Good morning everyone. As a new Hotbin composter I have to say how pleased I am with the system. One thing I would say to the Hotbin team is that I think it is perhaps wrong to sell the cheap composter ie without the internal thermometer. The thermometer in the lid does not follow the internal temp of the compost very well, and I ended up buying the internal thermometer separately. Not sure that you even need a thermometer in the lid.
Also I wonder if other members have had trouble producing too wet compost - I am surprised how much shredded paper is needed to get the compost to the correct water content. I made some very wet stuff early on which I had to dig out the bottom of the composter, but worked perfectly well used as mulch. The original posts stated that the composter could eat weeds, which is true, but again I had too much earth on the roots, which I think put an impermeable layer in the compost. Once I had mixed it up with better material on top of the pile however I was soon up to a good temperature. there I have probably made all the mistakes it is possible to make!!
Also I wonder if other members have had trouble producing too wet compost - I am surprised how much shredded paper is needed to get the compost to the correct water content. I made some very wet stuff early on which I had to dig out the bottom of the composter, but worked perfectly well used as mulch. The original posts stated that the composter could eat weeds, which is true, but again I had too much earth on the roots, which I think put an impermeable layer in the compost. Once I had mixed it up with better material on top of the pile however I was soon up to a good temperature. there I have probably made all the mistakes it is possible to make!!
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