The Green Johanna Hot Composter is different from a standard compost bin because it is designed to be rodent proof and is well insulated. This means that the composting process is quicker than in a standard compost bin and you can put in all types of food waste, including cooked food, bones, fish and meat, which should not be added to a standard compost bin.
It's not a simple traditional composter. Through innovative design it can safely handle both garden and all food waste, producing an excellent quality compost. The Green Johanna Hot Composter ideally composts two parts of food waste to one part of garden waste and can be supplied with a winter jacket to improve its performance in very cold weather. (See Green Johanna Hot Composter - Cold Weather Kit)
Using the Green Johanna Hot Composter means: disposing of waste at source, less organic waste in landfill, reduced greenhouse gases, reduced transport pollution and improved recycling of other waste.
- Capacity: 74 Gallons
- Dimensions: 39" Base Diameter x 21" Top Diameter x 37" Height
- Designed to last for at least 10 years
- Does not attract vermin
- Works all year round
- Suitable for families of up to 5 people
- Easy to set up and maintain
- Helps to keep your garbage bins clean
- Takes ALL food waste including meat, bones, and dairy, and requires a minimum of an additional 30% garden waste.
- Entirely safe for you and your pets
- Can be used with high water table
PLACING YOUR GREEN JOHANNA HOT COMPOSTER
Put your Green Johanna in an area that is easy to get to all year round. This will make it easy for you to add new materials. To help the composting process, choose a location that is out of excessive sunlight and is sheltered from the wind.
Ideally, your Green Johanna Hot Composter should be placed on the ground (either bare soil or grass), not on concrete, asphalt or patio slabs. This will make it easier for worms and other creatures, which help break down your garden and kitchen waste, to enter the Green Johanna. When using your Green Johanna for the first time, you should place a layer, about 6 inches deep, of brown materials (such as crumpled cardboard or branches and twigs) at the bottom of your bin. This layer will help air to circulate at the bottom of the compost bin as more materials are added. Good air circulation speeds up the composting process.
EMPTYING YOUR GREEN JOHANNA HOT COMPOSTER
There are a number of methods for emptying your Green Johanna:
- Remove compost through the hatches.
- You can lift the Green Johanna from around your compost, cover the compost with a plastic sheet and leave it until all the materials have broken down.
- You can empty the contents of the Green Johanna into a standard compost bin and leave it until all materials have broken down.
- If using two Green Johanna units, you can start to use the second unit once the first unit is full. By the time the second unit is full, the compost in your first bin should be ready to use.
Please make sure that you return any materials that still look like food to your Green Johanna and leave them to break down for a few more months.
