Compost Bins Q&amp;A

Can it be used to make leaf mulch?

Question 2

Guest

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Roll Mix Composters For Your Small Composting Needs

Question 3

Guest

Hi - is this item a single bracket or a pair of brackets?

Asked 2 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bin Brackets

Question 4

Breda OBrien

Just got my worms and have hopefully set the bin up right. How do I know my worms are still alive - on checking the chopped up veg is going mouldy and there are some fruit flies but is there anyway I can tell how the worms are doing?

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Wormery Composters > Hungry Bin Worm Composter

Question 5

Judith Langfield

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...

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Can it be used to make lead mulch?

Question 6

Guest

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Roll Mix Composters For Your Small Composting Needs

Question 7

Aileen

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

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

Hi.. i recently got a hotbin and in my research some sites say to keep tomato stems/stalks out of the compost. I need to prune my tomato plants and want to know if its ok to throw them in the hotbin

Question 8

Colm

Asked 6 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 9

Adrienne

Asked 10 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 10

Catriona Murphy

Asked 10 years ago 1 answer

From the instructions it looks like there are 2 versions. (extended posts and non-extended posts)Does this version come with the extended posts that require to be set in the ground?

Question 11

Daithi F

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Double Bay Easy Access Timber Composter

Question 12

Virginia Chipperfield

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...

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Is this completely rodent proof?

Question 13

Anne

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi Niall, I'm just wondering does the hungry bin attract rodents?

Question 14

Eimear

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Wormery Composters > Hungry Bin Worm Composter

Question 15

Jill Burton

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.

Asked 6 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 16

Martha Chester

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 17

Deb Sitton

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 18

Teresa Corcoran

Asked 5 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 19

Nicky O'Donnell

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 20

Melanie Marshall

Asked 5 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 21

Paul Whelan

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi,Currently your site is showing out of stock for the hungry bin, can you advise on when it Is to be expected in stock again?Than you.tony

Question 22

Tony Deady

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Wormery Composters > Hungry Bin Worm Composter

Question 23

Gillian Wharton

I am considering getting a composted. I have had a wormery for many years but, can't put cooked food, chicken bones, fish skin, etc in it. We don't have grass cutting and there are only 2 people in the household. What composter would you recommend? A ...

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

I heard the tiger worms were best for composting

Question 24

Joan

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

500G - 2KG Composting Worms

Question 25

Helen McCarthy

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

Asked 10 years ago 1 answer

If I am just starting to use the hungry bin and I am in a one person household, how soon do I need to get the worms?Also,are you able to put the little green compost bags into the composter?

Question 26

Deirdre O'Riordan

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

500G - 2KG Composting Worms

Question 27

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 10 years ago 1 answer

will these worms survive in southwest scotland 3-20 degrees weather?

Question 28

Peter

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

500G - 2KG Composting Worms

Question 29

Eddie Joyce

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...

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Wormery Composters > Hungry Bin Worm Composter

Question 30

Emma Bourne

Chicken and horse manure

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Question 31

Frances Kelly

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

Asked 8 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 32

Paul McCluskey

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 33

Ann Sanders

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Hi Niall, if weeds and other garden materials are added to this for composting, will the compost potentially contain seeds for the weeds to germinate again? Many thanks,Holly

Question 34

Holly

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Wormery Composters > Hungry Bin Worm Composter

Question 35

Y McEvoy

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

Asked 8 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 36

Frances Darcy

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

How much worms would I need starting off,would 500g be enough? PJ

Question 37

PJ McHale

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Wormery Composters > Hungry Bin Worm Composter

Question 38

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

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...

Question 39

Georgina Keane

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 40

Josephine Lambkin

Any idea when you will have in stock again please?Thank you

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Wormery Composters > Hungry Bin Worm Composter

Question 41

sue mcginn

Are all the materials in this composter completely vegetarian friendly? Sue McGinn

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

Hi I am looking to buy a Composter but I am not sure of which size would suit me capacity wise When I mean capacity I don’t mean outport I mean the capacity of storage in terms of being put in. So to clarify my question if I have a garden and I...

Question 42

Patrick Mc Intyre

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 43

Alanna

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?

Asked 7 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 44

Ian

Asked 10 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 45

Jane Dick

Hi. Would this be suitable on a balcony? To compost for flower pots.

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Hello, Is the hotbin able to cope with the daily waste of a golden retriever along with kitchen & garden waste? Also, would it be able to cope with cut grass from a 1/2 acre site or would an alternative composting method be best for this waste?

Question 46

Marie Cloke-Hayes

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 47

Michael Crowther

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Can I put my dog poop into it?

Question 48

Gosia

Asked 6 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 49

Seamus

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 50

Anthony

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer