Hi there. I'm Alison. I set up my hotbin mini in June last year but really didn't manage to get it to temperature despite a number of attempts using the hot water bottle. In late autumn I emptied it, resited it and, according to Hotbin advice, remixed it with a full bag of bulking agent. After refilling the bin slowly got to temperature but dropped away again.
Around this time a friend suggested using torn up cardboard which had really made a difference to her cold traditional compost bin. This made a huge difference to mine and it's now mostly at temperature.
if I don't add waste twice a week the temperature seems to dip rapidly. I'm going on holiday for 2 weeks soon so I'm concerned that 1 it's going to be cold by the time we return 2 that I'll struggle to get it back to hot composting temperature. Have you any suggestions please?
I compost mostly vegetable/fruit peelings and fruit cores in around 2 lots of 5 litres a week mixed with paper/cardboard shreddings and bulking agent. There is little to no odour from either the bin or leachate and a white mould is visible on top of the last lot added.
Around this time a friend suggested using torn up cardboard which had really made a difference to her cold traditional compost bin. This made a huge difference to mine and it's now mostly at temperature.
if I don't add waste twice a week the temperature seems to dip rapidly. I'm going on holiday for 2 weeks soon so I'm concerned that 1 it's going to be cold by the time we return 2 that I'll struggle to get it back to hot composting temperature. Have you any suggestions please?
I compost mostly vegetable/fruit peelings and fruit cores in around 2 lots of 5 litres a week mixed with paper/cardboard shreddings and bulking agent. There is little to no odour from either the bin or leachate and a white mould is visible on top of the last lot added.
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