Description
The New Zealand Box Composting system uses 3 separate bays to process your garden and kitchen waste, resulting in a perfectly mixed, rich and dark end product.
The system works by adding material to the 1st Bay until it is full. This partially broken down organic material is then transferred to the second bay, in the process mixing it and adding air to the pile - while you add fresh new material to the now vacant first bay. The composting process starts again in Bay 2 and allows the heap to rot down further.
Finally the material is added to the third bay, where it will be extracted from once the material has broken down fully into what gardeners call 'black gold'. When working correctly the New Zealand Box Composter always has 3 working bays with material at various stages of decomposition; it's not just a compost bin, it's a composting system!
The unit is made up of sturdy 3 inch square (7.5 cm) corner posts with timbers permanently fixed to the back and sides of the unit. The centre posts also feature an internal groove, which allows the dividing wall to be added and removed easily when moving material from one side to the other.
Our box composters also include a unique bracket system on the front of the box which allows the retaining boards to be removed for filling and emptying the bin; our system even allows you to remove the bottom row of boards without removing the top!
The increased air circulation afforded by the slatted sides means you need not be as careful with your mix as you would with a closed plastic unit.
The Treble Bay Box Composting Kit contains (with number of components in brackets):
- 180 cm (6 ft) x 17.5 cm tall treated timber boards (x 5)
- 90 cm (3 ft) by 17.5 cm tall treated timber boards (x 27)
- 7.5 cm (3inch) square and 4 ft high treated timber corner posts (x 8)
- 85 cm (2ft 9inch) by 15 cm (6 inch) tall treated timber boards for removable front slats (x 21)
- Heavy duty injection moulded fixing brackets (x 42)
- 5.0 x 60 Self tapping wood screws (x 90)
- 4.0 x 30 Self tapping wood screws (x 84)
- 270 cm (3 ft) 3in x 2 in Joining rail (x 1)
Instructions
Click the link below for Assembly Instructions:
Quickcrop Treble Bay Compost Assembly Instructions
Mounting Bracket Templates:
