Best Maze Compost Bins

In to gardening? Buy this ASAP – I have owned the Maze Worm Farm for approximately 10 months now, and not my first attempt at trying to keep the little wigglers alive. … Read more

Unfortunately, in north Queensland, the summers are not kind to worms that are out in the hot sun in a black poly box, or flooding yards if you have the bury type of farm.

I bought this as a final straw in trying to keep worms alive, and since the physical size is quite small, I had a spot inside my house that it fits perfectly. I was a bit worried about potential smell, but I can tell you they smell at worst, like dirt. Honestly, unless I told you about them you wouldn't know they were even here. I did purchase the slightly optioned up unit with the plastic legs and a worm 'tea' collection jug. Before I started using this, I silicon glued a 1/2 threaded elbow to the drain hole, then after that dried, put on a small piece of tube with another elbow so I could direct the tea into the jug with no room for drip spillage. This also helps when taking the jug away, by twisting the 2nd elbow upwards stops any potential drips for a while.

I use the worm tea in all of my indoor plants and hydroponic seedling trays. The seedlings grow very fast, under a $75, 25W Bunnings purchased grow light. I strike all my seedlings indoors under this light, and then migrate to the garden beds when they are ready.

I just invested in another working two trays to give my massive worm collection some more room to move, my goodness they breed fast! Once they move 'upstairs', I'll empty the bottom tray into the back gardens and put it on the top level.

Absolutely love the amount of scraps these little critters take care of and recommend anyone interested in reducing kitchen waste to get one of these and a small packet of worms. I started with 500 live worms, and they are now massive, and easily 4 times the quantity. With a family of 5, including 3 teenagers, the worms have had no problem keeping up with our household demands. One day, I'll weigh the amount of chow we feed them and tally it up for the week.

Things I have given my worms to eat: * Coffee grounds (daily) * Tea bag contents (just the leaves) * Carrot peels and ends * Potato peels * Celery leaves * Beetroot leaves and root tips * Herb offcuts * Bean tops * Pumpkin skins and seeds. (The seeds that shoot, I plant in the gardens!) * Strawberry tops * Tomato scraps * Lettuce leaves * Spinach leaves * Corn husks * Toilet roll * Bread slices * Shredded paper (not a lot) * Some cardboard packaging, torn in to small strips. * A few teaspoons of dolomite every fortnight.

Basically anything in the kitchen that has gone over ripe, except for: onion, citrus, garlic, meat, fish, dairy. Read the instructions, laminate if you must and keep it nearby.

Useful garden appliance – We bought this cart from Maze to go with their two-compartment compost tumbler. It is designed to sit under the tumbler and is therefore… Read more

out-of-the-way. It is useful but has one major problem. The wheels are held onto the axle by caps. These have to be hammered on during assembly. In our case one fell off and was lost in the grass. The spare was difficult to position and was damaged and rendered useless. I have ordered spares. This method of fixing the wheels seems really flimsy and unlikely to stand up to hard work in the yard.

Good size, poor design details – I bought this specifically because I wanted what the title suggested - Dual compost tumblers. I wanted them to spin individually - check I wanted… Read more

them off the ground to avoid rodents - check

I wanted them to be long and narrow - check

but this is where it stops being as good as I imagined...

The lid is held on by a thin strap that detaches ridiculously easily, so the weight of the compost pops it off, voila - stinky compost all over the ground. In addition to this, it has some lip internally that i presume is supposed to help keep the lid on, but instead its just a little too tight to comfortably pull off with your hands - i need a lever, and obviously not strong enough to keep compost in.

There are NO aeration holes? strange in a tumbler.

Now that I've spent nearly $200 on this item, and it is sadly just the right size for my small courtyard, I will keep it, but I have had to add 2 stainless steel latches to either side of the lid, with a carabeena to keep it in place while I spin it. Plus a sturdy handle on the top of the lid so I can actually lift it off.

Next step is to drill tiny aeration holes around the base and the top...

Sigh... I feel like Maze did not even vaguely consider what a composter would need?!

Poor design – Lid does not seal, allowing fruit flies to lay eggs, creating maggots to escape onto kitchen bench. Cary handle is very flimsy. Show details

Terrible quality of products and customer service – Have just received the Eco-Master from Maze directly. It came first of all packaged up in a 600l compost bin package and some make-shift packaging… Read more

(see picture). Then I opened it and it was damaged (see picture), didn't bother establishing the compost bin. So these guys are really not into trying to sell decent products. And then there is no contact number on their website. Just terrible again for a company established in Australia. I just don't understand why they think they will get away with such a bad service. Just wasting good money on a bad item.