbin work for us?

Question 33

Sandra

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi Niall, I assume you keep adding material to the bin until it's full, what happens then? Do you wait until everything has broken down to usable compost and empty it to another container and then starting again? Thanks for your help, Adrian

Question 34

Adrian Masterson

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 35

Catriona Murphy

Asked 10 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 36

Helen McCarthy

Asked 10 years ago 1 answer

Does the Hotbin need to be in a sunny spot? Will it work less efficiently if it is in the shade? Thanks.

Question 37

Ann Weafer

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Hi how many litres of compost does it produce every 6 weeks?

Question 38

Teresa Corcoran

Asked 5 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 39

Dan

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Another question on pesky rats and food waste!Other compost bins have no bottom so as to allow worms work their way up thru the soil...On this type, is the bottom sealed also or could a rat burrw up?

Question 40

Michael

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Can cooked chicken bones be put in the hotbin

Question 41

Henry

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

I'm having trouble with fruit flies developing in my hot bin - what can I do to get rid of the little buggers!

Question 42

RH

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Is it OK to only use the same sources of brown material all the time, for me that would mainly be straw & shredded cardboard. Occasionally I would also have sawdust from freshly cut timber. Would those sources of brown material be OK or are the wood p...

Question 43

Eddie Joyce

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Do you supply worms with the Hungry Bin?

Question 44

Barbara Murray

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Wormery Composters > Hungry Bin Worm Composter

Question 45

Aileen

Hi can you list for me exactly what you can put into the hot bin composter? And what you can't?

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

How many liters is the Hungry Bin?

Question 46

Todd Sullivan

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Wormery Composters > Hungry Bin Worm Composter

Question 47

Angela Cummins

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

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Can you please tell me what material the bin is made from. We have previously had problems with our homemade wooden composters because of rats eating through the wood. Do you think rats would eat the outer cover of the Hotbin you have for sale? Do you ...

Question 48

Marian Furlong

Asked 9 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 49

Geraldine Powell

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Does the jk270 compost egg shells and if so how long do they take to break down.

Question 50

Michael Crowther

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer