Dolmen Compost Mixer and Aerator

It took about 4 weeks to convince myself it was worth £36 including P&P to purchase this tool. It is fantastic, well designed and made. It will work in any shape or size compost bin or pile and completely stops the anaerobic smelly lawn cutting layers. It is easy to use and quickly and effectively mixes and aerates the compost, it is bound to make good quality compost much more quickly that my previous composting methods over the decades, with much less effort. I have enthused about this tool to 2 gardening friends since buying it 3 months ago, letting them try it themselves. It is so good that both have now purchased one for their own use and are equally delighted. That is sufficient endorsement to recommend highly, despite its initial cost. It is a quality steel which looks as though it will probably last me for many decades. Update June 2024: After 2 years of use my expectation that it will make high quality compost quickly has been confirmed. Several "crops" of great, friable compost, made in less than half the time taken previously from the same pair of large compost bins. Well worth the initial expense. Further update after 3 years of use: This tool has continued to deliver excellent service. I have easily saved several times its initial cost in additional high quality compost made. We had to buy some commercial compost recently for the first time since purchasing this device, highlighting the exceptional value this stirrer delivers/

Kurz: Ich bin begeistert! Länger: Mit dem Kompostbelüfter kann ich mir das mühsame Umsetzen meines 500l-Thermokomposters sparen. Durchrühren und fertig (nur aufpassen, dass man den Bodenachutz gegen Nager nicht dabei kaputtmacht). Unten mühsam Rausschaufeln und oben mühsam wieder Einfüllen entfällt ab sofort. Klar, das Teil ist gefühlt ziemlich teuer (ich habe fast 30€ dafür bezahlt) und ich hatte mir überlegt, ob das einen Punktabzug wert ist, aber mich dagegen entschieden. Irgendwer hat das erfunden, die richtige Übersetzung für das Kurbeln berechnet und das produziert. Ich könnte das nicht. Das Teil spart mir Zeit und Rückenschmerzen und ist damit den Preis wert. Der Versand erfolgte schnell, gut verpackt, aber ohne überflüssigen Verpackungsmüll. Klare Kaufempfehlung!

Absolut TOP! Der Kompoststab/ Kompostbelüfter ist eine einfache, aber geniale Konstruktion aus Stahl. Mir gefällt besonders die Länge. Andere Geräte sind kürzer. Die Habdhabung ist selbsterklärend. Etwas schräg ansetzten-eindrehen, Stab herausziehen. Der Kompost wird gelockert, belüftet, gemischt und die Feuchtigkeit gleichmäßig verteilt. Hab nix negatives gefunden. Gut der Preis ist schon etwas hoch, aber ich bereue es nicht. Da ich einen Thermokomposter nutze, wo sich das umsetzten ja schwierig gestaltet, zahlt sich das Teil erst recht aus, da man sich den Schritt dann spart.

I am an ex-professional gardener. I am currently maintaining a hot heap in a jacketed Green Johanna compost bin. I have been composting successfully for decades and used to supply my own compost to my customers, but this is the first time I've maintained a heap during the winter. The temperature had been averaging the mid to late 40 degrees celcius mark, but had dropped to 40 and needed turning. I have a dodgy back atm, so didn't want to fully extract the bin contents to turn them, plus it was Christmas and I had other things to do! So, I bought this and used it on 28 December 2021 to bring material from down near the bottom of the bin to the top - a five minute job with this tool - then left the pile to do its thing. When I checked on 30 December 2021, the temperature had risen to 57 degrees celcius, showing that the aerating device had worked well. This device allows the contents deep down in a compost bin to be brought to the surface for aerobic decomposition without having to dig the bin contents out and mix them. It saves a lot of time and effort. It can be used in narrow compost bins which are hard to use other tools in, is a simple idea, but very effective, though, admittedly, I've only used it once so far. I'm 5 ft 10.25" tall. I suspect that height may be an advantage using this tool, particularly if you want to go deep in the pile - I think someone shorter than me may struggle a bit trying to pull the tool and it's contents back up from the depths, though if they stood on a foldaway work platform (NOT a ladder!), or some other stable elevated surface, it may work. I suppose that if you find it difficult to pull it up, you could just wind it back in, say, 6" increments, stopping and pulling every 6" until you find a depth where you can comfortably pull it up with the material from the heap - mind your back if you do this though! All in all, I think this is a great tool and it works well for me.

Mein Thermokomposter wies verdichtete Stellen auf, so dass ich mir diesen Rührlöffel bestellt habe. Anfangs war es kraftaufreibend, ich hab ein paar Tage immer mal wieder herumgerührt. Jetzt ist alles ganz fluffig, wie frisch aufgesetzt. Von mir eine klare Empfehlung. Bedienungsanleitung in Englisch, jedoch bebildert.