Description
Remember when ordering that the worms are not included so make sure to also order some composting worms.
Designed and made in New Zealand, the Hungry Bin is a fast and convenient way to compost your food scraps with the help of composting worms (red wrigglers).
The resulting material - known as 'vermicompost' - has been thoroughly broken down by the worms into a highly nutritious, balanced soil conditioner and plant feed that can be used anywhere in the garden.
In a single day the compost worms will eat their own weight in scraps and process approx. 2 kilos of kitchen and garden waste.
Design
Traditional wormeries use trays of bedding material, which need to be regularly changed and result in a cumbersome and messy process. The Hungry Bin is different. It uses a unique conical design which compresses the compost and encourages the worms to feed at the surface.
This means that the compost 'brick' harvested from the bottom of the Hungry Bin is largely free of worms. If there are one or two stragglers they can be placed back in the top of the bin to join their friends.
The conical design also works as a funnel to strain moisture from the bin: which not only keeps the worms healthy (excessive moisture is a problem with other designs), but produces a highly nutritious liquid plant feed or 'compost tea'. This liquid feed is caught in the drip tray placed below the Hungry Bin, where it can be poured off into a watering can and used around the garden.
Dimensions
The Hungry Bin is 950 mm high with a footprint of 600 mm x 600 mm and overall length and breadth of 650 mm (it is conical shaped, with the top wider than the bottom).
Quickcrop are now the sole agents for Hungry Bins for Ireland and the UK.
Instructions
Hungry Bin Assembly Instructions
Owners Manual (How To & Troubleshooting)
Hungry Bin Timeline (What to do and when to do it)
