Compost bins

[H.e.l.1]

Whats they best composter. I want one which is easy maintenance, quick results and my budget is �130.

[Keeprockin]

Have you checked your council? A few years since Bolton's were giving them away, and I think wormeries as part of their recycling policy. May be able to get one cheap or free

[Hawkwalk]

ideally one that is over 2m square otherwise they are just a rotter rather than a composter. I find wooden is also best as these have a much better air flow they can also have slatted sides so you can build them up as you go and also have access from underneath for when you want to remove the compost.

If you just want a more conventional one for somewhere to put you garden and veg waste then a smaller one will serve a purpose. As keeprockin says your local council may do these - take a look at recyclenow.com to find out.

[Lonnie]

The below answers are good, and everyone to their own, I use a combination of the council bins, which are good, then I take from them, and put it into a Rota Composter, doing it that way, I get a load of good quality compost once a month from the rota.

Rota's can be expensive, but you be able to get a second hand one, or one in a sale,

[cosyrosy]

don't know where you live but many councils sell compost bins cheap - and last year round our way, friends of the earth were giving them away- it may be worth checking with them

[888sally888]

Another question re compost bins - do they attract rats etc?

[amonty1144]

my bin was �5 from the council( a large plastic dome, it does the job but not very quickly. I also have a homemade woodeen one. If you don't put food in the bin i.e scraps , bread etc then you shouldn't get rats/ However i do have mice living in mine, which can be a bit surprising sometime.

[maxbax135]

A great product we have is the Earthmaker composter. it's a self contained 3 stage system and makes great compost. We purchased it online in June last yr and already getting good results. Heres the link if you want to take a look:

http://www.internetgardener.co.uk/IG/ProductDe tail.aspx?ProductId=813