Is this effective in a rainy climate? Some commenters have said rain gets it and soaks the material, consequently retarding or ruining the compost cycle. Is this true? Are there any owners in rainy climates who have found this composter effective? Is this effective in a rainy climate? Some commenters have said rain gets it and soaks the material, consequently retarding or ruining the compost cycle. Is this true? Are there any owners in rainy... » Read More Is this effective in a rainy climate? Some commenters have said rain gets it and soaks the material, consequently retarding or ruining the compost cycle. Is this true? Are there any owners in rainy climates who have found this composter effective? « Show Less
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Only been in use for maybe a month. We have had heavy rain a few times and have had no issue with the compost getting to wet. Hope this helps.
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In Delaware, we get our share of rain. I have never experienced rain that soaks the compost material. The compost cycle in my composter is not disturbed. For the last 2 years that I have used the YIMBY TUMBLER COMPOSTER, the compost was produced is an excellent manner. My tomatoes (plants) can attest to that.......
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We are in NC and have normal rain with hurricanes. I have not noticed it impairing the compost. I hope this helps.
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We have found that it really depends on the temperature. The hotter it is the faster it will compost. We also recommend using Compost Starter which can be purchased at any home improvement store. It speeds the process up. During the summer months we have gotten several loads of compost from each side.
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That's a good question and I don't know exactly. It is always indicating temperature; air temperature, the temp in the compost pile, etc. Wherever it is, it reads the temp. A compost pile is wet by nature but not usually liquid. If it were completely sealed I would say there is no reason why it wouldn't work for liquid. But there are two small holes about two inches from the point. What they are for I don't know: To equalize pressure? To allow heat to penetrate into the tube to effect a reading? Anyway, I am sure it will read water temperature but whether the holes will allow corrosion to develop and cause premature failure or not is the question. I hope this helps at least a little bit. :) That's a good question and I don't know exactly. It is always indicating temperature; air temperature, the temp in the compost pile, etc. Wherever it is, it reads the temp. A compost pile is wet by nature but not usually liquid. If it were completely sealed I would say there is no reason why it wouldn't work for liquid. But there are two small holes about two inches from the point. What they are for I don't know: To equalize pressure? To allow heat to penetrate into the tube to effect a reading? Anyway, I am sure it will read water temperature but whether the holes will allow... » Read More That's a good question and I don't know exactly. It is always indicating temperature; air temperature, the temp in the compost pile, etc. Wherever it is, it reads the temp. A compost pile is wet by nature but not usually liquid. If it were completely sealed I would say there is no reason why it wouldn't work for liquid. But there are two small holes about two inches from the point. What they are for I don't know: To equalize pressure? To allow heat to penetrate into the tube to effect a reading? Anyway, I am sure it will read water temperature but whether the holes will allow corrosion to develop and cause premature failure or not is the question. I hope this helps at least a little bit. :) « Show Less
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This is my second year of application and I put it down today and we are getting some nice rain. The jury is still out on its full function, but the tree did look healthier. We still had some borers but the tree is large and I am hoping with continued use it will be effective. The dry is certainly easy to apply and either way I would want to water it in so ensure animals did not get in it. Hope this helps. I simply waited until I knew it was going to rain.
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I was also considering this product for keeping rain out but if it doesn't do that I won't bother... Anybody had any experience with rain? Is it actually waterproof?
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This is natural for these drums. You may be over watering the compost if the liquid is accumulating to the point is is not settling in the very bottom. Compost should be moist, but not sopping wet. - Grant
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Somehow rain does get in through the back allowing things to get wet. Unfortunately, I have this experience not sure uf anyone else does.
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I actually periodically wet outs to keep the composting going at a satisfactory rate (though, undoubtedly this is needed because I live in Southern California) as water/moisture escapes very easily via the many holes. We missed our usual heavy-to-torrential spring rains here (drought!) so I can't say what would happen under those conditions, but I seriously doubt you would have any issues. The bottom is open (it is a roll of material) and the sides are very well perforated.
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You do not want to put this inside anywhere!! There will be the smell, maggots, files, gnats, and liquids that drip from it, it's messy and very smelly at first and you need the temperature to come up for it to compose properly. So, to answer your question, absolutely NOT!! With all this being said, I love my composter! Put it in a sunny area, out of the way and let it do it's thing! Good luck my friend
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Nope . The thing that causes it to loose effectiveness is a heavy rain. I've had this stuff last for several weeks to months and it still worked well, and that's saying something for Northwest Missouri in the summer . We put bells on the cows so we can tell them from the mosquitos . the stuff works EXTREMLEY well for us and we live next to a creek Roger
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It's a great little composting bin for the first time composter. It can take a while depending on how you care for it. It definitely allows for breakdown if you turn it regularly and water it regularly. I put every stray worm I can find in there too to help out the process. I didn't have compost material after using it for 4 months but have had this for about a year now and have compost material for our garden this Spring.
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I've ridden it in many heavy rains without trouble. Once I did not close the USB port and rode in rain, it got wet inside and stopped working properly. I had to wait for it to dry out and do a reset as instructed by customer service, it worked again after doing that.
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I have no idea. sorry. As I understand the maggot will break down whatever material is in there. the composter just speeds rot of whatever is in it. the ultimate goal is to speed up rot. the result is supposed to be rich material to put into the garden.
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I've used mine on rainy days but it's not 100% waterproof. Still works great.
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It's not whether it can be on patio, it's where you live and the conditions of the patio. You want enough sun to let the compost "cook", finding that location is KEY. I have two and LOVE them. One for this years garden and one in progress as active compost. Too much sun or too little sun not ideal. Mostly sunny is best, again depending where you live, temp, moisture etc. Make sure good balance of mixings and wrks all by itself
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i dont know if some people just arent meant to figure things out but ive had this greenhouse since last winter. thru rain wind and then 100+ deg weather and guess what.....its still there no rips in plastic never flew away because i staked it down and used the excess plastic at the bottom and lined it with bricks. simple. only thing about this green house that sucks is one the spacing is too far between for heavy rain it will droop but a few peices of rope along the top and problem solved. second is if the zipper gets dirty it will break. ive had a couple of these and no i zip them up and buy the sticker zippers. put it on the door like a sticker unzip and cut plastic. works perfect!! i dont know if some people just arent meant to figure things out but ive had this greenhouse since last winter. thru rain wind and then 100+ deg weather and guess what.....its still there no rips in plastic never flew away because i staked it down and used the excess plastic at the bottom and lined it with bricks. simple. only thing about this green house that sucks is one the spacing is too far between for heavy rain it will droop but a few peices of rope along the top and problem solved. second is if the zipper gets dirty it will break. ive had a couple of these and no i zip them up and... » Read More i dont know if some people just arent meant to figure things out but ive had this greenhouse since last winter. thru rain wind and then 100+ deg weather and guess what.....its still there no rips in plastic never flew away because i staked it down and used the excess plastic at the bottom and lined it with bricks. simple. only thing about this green house that sucks is one the spacing is too far between for heavy rain it will droop but a few peices of rope along the top and problem solved. second is if the zipper gets dirty it will break. ive had a couple of these and no i zip them up and buy the sticker zippers. put it on the door like a sticker unzip and cut plastic. works perfect!! « Show Less
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I'm not sure about keeping out rain or how it would do outside. I might do well on both accounts, but it's hard to tell. It does have some metal inside in the open/close mechanism. We use the bucket for kitchen scraps to take to the compost so it is slightly moist inside our bucket and so far there has not been any problem with corrosion of the metal. But don't know what would happen if there's lots of rain moisture. Sorry I can't be of more help since I haven't used the bucket outside. It's such a good price, might be worth a try. It sure is a nice can for indoor use.