Whats best Rotary or Static Composter?

I have 3 bins 2 square and 1 darlek. and it takes 12mnth to compost down.When my partner was weeing nightly it took 3 mnth but hes gone now so should I


A. Exchange him for a rotary composter. All the adverts say compost in 8 weeks not months.Is that correct?
B. Wont go into details but would female urine work?


If you had the choice again (those who have both sorts of bins) would you choose a rotary over the static?
Is it worth the money and if so would you advise getting one and are they easy to use?

 

I've achieved compost in 8 weeks with my new tumbler, and its in the shade. I turn it 5 times daily. It wasn't cheap but it will pay for itself at this rate.

 

Bhindi

Sounds impressive. My sister also has a tumbler bin and swears by it.

I bought a static bin last summer because I was seduced by a heavily subsidised offer from my Local Authority. It's effective and not unsightly but it's slow.

Damn!

 

Any kind of urine should work. Its main benefit is the nitrogen contained in the form of urea, which is always present.

 

Does that mean that cat/dog pee actually helps lawns - I though t it did the opposite..

 

The concentration is important. If the concentration of urea is too high then it causes scorching of foliage- not a problem in compost heaps - but can be with dogs on lawns. Sometimes when dog pee has scorched the grass there will be a scorched brown circle of grass, surrounded by a ring of intensely green grass, where the dose was lower, and it acted as a fertiliser.


As to the human male/female difference. The main chemical present will be the same for both. There will be a difference in the traces of hormones present but I doubt that plants are sensitive to testosterone and oestrogen.

However if anyone wants to do the experiment...........

 

So if you had problems with animal's peeing somewhere this could be improved by regularly watering the area (say a sprinkler system) as it would dilute everything...

 

There was this very discussion on another thread. The advice was to water the affected area as soon as possible after the event to minimise the scorching.

 

Most bowling green keepers...have a bucket which they urinate in, seem to recall it was a 20 to 1 mixture, but I could be wrong.

Never lick your fingers when playing outdoor bowls.

Forgot to mention, glad I read the tips regarding the rotating composter. That would work for me having difficulty in digging and turning a static compost bin or similar.