Lastly, worms and other certain creatures play an important part in creating compost, so setting up your bin directly on the soil is always better than on concrete. There are even special compost bins called ‘wormeries’ that are specially built to encourage those wiggly wonders to work their magic. One of the best examples of this is the VermiHut Plus.

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Even if you forked out for one of the high end compost bins, like the Hotbin, the money that you’d save on buying new soil and ready made compost from the garden centre, would more than make it worth it, over time. How to use a compost bin A wooden beehive design is both attractive and discreet, so you can keep the waste matter hidden while it goes through its decomposing process. The design also allows for sufficient airflow, which helps with decomposition. Specifications The ECO-Master is an easy to assemble compost bin that just snaps together! Before you build and fill your composter, choose a suitable location with easy access to the house and garden. Think of your neighbours (and any possible smells!) and install it at least 0.5 m away from other properties. Tips:

Leftover onions are also reported to keep rats away, so it is worth placing one or two of these around to repel rodents. Where you place your compost bin can also play a part in how well it does its job. Big variations in temperature are not ideal for composting so I always try to set my compost bins up in a sunny or lightly shaded spot where the temperature remains fairly steady.

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The compost bin has a hinged lid which prevents pests from getting inside, as well as a removable base panel for easy extraction of compost when it is ready to be used. The slatted frame allows for high airflow and ventilation, which helps to encourage the decomposition process.Grass looking greener on the other side? Well, perhaps it’s because your neighbours have learnt the simple science of composting. Compost is like pure gold to any type of garden – a multivitamin of sorts for all greenery. Good compost enriches the soil with all the nutrients plants need for proper growth.

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If you are adding food scraps such as vegetable peelings to your compost bin, bury them down a little beneath the existing layer of composts, so the smell is masked. As well as giving you nutrient-filled compost at hyperspeed, the Hotbin also produces liquid fertiliser and there’s a handy little outlet, right there at the bottom, for you to retrieve it easily. I would have liked to have seen a tap like the one on the VermiHut plus, especially considering the price of this product, but the pipe works just fine.

Making your own compost isn’t the fastest process in the world, but if you’re in a hurry, you can speed things up by using a hot compost bin. Thanks to insulated inner layers, these bins operate at higher temperatures than a plastic or wooden compost bin, and this results in your compost being ready to use in a fraction of the time. The downsides to hot composters are that they are more expensive, need to be turned over more often, and it takes time to get used to using them and produce the required results. Even with the excellent Hotbin, it took us a while to get things just as we wanted. Wormery Not much to say except this composter came 5 days earlier than expected (good) and was incredibly easy to snap together, though the lid hinges did need a good solid clout to get them united. It's a nice big size and looks as though it should last a few years at the bottom of the garden. Value for money & eco credentials. Considered the value relative to the above, including warranty and RRP and as well as eco credentials such as type of material and, if plastic, whether virgin or recycled.