Composters & Composting FAQ

Frequently Answered Questions 

Q. What is the best material to use when beginning with the Big or Little Pig composter?

A. Place a couple of shovels loads of active compost, horse or chicken manure into the new side to begin the process.

Q. Why can I put meat into this composter? I thought meat was no good.

A. One of the main reasons that meat has traditionally been excluded from compost is that is attracts vermin. With the Joraform composters, they are completely sealed units which are also elevated therefore this is no longer a problem.

Q. How important is adding newspaper, lawn and garden clippings to making good compost?

A. They key to making a compost work is aeration and the correct mix of carbon and nitrogen. Tear up all household paper and newspapers; add garden clippings and also wood shavings or pellets to remove the moisture. The design of the Big and Little Pig composters is that it’s easy to rotate and introduce air and turn over the planes so that the micro organisms can do their work.

Q. I’ve seen other rotating compost bins. What makes the Joraform Composter  so unique?

Composting works best when it’s left to do its stuff. The twin compartments of the Joraform composters allows for one side to be completely closed off when full. The heat generated in this highly insulated unit (reaching up to 75° centigrade).