Bosmere K767 Garden Compost Bin 11-Cubic Foot Capacity

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1. Cynthia Snowden says:

   March 24, 2010 at 2:22 pm

   Before we got this bin, we were using an old plastic garbage can to compost our garbage, with the help of a few dozen worms from Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm. But when the first thing tipped over, we got serious and ordered this Bosmere Bin. This was easy to assemble, once we figured out what the rather confusing instructions meant. Our worms are happy in their kitchen-scraps, etc., paradise, and, if the first compost from the garbage can is anything to go by, good, dark, crumbly compost will be made in about a year.
   Rating: 5 / 5
2. jeff c. says:

   March 24, 2010 at 2:58 pm

   ok for the price but the instructions need instructions on how to follow and,the parts descriptions were kind of fuzzy.
   Rating: 3 / 5
3. Mom Shopper says:

   March 24, 2010 at 3:45 pm

   I was a little apprehensive of putting this together after reading some of the reviews, but my nine-year-old son and I did it together in less than 10 minutes. It appears to be doing exactly what it is supposed to do. I have placed a large flat rock on top as I saw the top had been knocked off after the first week or so, but since then there has been no problem. My only complaint is the same I would have for any composter of this type: the open bottom allows the worms, etc. to get in that need to do the job, but it also allows every kind of borrowing rodent in the vicinity a free meal. So I did what I have done in the past: went to my local home supply store and bought mesh wiring to lay underneath the composter and secured it with stakes and rocks. This allows the worms, dampness, etc., free reign and keeps the critters out.
   Rating: 4 / 5
4. Concrete Man says:

   March 24, 2010 at 4:55 pm

   I have had the Garden Gourmet (the old name/distributor) for about 1 1/2 years and I’m now looking for something new & different to replace it. This unit worked fine for the first year. Assembly was relatively easy and I’ve continuously filled it with a 50/50 combination of grass clippings/leaves and kitchen waste (no meat or oils). I requires more manual turning than I would like…getting a shovel or other implement inside is inconvenient (the doors on top are small, have flimsy hinges, and don’t stay open by themselves, so you have to remove the entire top). With less turning it has attracted soldier flies, fruit flies, and rats (note: with the compost pile I used to use, I never had problems with these). The composting does take upward of 6 months to go from entering the top to coming out the door at the bottom. Getting the material out the bottom requires one to go in with a shovel and is difficult and messy. Finally after 1 1/2 years, the corners at the bottom where the door is connected have come undone and the entire unit is falling apart. As I said, it’s time to get a new and different one. Perhaps with more work with turning of the material, the compost inside would have been lighter (so the unit wouldn’t have fallen apart) and it may not have attracted the pests it has, but I’m looking for something that requires less effort…time for a tumbler type.
   Rating: 2 / 5
5. Beverly Sykes says:

   March 24, 2010 at 5:19 pm

   I have only had this product for a few weeks, but it was easy to put together. I had no problem assembleing this item. Once I completed the assemble, I filled it with up with yard waste. Each day I could see the pile sink as I added kitchen waste. So far I am pleased with this item, but reserve my final decesion until I need to use the composted dirt early this spring. On the downside, it is not easy to turn the compost pile due to the item being about 5ft. tall. If one does not need to turn the pile or has time to wait for the compose to turn to dirt, I think this will serve well.
   Rating: 4 / 5