Compost Bins Q&amp;A

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

Question 2

RH

Asked 5 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 3

Jill Burton

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Can I put shredded woody garden waste in the bin alongside soft green garden waste and food waste? A friend told me I needed to add sawdust?

Question 4

Nicky O'Donnell

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Hi, we're delighted with our Big Pig here at Bagenalstown Community Garden however the contents are gathering into

Question 5

Guest

Asked 5 months ago 1 answer

Could I put the contents of my cat litter tray in this unit safely? I use wood chip cat litter.

Question 6

Jane Knight

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Is the hotbin composter suitable for a small garden with no lawn or grass, just a veg bed and some shrubs? We would be using the bin for kitchen waste (not cooked food), newspaper, weeds and occasional prunings from the hedge and shrubs. There are only 2 ...

Question 7

Sandra

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi does the composter have a base included?Thanks

Question 8

Helen Deignan

Asked 4 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 9

M Daly

Asked 5 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 10

Guest

Asked 4 months ago 1 answer

Tumbling Dual Composter 140L

Question 11

Ann Weafer

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

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Can it be used to make leaf mulch?

Question 12

Guest

Asked 2 years ago 1 answer

Roll Mix Composters For Your Small Composting Needs

Question 13

Stephen

HI, I recently purcahsed the Big Pig and havent yet used it, can you please tell me how much sawdust I should use in the The Big? I have lost the instructions could you please email these to me ? Many Thank

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

When removing the compost from the bottom of the bin, does the flap open out just on the level, or can it open out lower than that, or can it be removed? The area where I propose placing it has a step and I could place the bin next to the step. If the fla...

Question 14

Judith Langfield

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

What di I have to add to the composting waste??? Sawdust and wood pellets are mentioned

Question 15

Mary

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Is there a bottom in this composter to keep rats out

Question 16

Richard Boland

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 17

Catriona Murphy

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Joraform Compost Tumbler JK125 'Little Pig'

Question 18

Clara Cleere

I have just put in an order for your hotline. However a second look at the picture does not seem to show the upgrade model with the drainage funnel to let off excess liquid from the bottom of the bin. Is this an oversight as you mention in the blurb as yo...

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi. I sent a question yesterday and got an email to say there was an answer on the Questions page but there is nothing there. Could you repost the answer? Thanks

Question 19

Sandra

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hello My name is Kuleni Tolessa from Ethiopia.My question is how can i get this material.Thank you

Question 20

Kuleni Tolessa

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Sorry , just saw spec below . What would delivery timeBe with covid at mo. We are based in Scotland ?

Question 21

Richard

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

What are the dimesnaikns of the £600 litre

Question 22

Richard weir

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi Andrew I have been adding cardboard shredded paper bulking agent, grass, uncooked food in a layered system there seems to be a build up of moisture at the top of the heap I’ve opened the vent a bit further then the 2mm recommended to see if this...

Question 23

Will

Asked 4 years ago 0 answers

Hi where can I buy bulking agent for hotbin

Question 24

keith dempsey

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

What happends when we ran out of the bulking material? What would be the ideal alternative? Also, we having issues with the temperature. After a month is stuck at 30-35 degrees and we have lots of flies and larvae, is that normal?Thank you.

Question 25

Carlos

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Can we compost those compostable coffee cups and lids I these hot bins?

Question 26

Mary FitzGerald

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Can I put the wooden chips from my cat litter trays in this? The are compostable. Also can I put in the composter bin liner from the kitchen veg caddy, thanks

Question 27

Catherine Curran

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

How heavy is this composter? I need it to withstand West Coast winds! Thanks

Question 28

Rebecca

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi I would like to buy a composter as I am a gardener and we have alot of house hold waste but I don't want to attract any rodents, how do I do this?

Question 29

Noreen Horan

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Niall, my hotbin arrived today thanks. I want to get a good start so I would like your specific advice on what to add and when. My main sources will be : soiled rabbit hay bedding; orange peels and vegetable/fruit peelings.Based on this, what proportio...

Question 30

Seamus

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

I've had the Hotbin for several weeks now and have only been putting in fruit and vegetable peelings as easily digestible (along with shredded paper and your wood chips) but we have no lawn so no grass cuttings. We can only manage one caddy a week of kitc...

Question 31

Judith Langfield

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

How do you decide on the best size?There are only two of here but we do produce a lot of compostable waste from the kitchen, from veg plot, flower garden and two acres of which about half is grassed and half woodland we planted 25 years ago.Will the res...

Question 32

Ian

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 33

Sinead dwyer

How do I get compost out ? I have a baby pig and I put stuff into both sides is that right

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 34

Ruth Ward

Does the heat generated in this 'hot' bin kill the composting worms?

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi. I am looking to buy a jotaform compost tumbler but uncertain what size I should buy? Thinking it would be between the big pig or jk400? We are 2 people in the household (so waste from a kitchen if 2 people), we have 4 chickens with waste from their co...

Question 35

Georgina Keane

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 36

Georgina Keane

Hi, I recently purchased the big pig as per your recommendations but it seems way too small for what we need. I'm starting to think that we have had the wrong size sent out to us? If it is that this is the correct size then we could do with a heap of them...

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 37

stephen sullivan

why the 400l one so expensive? two 270 better value!

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 38

Sinead

Hi we have just moved to a property with 0.5 acre & a garden that needs a lot of tidying up! We always have a lot of household food waste- we are 2 adults but cook, bake and grow our own veggies...would this be required to meet our needs or the &ldquo...

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 39

Kathryn Marsh

Hi Niall,How does the volume of finished compost from the Joraform compare with the volume from a similar quantity of ingredients in a standard New Zealand box?

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 40

Stephen Pill

Another size question: while I've seen your answers to those asking about 2 people households, we, while only 2, have 2 full size allotments and currently run 14 dalek compost-bins, filling 3-4 at a time while the others (full) rot down. Produce goes to m...

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 41

Guest

Hi, can this be used as one large chamber without the central divider?

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 42

Lynsay

Hi,could you tell me when the JK400 Joraform compost tumbler will be back in stock? I think I'll need this size, I run a small horticultural farm & want a more efficient way of making compost. Roughly how much weight can it take daily?Also can you g...

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 43

M. McDonald

How long does the foam insulation last? Can it be replaced? If so, at what cost? How long is the warranty?

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

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...

Question 44

Adrienne

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Hi Andrew, is this composter really rodent-proof? We were met by a fabulously healthy rat when we opened our normal compost bin the other day so totally rodent-proof is what we're looking for. I reckon the rats here do a gymnastics course growing up - I'...

Question 45

Sinead Burke

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Has the insulation changed in the pig it use to be white and now I see in your videos its black,any reason for that

Question 46

Francis Lamon

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Hi, I bout a "big pig" last November and I've been feeding it and turning it regularly. I've tried to be careful about adding plenty of brown materials including stable sweepings (paper and manure) in an attempt to kick start eth heating proces...

Question 47

Sara

Asked 7 years ago 0 answers

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 48

Patricia

Asked 7 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 49

Richard

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

we are hoping to use this compost tumbler for our school kitchen waste. what exactly can be put in the composter. just trying to decide how we can separate the waste. Thanks

Question 50

angela keay

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer