Compost Bins Q&amp;A

Hi, i’m looking for a composter for a house we’ve just moved into that is coastal. Will all the parts of the JK270 be able to handle the salty air? Thanks, Gemma

Question 2

Gemma

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

Want to put composter against block wall. Is the easiest way to do this to attach back panels to posts before installing all against wall ?

Question 3

Mary

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

Is there a lid for this composter that I can buy separately?

Question 4

Megan

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

Single Bay Easy Access Timber Composter

Question 5

Pauline O' Reilly

Can you compost weeds?

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

When will the Hot in composters be back in stock?

Question 6

Samantha Rodgers

Answer posted 5 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 7

Hazel

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

Your list of materials includes “treated” timber boards/posts. How & with what are they treated? If pressure treated with chemicals, do you have any concern these chemicals will make it to the compost, that will eventually make it to the ...

Question 8

Erin E.

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

Double Bay Easy Access Timber Composter

Question 9

Tom

Is the bin suitable for Irish weather e.g. plenty of rain?

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi, just wanted to check if this bin would deal with a smallish lawn waste? Maybe about 1/3 of a acre cut approx once a week? As well as a family of four food waste

Question 10

Laura Halligan

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

We keep chickens. What effect will a weekly tray of chucken poo/straw/sawdust have on a mixture which with otherwise be kitchen waste and grass cuttings?

Question 11

rhiannon benson

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

In the kit list it states the posts are 4ft but the compost bins are 4ft which suggests they will not be long enough to go into the ground. Should they not be 6ft? If so this means you would also have to level the ground where the bins are to be located....

Question 12

Amanda

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

Is the wood pressure treated? How long on average will it last?

Question 13

Micheal D Looney

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

How do I order the 12ft version, I can only see the 9ft version on the website?

Question 14

Ian

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

Could you clarify for us exactly what can go in? Cooked meat and bones I see can but general meal leftovers - pasta, rice, sauces, cream/milk/dairy generally, break/crackers and sweet things like biscuits/sweet cereal etc. getting mixed answers. Sorry if ...

Question 15

Deirdre Dunne

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

1) I use the composting collection bags at pressent in my cade will i still be able to use them will they compost in the tumbler to. 2) Would I be able to use the sawdust / wood chips sold in a pet store for animal bedding.3) Would this tumbeler be to...

Question 16

Clive Lewis

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

Regarding the query about the larger composter shown in your youtube video, is that correct that the 12ft version is cheaper than the 9ft version you are offering as standard

Question 17

Danny Farragher

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

How do you empty the product?

Question 18

Michelle Parker

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 19

Josephine Lambkin

Answer posted 5 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 20

Ann Weafer

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi, we currently burn turf in our wood-burning stove. I know that wood-ash is ok for the garden, but is turf-ash? Not briquettes. If so, can I put it in a composter, or directly on the ground?

Question 21

Ann

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

In New Zealand this costs 325 dollars which is £170. Why is it so expensive in your shop?

Question 22

Stephen Johnson

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi there AndrewHow long does it take the compost to rot so that it can be used Going for a two compartment type system typically how long would it need to spend in both Many thanks Gerry

Question 23

Gerry Mac Ruairc

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

Double Bay Easy Access Timber Composter

Question 24

Josephine Lambkin

When will you restock please?

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

how long does the styrofoam last - doesn't appear to be a very robust material for this?

Question 25

Sue

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi, do you do 5ft double bay units? Thanks. Regards,Seán

Question 26

Seán Byrne

Answer posted 5 years ago 1 answer

Single Bay Easy Access Timber Composter

Question 27

Alan Shuttleworth

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...

Answer posted 6 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 28

Michael

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Does the Big Pig need to be place in a sunny location?

Question 29

Marcella

Answer posted 6 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 30

Frances Darcy

Answer posted 6 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 31

David Maxwell

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

We are a family of 5: 2 adults 3 children would small pig be big enough. Also we live in a very windy place is frame sturdy?

Question 32

Carmel

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

How do you empty the compost out of the bin for use?

Question 33

Olivia

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Can you please clarify what can be used in this bin? My understanding is raw and cooked veg, grass, clippings, cardboard. . No meat,fish, bones. Is chicken manure allowed?

Question 34

Yvonne Lynch

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Are you going to get more of these in stock?

Question 35

Erin

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

What is the procedure for getting compost out of the bin.

Question 36

John Russell

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 37

Eliz Moore

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi can you confirm can I compost all food scraps cooked/uncooked, meat etc except bone. And do we have to replace the worms regularly like end of winter & would they survive during the winter?

Question 38

Alistair

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Is this for uncooked or cooked food waste?

Question 39

Keith Marley

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 40

C Tully

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

When I click on specifications nothing comes up. I'd appreciate knowing the detailed spec.

Question 41

Marcel Escudier

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

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

Question 42

Y McEvoy

Answer posted 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 43

Frances Darcy

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Can you put mares tail, couch grass and dandelions into this hotbin ?

Question 44

Barbara Butcher

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Thank you for your reply regarding the ants. I'm new to the hotbin experience and I'd like to know how shredded the shredded has to be. I have an office shreddedr which turns the paper to confitti, is that too much? I usually just tear the paper up. Tha...

Question 45

David Maxwell

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

I have just a hotbin delivered today and have started using it as per the instructions. I have barrel composter which I bought from you a few years ago. What I want to know is can I transfer the contents of the barrel in to the hotbin in one go or do I h...

Question 46

David Maxwell

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

I've had the large Joraform for a couple of years and am still trying to get the balance of brown matter right. My most recent batch was mushy and smelly so I need much more brown matter.As it goes through wood pellets like there's no tomorrow I want to ...

Question 47

Ian

Answer posted 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 48

Ann Sanders

Answer posted 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 49

Ann Sanders

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer