Compost Bins Q&amp;A

Can it be used to make leaf mulch?

Question 2

Guest

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Roll Mix Composters For Your Small Composting Needs

Question 3

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Can it be used to make lead mulch?

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Roll Mix Composters For Your Small Composting Needs

Question 4

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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 5

Guest

Hi, what are the internal dimensions of the bin?

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Wooden Garden composter - 70cm H x 100 x 100

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this looks brilliant - what is the ideal size of the 'raised bed' to accommodate it?

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Subpod Classic Vermicompost System

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Guest

What are the dimensions of the 600 ltr compost bin? I cant find anywhere on the page which shows this.

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 8

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Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Treble Bay Easy Access Timber Composter

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Size of bin

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Wormery Composters > The Incredible Hungry Bin Worm Composter

Question 10

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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 11

Richard Boland

Is there a bottom in this composter to keep rats out

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Thermo-Wood Composter

Question 12

Ruth Ward

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

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Thermo-Wood Composter

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Richard weir

What are the dimesnaikns of the £600 litre

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

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

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Richard

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 15

Kuleni Tolessa

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi does the composter have a base included?Thanks

Question 16

Helen Deignan

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

is this suitable for food waste ? Looking for a composter/ digester for food waste

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Siobhan O'Malley

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 18

Jane Dick

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Question 19

Eve

How does it heat?

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Can meat and cooked food be added to this composter?

Question 20

Paudie

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Will the composter provide a breeding environment for maggots?? I have found this is a problem with our brown bin, particularly during warmer weather. I hate the thought of opening the composter and find maggots on the inside of the lid!!

Question 21

Barbara Lyons

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi, Considering the Hotbin but I will not have any grass cuttings, just paper/cardboard and food waste. I will have leaves to add in the autumn. Will it work without grass?

Question 22

Joan

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Can you say what exactly is Green Waste and What is Brown Waste?What category do meat, bones,and mouldy food fit into?

Question 23

Barbara Grehan

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

if i keep adding to the bin how do i have access to the final product( the compost). do I stop using the bin when full and leave for a few weeks. I so do i need two bins so that i can continually dispose of my kitchen waste.

Question 24

Niamh

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Does the bin need to be in a sunny position to generate the heat? And will it function well if much of the kitchen waste is fruit peeling such as banana and orange skins?

Question 25

Mary

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Can I put dog/cat poo in the bin?

Question 26

Mary

Asked 5 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 27

Paul McCluskey

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

What is the Hotbin made out of?

Question 28

Kaethe Burt-O'Dea

Asked 5 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 29

Colm

Asked 5 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 30

Sandra

Asked 5 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 31

Margaret

Asked 5 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 32

Virginia Chipperfield

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi NiallWe purchased our mini hot bin composter in March 2020. About 5 weeks ago it started losing heat and it is has never come back up. I have tightened the strap as far as it will go but it has made no difference. We received one strap only with our ...

Question 33

William Hennigan

Asked 4 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 34

Suzanne Rushe

Asked 4 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 35

Deb Sitton

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

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 ...

Question 36

Gillian Wharton

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

How does one separate the worms from the compost when it is ready for use

Question 37

Rodney Payne

Asked 5 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 38

Deirdre O'Riordan

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 39

Peter

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 40

Paul

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer