Not arrived yet

[Derrick229]

I bought a Hotbin at the RHS Flower Show, it hasnt arrived yet

I have been told it will arrived very soon

How do I get it started ?

I have a huge pile of weeds and grass cuttings

Can I just dump them into it ?

I know I can put cardboard and shredded paper into it, do I layer it ?

I dont have twigs, wood to put in there

I have a normal composter, looks like a Dalek, square lid and a front hatch

Every so often I move it, then just fill it back up , putting all the top stuff back in so its now at the bottom of the Dalek,

I leave it for a year or so, then dig it in, anything that hasnt rotted away goes back in the Dalek

This is what I have been doing for years, is a Hotbin any different ?

It will be mailnly grass cuttings going in there, along with cardboard and shredded paper

Come the end of summer it will be the old hanging baskets and window boxes, normally I just dump everything into my dalek composter, can I do the same with a Hotbin ?

Thats it for my first posting

[Hollydaze]

Hi, I’ve just joined and will be ordering a MK2 bin in a couple of weeks. There is a lot of info on the Hotbin composting web site. Also there is a funny guy called Beanie Composter who posts hotbin help videos on YouTube. Have a look.

[Derrick229]

This seems to be one of those forums that doesnt tell you when someone replies

I subscribed, but never got a notification of this reply

I am on an allotment website as well, I always get a notification when I ask a question or post a comment

Oh, well, when my hot bin arrives, I'll just muddle through, cant be that hard, put stuff in, get compost out, then repeat

I(f it isnt for me, I can always post it on ebay or Facebook market place

I know I never really got much help when I sent emails to hot bin, they cant even tell me when its going to arrive

[Derrick229]

I give up, its a complete waste of time asking a question here
I dont think anyone ever visits this forum, if they do they never post anything
This is going to be my last visit here
Bye