Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I got an email from KGB deals about a dynamic composter (which I'd never even heard of!). Still very expensive at £89 (plus £10 P&P ) but original price is £199 . Are these worth the money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Is this one of those 'tumbler' ones? I got given one last year by the chap who landscaped my garden, it was about to be chucked in a skip on another job he was doing! The downsides first: they take up a lot of room, although that may depend on design. They can be quite heavy to turn - mine goes end-to-end, and I can only half fill it or it's too heavy for me. The main problem is that you can't keep stacking it up, like a conventional composter, because it's all jumbled up - ideally you need to fill it, and then leave/turn it for a few weeks, empty it, refill etc. -otherwise you'll get a mix of half-composted stuff. That said, I have been impressed with the speed at which stuff composts in it, especially since I usually forget to turn it over regularly! I've used it over the winter particularly to compost veg waste/chicken waste, when it is nice and crumbly I decant it into my regular compost heap and start again. I'm not sure if I would have paid for one though, and I have quite a large garden so I've been able to 'hide' it behind the greenhouse under an apple tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
