Out of sheer necessity, a Swedish engineer named Jonathan Ramious in 1989 innovated the Jora Composter for composting through months of harsh winter months. As in Sweden just 6 months of spring and summer not long enough to accumulate compost to use all year round for avid gardeners.
Thus if you are on the lookout for a composter that could work all year around. Look no further than the Swedish Design Jora Composter Tumbler JK270. It has dual chambers for composting which are highly convenient and lock separately. So when one chamber gets filled up you can latch it close and move to the next chamber.
By the time the second chamber fills up the first chamber can be emptied out and used in the garden. Each chamber latch has the provision to fir a lock. So in case, you prefer to lock the compost chamber you can.
It holds around 70 gallons of compost which is roughly 9.5 cubic feet which can handle composting of kitchen scraps, general yard and garden clippings for a family of four. A capacity of producing 6-8 gal/week. It can get heavy but it is indeed sturdy made up of powder coated steel and stainless steel fittings. Totally pest proof, no rat or mice can get in your compost.
The JK270 is extremely easy to spin as it has hot handles all the way around. Each end of the tumbler has aeration holes so that as the composter spins air is sucked in which is critical for a fast composting process. What makes this composter unique is the thick insulation inside each chamber which is non-leaching and allows the chamber to reach around 160 degrees. Which is ideal for composting microorganisms.
One of its features is it allows you to compost in cold climates even in winter. It can compost a wide range of compostable materials and the insulation also reduce odors.The Jora Composter Tumbler JK270s added height makes it easy to add compost from the composting container directly onto a wheelbarrow hassle-free, which makes it highly convenient to use. And don’t worry the stand has cross bracing which makes it really sturdy to support all the weight comfortably.
Definitely one of the best made composters and a favorite among the composting community. It’s smaller version Jora JK 125 has the capacity of 33 gallons of composting which is still fairly large. Good for a small family or two people. But it cannot get a wheelbarrow underneath it for easy transfer of compost.
For committed composters there is also the option, The Jora Compost Tumbler 400 model is also available which has the volume of 104 gallons around 14.2 cubic feet. And composting capacity of 13-21 gal/week. This giant weights approx 161 lbs.
All said and done the Jora Composter Tumbler JK270 stands out from its competitors in functionality, and ease of use. Year-round composting had now become accessible to everyone with it. The composter is so efficient that you can even compost protein meat scraps and small bones like meat, chicken, and fish etc.
This is certainly a new and exciting product, one that will make a huge difference to our fragile environment. A lot less waste could be going to landfills, and our gardening soil could become rich with nutrients from our own backyards.
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