Novice gardener.... Which composter?

[BeginnerSAHM]

Hello!

We bought a house nearly two years ago with a lovely 100ft south-west facing garden (in South london) and I'm now turning my attention to the garden... I've decided a composter is a good plan. I hate chucking out our veg waste and can't stand having it hanging around for council collections so I'm going to out it to good use. Can anybody suggest a decent composter that is rat-proof? I've been thinking about a 'tumbling' one or even a 'hot compost bin' but they seem so expensive. Are they worth it?

Thank you v much!

Or one that looks like a beehive??! Very much like the look of it but prefer function over form as it will be in back corner of the garden....

Ignore the above! I've bitten the bullet and ordered a hotbin... Various gardening reviews seemed to think it was good and I need to get going while I'm still keen (and before the weather turns..)!

hotbins are good and they are quicker than the dalek type bins.

If you do a lot of gardening and/or have lots of peelings to compost it is worth having several bins on the go. I have 3 plus a leaf mold bin and now they are established i have pretty much all year round compost and mulch. I also have my eye on a tumbling bin on ebay which just might find its way to my garden.

Thanks cantspel! I'll see how I get on with one bin (and gardening in general...) but a couple of bins sounds a good plan! eBay... Hmmm... Should have thought of that!!

We have a few in different stages of decomposition. We have a roller ball one but it fills up too fast, is too heavy to push, then bursts! We have had to tape it up. Also have 2 plastic ones with lids and a wee swing door at the bottom.

We have a few in different stages of decomposition. We have a roller ball one but it fills up too fast, is too heavy to push, then bursts! We have had to tape it up. Also have 2 plastic ones with lids and a wee swing door at the bottom.

We got two of the bins for free. You'd be surprised how many people have them in their garden but don't use them.