Hotbin composter

Hi anyone use a hotbin composter??? If so how you getting on with it?

 

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Hiits a commercial bin made of steel with built in airvents then 3ins installation insde and out. Rots food cuttings etc down really fast but compost is a pain to get out

 

You can do a search in google have a read see what you think

 

Was just about to ask the same thing as im thinking of asking for one for xmas as i want compost fast and you don't have to put tons in it

@jono what makes it a pain to get the compost out of it? Im going to need something easy

If anyone has got one would love to hear feed back

 

Hi I have had one for nearly a yr now, and had 3 loads out of it. I found using a claw type tool makes it easier to get the contents out. I note you say it does not have to be full however the more you put in the hotter and quicker it rots down. Everything goes in mine waste food garden waste etc. Best thing is grass cuttings gets really hot then lol. It was a good buy for me but it is expensive. I now have 3/4 of a bin ready for the garden but will wait until my goliath lilies arive do those first the rest can be scattered around the garden beds.. Hope this helps.

 

Thanks jono i meant more about you dint have to puts tons in it because its a manageable amount that they say you can put in regularly on their website.

My garden isnt massive so this looked like a good option for the amount i would be able to add as a minimum amount to keep it hot enough

Does that make any sense?

 

Makes perfect sense to me I have a med size garden and there's only the 2 of us living here but that bin takes it all chicken carcass as well... But it does well for us Hope you get your Christmas wish and most of all I hope it works well for you....

 

Thanks jono

 

I got a barrels for compost and worms if I was to put a cover around the barrel was should I use

 

@jono apparently im getting the hot bin for xmas *happy dance*

I have one more question about it tho? How much does it smell or does it keep any smell well contained?

 

Andrew I had a wormery but personally I prefer a hit in. As for overwintering a wormery I used to put mine in the garage so no probs with heat. Dips you should not get any smells, if all running correctly. If the airflow gets blocked this can slow the processe but other than that I have had no problems. You may want to start saving waste asap as the bin does take a fair bit to start it heating up, and the fuller it is the quicker it starts.. When starting mine I scrounged a load of old ban and brilliant starting as it gives off the right gases.

 

Sorry Andrew meant to write I prefer a hot bin lol

 

Dips old BANANAS is a good start..... My writing getting worse

 

can't help a lot with that I affraid I used to have a womery in the garage. If useing a barrel you may want to think of drainage as you don't want to drown the worms... Why not check out the designs of wormerys on google etc:?