Had to look it up. It is a lot more since I bought it! Almost $500! I will say though it has been great at making compost. No regrets on the purchase. www.envirocycle.com
is it hard to get the finished compost out? and how much "juice" gets collected and can you really hook up a hose there to drain? looks like it would come out before you got it hooked up...and sits so low to ground how do you get juice into a container? liquid wont flow "uphill" to container?
Hi, I don't have one of these composters, or any yet, but since Delishigan! hasn't had the chance to answer you, I thought I'd try answering you as I've read a lot about this one. Of course, Delishagan! has actually uesd it, so he may have some corrections to my answers. To get the compost out, you roll it on the ground to the spot you want to dump it out and open the door. Yup, that's not ideal.....With a tumbler that is raised off the ground, you can much more easily get the finished compost into another container. With this one, that would be difficult -- you'd have to kind of scoop it out with your hands, or a small shovel, I guess? So, yeah, that's a drawback, or a trade off for getting a tumbler composter that takes up less room, does not require assembly, nor a crank to rotate it, and is, according to many, "built like a tank." About the "tea." I've pretty universally read that the base which collects the liquid is very hard to empty. I haven't heard of anyone being able to use a hose. Rather, they awkwardly tip the base and drain it. This is slow (I read 20 minutes in one place), and obviously, you have to have the tumbler off the base while you do this. Moreover, it's not really compost tea that collects down there as it's the liquid from various stages of decomposition and proper compost tea is made with fully decomposed compost. So, it seems most people do not use the base in this way, but instead just let the excess liquid drain directly onto the ground (there's a way to do that). I know you posted 7 months ago, but I hope this helps!
The door is removable, I just read. I have two now, as of just today, to try out the dual composting idea. I'll get to try the door removal and compost emptying sometime in the near future when the first bin's compost is finished.
This would be the 35 gallon. I bought a second one to hold new material while the first one did its work. We are a family of three and I have enough organic waste to warrant a third composter but I think my wife can't part with another $230 in the name of homemade compost.
1st - I was thinking about getting an Envirocycle composted. Is this the 17 gallon bin? 2nd - It looks like that dog could jump over that fence if it wanted too 😮 Also, I saw this video on another channel so you may want to look into that if you didn’t give anyone permission to use it.
Definitely the 35 gallon. I needed two after the first one reached capacity. Been a great purchase so far! Thanks for the heads up on the video. I'll look into it.
They are pricey. But they are Made in the USA. So far the quality has been excellent in my opinion. So I would be willing to pay a little more for quality and the fact that it’s giving Americans jobs! Good for everyone I say
Eagle eye! I tried to figure out a way to keep it red to attract the bird without adding dye. I found that if I add a couple of raspberries to boiling water the water turns a bright shade of red. Natural and effective!
I like this how much is this composter
Had to look it up. It is a lot more since I bought it! Almost $500! I will say though it has been great at making compost. No regrets on the purchase. www.envirocycle.com
I have had one for years. They are great!
Excellent! Very nice job. Glad to see you are buying American made products. Thank you.
That's the idea! Wait until you see the video for my Springbar tent. Made in Utah and well worth the money.
is it hard to get the finished compost out? and how much "juice" gets collected and can you really hook up a hose there to drain? looks like it would come out before you got it hooked up...and sits so low to ground how do you get juice into a container? liquid wont flow "uphill" to container?
Hi, I don't have one of these composters, or any yet, but since Delishigan! hasn't had the chance to answer you, I thought I'd try answering you as I've read a lot about this one. Of course, Delishagan! has actually uesd it, so he may have some corrections to my answers.
To get the compost out, you roll it on the ground to the spot you want to dump it out and open the door. Yup, that's not ideal.....With a tumbler that is raised off the ground, you can much more easily get the finished compost into another container. With this one, that would be difficult -- you'd have to kind of scoop it out with your hands, or a small shovel, I guess? So, yeah, that's a drawback, or a trade off for getting a tumbler composter that takes up less room, does not require assembly, nor a crank to rotate it, and is, according to many, "built like a tank."
About the "tea." I've pretty universally read that the base which collects the liquid is very hard to empty. I haven't heard of anyone being able to use a hose. Rather, they awkwardly tip the base and drain it. This is slow (I read 20 minutes in one place), and obviously, you have to have the tumbler off the base while you do this. Moreover, it's not really compost tea that collects down there as it's the liquid from various stages of decomposition and proper compost tea is made with fully decomposed compost. So, it seems most people do not use the base in this way, but instead just let the excess liquid drain directly onto the ground (there's a way to do that). I know you posted 7 months ago, but I hope this helps!
The door is removable, I just read. I have two now, as of just today, to try out the dual composting idea. I'll get to try the door removal and compost emptying sometime in the near future when the first bin's compost is finished.
Which size is it?
Is that the 17 gallon?
This would be the 35 gallon. I bought a second one to hold new material while the first one did its work. We are a family of three and I have enough organic waste to warrant a third composter but I think my wife can't part with another $230 in the name of homemade compost.
I'm curious why you say no meats or dairy when I don't see how any critter could get into it.
Doesn't make the best compost. And those damn raccoons will get into anything if they put their mind to it.
1st - I was thinking about getting an Envirocycle composted. Is this the 17 gallon bin? 2nd - It looks like that dog could jump over that fence if it wanted too 😮 Also, I saw this video on another channel so you may want to look into that if you didn’t give anyone permission to use it.
Definitely the 35 gallon. I needed two after the first one reached capacity. Been a great purchase so far!
Thanks for the heads up on the video. I'll look into it.
Thanks. I’m getting one of these.
Please do. Works great! You may find that you'll be buying a second one to put in new material while the first one does its job.
overpriced
They are pricey. But they are Made in the USA. So far the quality has been excellent in my opinion. So I would be willing to pay a little more for quality and the fact that it’s giving Americans jobs! Good for everyone I say
Adding red dye to your hummingbird feeder will harm the birds. Plethora of info on the internet about it.
Eagle eye! I tried to figure out a way to keep it red to attract the bird without adding dye. I found that if I add a couple of raspberries to boiling water the water turns a bright shade of red. Natural and effective!
That dog, is super unhappy about this video.
That dog is always super unhappy.