Compost Bins Q&amp;A

i have a wormery that i haven't used in some time and i'm looking to get it started again - do you sell the worms, etc without the actual wormery.

Question 5

teresa o'brien

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Worm Works Wormery For Home Composting

Question 6

Eamonn

Hi Andrew. You have stated here that the bulking agent is just to add carbon and that paper will do when you run out. However the HotBin website specifically says that the paper is just to balance moisture and the bulking agent is for airflow so you don't...

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 7

linda uhlemann

Can I put cooked food waste such as meat, pasta, cooked veg in the Hot Bin . I've made compost for years but I'm careful to exclude any waste foodstuffs. I usually use green veg waste, paper, cardboard etc.

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 8

Moira Lonergan

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

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

can I add cardboard in my composter as well as cooked and raw food?

Question 9

Michelle Hall

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 10

jackie smyth

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

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

Hi Niall hope you’re well. Regarding emptying the Little Pig what wheel barrow & the tools would I need? Thanks a million 🙂

Question 11

Michelle

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

How much is a 3 bay composter?

Question 12

Guest

Asked 1 year ago 1 answer

Double Bay Easy Access Timber Composter

Question 13

jeremy wylie

Is the timber treated? If so how/with what?How long do you think the timber will last?Jeremy Wylie

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Treble Bay Easy Access Timber Composter

Question 14

Guest

Please can you tell me the dimensions? And when it will be back in stock please?

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Treble Bay Easy Access Timber Composter

Question 15

Guest

when fully assembled and facing you, is the spinning handle to the left or right?

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 16

Paul

Will the worms survive in a hot bin composter? I have a tumbler bin but also plan to buy a hot bin composter.

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

500G - 2KG Composting Worms

Question 17

Pauline O' Reilly

Can you compost weeds?

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

How do you empty the product?

Question 18

Michelle Parker

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 19

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 20

Mariele Hesper

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

We are thinking of buying the Joraform. We have small garden, and so not much garden waste at times. Would partly-composted material from our dalek-style bin be a fair substitude?

Question 21

Frances Darcy

Asked 7 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 22

Ann Sanders

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 23

Moira Lonergan

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 24

Sandra

Asked 5 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 25

Chris O'Dell

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 26

Catriona Murphy

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 27

Helen McCarthy

Asked 10 years ago 1 answer

Hi, do you sell the bulking agent for the Mini hot bin composter separately, for when the initial amount has been used up? And how much does it cost?

Question 28

Margaret

Asked 5 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 4 years ago 1 answer

Hello Quickcrop, I'm thinking of getting a small Hotbin but I'm wondering is it difficult to access the leachate with the tap being so low down? If it was a choice between the small Hotbin and the Joraform "Little Pig" would you have a recommend...

Question 30

Virginia Chipperfield

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi Niall, I have a small yard with no grass just a few plants. Would the Hotbin work for us (2 people) if we don't have grass cuttings? I was also looking at the hungry bin but liked the idea of the composting speed of the hot bin.

Question 31

Suzanne Rushe

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

We want to buy one of these... but we are unsure wether to go for the Little Pig or Big Pig? We are a vegetarian family of 4. We have a garden compost area in the garden and also a grass cutting compost so we dont necessarily need to put this waist in the...

Question 32

Martha

Asked 4 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 33

Dan

Asked 4 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 34

Martha Chester

Asked 4 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 35

rachel

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

I have a normal composter and would like to go to a Hotbin, can I put the stuff already in the composter into the hotbin?

Question 36

Deb Sitton

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

I heard the tiger worms were best for composting

Question 37

Joan

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

500G - 2KG Composting Worms

Question 38

Barbara Murray

Do you supply worms with the Hungry Bin?

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Wormery Composters > Hungry Bin Worm Composter

Question 39

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

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 40

Jill Burton

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Have chickens for which I use wood shaving for bedding. Can this be used as brown waste? Will I compost quickly?

Question 41

Liam FANNING

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Where does the liquid collect?

Question 42

Michael Redmond

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Wormery Composters > Hungry Bin Worm Composter

Question 43

Anthony

Can I put in the compost from last years hanging baskets and will this be then good enough for next summers plants

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

what is the minimum amount of waste you’d need to have a day for this to work?

Question 44

C Tully

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Wormery Composters > Hungry Bin Worm Composter

Question 45

Kat Doyle

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?

Asked 6 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 46

Hazel

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 47

Alan Shuttleworth

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Are you going to get more of these in stock?

Question 48

Erin

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Wormery Composters > Hungry Bin Worm Composter

Question 49

Richard

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

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer