Putting it together was very easy, plenty of room, strong construction.
Looking forward to some Great Compost!

We have this huge area in the back of our garage where all the leaves get blown. They do create nice leaf mulch on their own. But we need to find a better way to contain them so that we can put several raised beds there. I hate the idea of compost Tumblr"˜s because it sounds like a wet and soggy mess but you're gonna have to come back and interact with all the time. At one point I had a compost area built out of old pallets but eventually parts of it started to rot. I love the concept of this product and went ahead and purchased it because it sounds like something very simple, effective, and durable. The plastic is not going to rot out as far as I can see. It came in a small enough box. It was easy to carry to the back of the yard and wrangle myself. The only additional thing I think you're going to need other than what comes in a package"¦ Go ahead and take the time to get a few stakes and a mallet. I used a rubber mallet and 4 bamboo stakes that I already had. You could use more or less depending upon how sturdy you want it or if you're trying to make a specific shape or something. After we got it about half full we pulled out the stakes because we needed them on our tomatoes and it seems to be sitting up just fine now. I like the general concept that you can attach several of these together. It's basically stacks the leaf blowing area that we had before and condenses the floor print profile of everything. So instead of using 10"˜ x 10"˜ just laying on the ground, they can compactly fit in a much smaller space even up against the fence or something. This keeps the dogs from running through it or defecating on it. I can see how if I had a leaf mulcher or if I ran over them with a mower it we can dance even more. We might try that in the fall. In the meantime I expect we will probably buy a second one of these this fall while the first then it's still compacting. We purchased the gold or tope color, whatever they call it. I love that they offered that instead of just the standard black and green. It kind of blends in with our fence color. I would love to see all of my neighbors go to this method instead of bagging their leaves and throwing them out at the curb. But I think in order For it to become a more commonly purchase product, the price is going to have to drop. And honestly now that I see how it works and what it's made of"¦ I think it's worth the money because there's not a comparable product out there competing but it's also kinda high priced for how simple it is. The only grade that I have is my continued gripe with elitist home maintenance and gardening"¦ We should be encouraging everyone to garden"¦ But I keep seeing these expensive products out on the market insisting that people need to spend $200 for a worm bin or $100 for this other compost item. This is one of the lower price ones and even still I think it should be lower for what it is.

Looking for an affordable compost bin with a large capacity led me to the geobin. And I will admit that I'm happy it did! I've been a cold composter up to this point and decided to try my luck at hot composting for faster results. My family and I worked together to fill the bin which I had at its largest capacity. Phew! Takes a lot of stuff to fill it up. On day 3 while waiting for a compost thermometer it felt hot so I decided to turn it for the first time. I just removed the bin and set it right next to the original spot and forked it back in, cold stuff in the center. Added a little water because it looked dry in spots, covered it up and took a temp the next day when the thermometer came. It was in the hot compost zone! Couldn't be more thrilled! The bin itself is sturdy and simple and not an eyesore. And the capacity is awesome without leaving too large a footprint. It stayed upright for me but I did weave a couple of flexible stakes through the side holes for perfection:) I'm ready to fill the second bin!

Easy to set up; I would prefer more locking keys with the original order. Five is not quite enough. The bin seems to work well in our dry environment. I prefer to stake it into the ground, but may not be necessary. It lets air flow into the compost and keeps unwanted critters out. Clever design and good value. This is second one I've purchased; and the first one held up well through one growing season.

This is our second season so far. We set it up on top of a pallet with hardware cloth on the bottom to keep vermins out and provide ventilation. Us and our two next door neighbors throw all our kitchen scraps in it all winter and we filled it up by springtime last year. We alternate with shredded paper, leaves, etc. and other carbon sources every time we dump kitchen waste. I aerate it with this auger and drill. I use an auger with a tip that won't tear up the screen if I hit it. We start collecting about now and by springtime it's all pretty much composted. I run it through my flail grinder and loaded in the rotary drum composter in the background to finish it off.