Bosmere K676 11 Cubic Foot Composter
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Product Details
Manufacturer: ScepterBrand: Scepter
Edition: Lawn & Patio
Model: 04006
Publisher: Scepter
Studio: Scepter
Music Label: Scepter
Product features:
- Made from 100 per cent re-cycled materials
- An efficielt composter for yard waste and plant source kitchen waste
- 11 cubic feet capacity
- Easy assembly
- Vented for oxygenation throughout with access panel for harvesting composted material
- Midwest MWC-0001 3-Piece Homeowner's Garden Tool Kit With Poly Leaf Rake, Bow Rake & Round Point Shovel
- Midwest MWC-0002 3-Piece Homeowner's Outdoor Cleanup Tool Kit With Poly Leaf Rake, Poly Shrub Rake & 24-Inch Push Broom
- Clean Air Distributing G20P Compost Thermometer
- BioWish Technologies 6-Pack Compost Boost
- Midwest MWC-0003 3-Piece Homeowner's Shovel Kit With Round Point Shovel, Square Point Shovel & Scoop Shovel
Tools and Hardware Reviews of Bosmere K676 11 Cubic Foot Composter
Customer Review: Best suited for cold composting
Summary: 3 Stars
Set mine up last year late in the summer (also ordered identical Garden Gourmet) and pulled my first wheelbarrow full of finished compost out of the bottom today. I've been adding kitchen scraps and a little bit of yard and garden waste as I've generated it, then throwing in enough shredded leaves I saved from the previous fall to cover what I'd added. The compost it made looked like some nice rich stuff- crumbly, earthy-smelling, and full of earthworms- and I've learned a lot from the experience. It was exciting to make dirt!
The dimensions are good for a pile (based on what I've read) but I haven't been crazy about the design. First, what I like about the design. The moisture content always seemed right no matter how much water I dumped in and I never had any odor problems- I attribute that to the design. I think it drains well and allows for good aeration of the pile so things won't go anaerobic as long as you are putting the right kinds of things in the pile in the right amounts. That's what should be expected of any compost bin and this one definitely fits the bill. We also have a lot of animals around that raid our garbage if given the chance but we haven't had any animal problems with this unit. They either aren't interested or can't get in it.
Now for the negatives- as others have mentioned, it is somewhat difficult to get down in there to mix the compost up- I've found a small landscape shovel to be the optimal tool I own for the purpose. Forget about turning the whole pile- it's not happening. You can't easily get the contents out with a shovel or pitchfork just because you won't be able to get enough of an angle on your tool to get it out. I guess you could put your arm down in and pull it out if you were so inclined. So I've given it a regular stir. This gets more difficult as the bin gets full. I've bloodied my knuckles more than once banging my hand on the inside of the container as I was digging/mixing the pile. Another problem I had is that as the unit got more full the pressure on the door from inside increased and popped it out of the track on one side and wouldn't go back in. After clearing out the finished compost today it slid down the track from the top and is now firmly back in place. The bottom of the container obviously bows out and could stand to be stronger. This doesn't ruin the natural process of the composting or leak too much material out but it would have have allowed small animals access to the inside. I didn't have that problem though. Also, maybe it's just me, but they might as well not even put the small doors on the lid. I've found it easy to lift the whole top off, toss in my stuff, stir it in, water, and be done.
So if you want to cold compost or don't care about getting quick compost, it's a useful compost bin. I'm still using mine and just got another bin, but a different design. If this is your first bin- beware. Composting is addictive!
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