If you are a composter and are ready to transition from the standard composting pile to a inexpensive composting bin, the Compost Wizard Standing Bin is your answer. Although the Compost Wizard Standing Bin is not an expensive bin, it is a durable and affordable choice for avid gardeners.
Below is a great video on the Compost Wizard which give you an overview of how to use the bin, the steps involved, what to add as far as composting materials and food waste, and also how often to “turn” or aerate your compost:
Compost Wizard Standing Bin Demo:
What Makes The Compost Wizard Standing Bin Unique?
Size and Weight:
The Compost Wizard Standing Bin’s size is a compact 25 x 29 x 37 inches, which allows it to fit in an urban environment as well as a country environment. It is also fairly light weight weighing in at about 26 pounds when empty. As mentioned earlier, the bin is extremely durable and rugged having ribbed sides which allow for variation.
Ample Aeration:
The Compost Wizard Standing Bin is structured as a closed container and therefore keeps out unwanted pets, like your neighborhood cats and dogs who just love to scatter “trash” of all kinds! Although the container keeps out unwanted pests, it does have unique openings to allow for variation but these openings are much too small to allow rodents and pests entry. The openings are just the right size to allow for oxygen which is so critical for the decomposition process.
Easy Access:
the Compost Wizard Standing Bin also allows for easy unloading and loading of composting materials with a top lid access and also a lower access hatch. The two access points also allow for needed variation, which you will need to perform on a regular basis. Complete instructions for very aiding your decomposing materials is included in shipment.
Easy Assembly:
the assembly or putting together of the Compost Wizard Standing Bin is a snap. The actual bin ships in two separate pieces. The pieces are interlocking and it only takes about 5 min. to “snap” the pieces together resulting in a secure durable bin!
Affordable Price:
The Compost Wizard Standing Bin is truly affordable and its price is currently under $120. Although the prices affordable, you will not sacrifice quality, as the bin is made by the reputable company capital Good Ideas, Inc. Good Ideas has been around since August of 2001 and produces American-made composters, rain barrels, garden accessories, landscaped accessories, and storage containers. They are on the cutting edge of new and innovative products and their motto is “Quality Products Made Better”!
Easy Use:
after assembly, the Compost Wizard is ready for use. You simply continue to add your composting materials until you’re been is full! The next step in the process is all-natural, as you let the decomposition process start to work. All that is required for you to open quote help” this decomposition process is for you to aerate your decomposing materials from time to time, which means usually a few times a week. The only other thing you need to do is monitor the temperature of the compost to ensure fresh compost in as little as four weeks time.
Compost Wizard Standing Bin Customer Reviews:
There are not many actual customer reviews for the Compost Wizard. But, of the reviews that are present, the average customer review Star Rating is a 4/5.
There does seem to be one complained that was common among the reviews and that is the fact that the holes in the two separate pieces that are to snap together did not line up properly. But, if you continue to read all the reviews, you will find in one that it is a matter of having the section of the bottom piece upside down. When turning the bottom right side up, the holes matched up easily and it was a simple process to then put the for connectors through the holes, taking less than a minute to complete.
There was also a reviewer who stated this was his second Compost Wizard Standing Bin, and it was purchased to hold their summer’s worth of “humanure”!
Is The Compost Wizard Standing Bin For You?
If ease-of-use, space, affordability and easy assembly are important to you when making compost, the Compost Wizard Standing Bin is your answer. As usual, Amazon has great buying power and has the best price for the Compost Wizard. It is currently priced at $104.96, which is a 27% savings of $39.04. Click Here To Get the Compost Wizard Standing Bin! There there are eight new in stock as of today’s date and the bin is available in the colors of black and green as well!
February 26, 2012 at 10:56 pm
This was a great blog and this looks like it is a lot easier to make compost in but can you tell us how long it takes? I like the idea of the convenience because it isn’t short and hard to get into. What do you do with the food scraps that you are collecting while this thing is making compost? Should you purchase two of these to get started?
February 28, 2012 at 9:33 pm
Kenneth, you will have fresh compost in about a month. The Compost Wizard is a “bin” style, so you will have to turn or rotate your compost a couple of times a week. You simply keep adding your food scraps, etc. until the bin is full and then let it do its thing. Yes, you should purchase 2 if you want “continual” compost. While one is “cooking”, you can then start to add to the next one. In a month, you can use the first bin’s compost in your garden, etc. and then start the process again!
February 26, 2012 at 10:57 pm
This sounds like a great option to some of the other composters that I have seen. It looks like it is easier to use but the down side is there is no tumbler so you have to turn it by hand. Not to mention the stench it will put off around your house unless you have some of the wheat germ or whatever it is that makes it not smell.
February 28, 2012 at 9:36 pm
Audrey, the Compost Wizard is a “bin” and yes, you will have to “turn” or aerate your compost once or twice a week by hand. If you don’t want to do the manual turning, check out our post about the Envirocycle Composter, as it is a “tumbler” and you simply turn the tumbler itself. Yes, you can add wheat germ or Bokashi to help with the smell and it will accelerate your composting efforts as well. But, with these bins and tumblers, the smell really isn’t that bad because you are using a “container” and your compost pile is not out in the open!
February 27, 2012 at 6:39 am
We are also contemplating about purchasing an Compost Wizard Composter. Do you know if it arrives with any kind of e-book or guideline about exactly how to make use of it and what sort of ingredients to add to the container? I actually definitely want to accelerate my recycling efforts and I am just doing the normal garden compost heap right currently and not really making use of any kind of container. I would certainly like to be in a position to furthermore utilize the tea on our house-hold plants.
February 28, 2012 at 9:41 pm
Yes, the Compost Wizard does come with instructions. But, you can always pick up a “dummies” book as well on composting with “bins”.
February 27, 2012 at 7:35 am
The Compost Wizard Composter appears to be definitely awesome. Have you located any place that has totally free shipping and delivery considering that it really is such a good sized item to be shipped! Thanks for the your time in putting together this review page.
February 28, 2012 at 9:52 pm
Horandel, the best deal for shipping such a large item is Amazon. The offer free shipping on a lot of their items. You will have to check them out to see if the Compost Wizard is one of them!
February 29, 2012 at 6:37 am
Thanks for the review article regarding the Compost Wizard Composter system. I happen to be thinking of getting one and I seen in your overview that you just showcase pictures of the bin-style type. Have you any idea what exactly is the difference between that one and the other particular models at Amazon online marketplace Compost Wizard Jr?
March 2, 2012 at 4:53 am
Nora, the Compost Wizard brand does come in other styles or models besides the bin. They also make a tumbler style and a hybrid style as well. There are links in the above post to their product descriptions. The model pictured in this post is the “bin” style.
February 29, 2012 at 3:39 pm
Thank you for including a picture of this composter, it helps a great deal to be able to see what you are talking about. That is just like, I would never have known how easy it was to get the compost out if I hadn’t seen the picture. This was a great blog and this looks like it is a lot easier to make compost in but can you tell us how long it takes?
March 2, 2012 at 5:00 am
Jose, you’re welcome. Typically, producing compost by using a bin like the Compost Wizard takes around 4-6 weeks.
February 29, 2012 at 3:39 pm
This is by far the better option to some of the other composters I have seen. It looks like it’s easier to use but the down side is there is no tumbler so you have to turn it by hand. How do you get the compost out after it has turned, does it just come out that door in the front? What is that stuff called you put in there to keep it from smelling?
March 2, 2012 at 5:03 am
Jeffrey, this particular Compost Wizard is the bin style. They do make a tumbler as well that you can aerate or turn your compost just by turning the drum of the composter. With a bin, you will have to manually mix or turn your compost a couple of times a week. They do have a tool to turn or mix your compost. It looks like a big screw! We are adding a post about it in the tools category soon. Yes, there is a door or hatch where you remove the compost through. The stuff you can add to your compost to pickle it or keep it from smelling is called Bokashi. We have a post about it called Bokashi Kitchen Composter. It is also an compost accelerator!
March 1, 2012 at 5:03 pm
This looks like the easiest and cleanest composter out there on the market right now. It has an easy open top for dumping the food or whatever in there and it has an easy open door in the front that lets you get it out fairly easy as well. I guess the only bad thing about the whole thing is it doesn’t have a tumbler so how are you suppose to mix it up?
March 2, 2012 at 4:44 am
Marilyn, with the Compost Wizard Bin, you do have to turn or aerate your own compost. If you don’t want to physically do it, a better option would be to get a tumbler-style composter and then it’s just a matter of giving the tumbler a turn a two a week.
March 1, 2012 at 5:08 pm
I have to admit that the one with the tumbler is the one I liked the best just because you don’t have to stir it up like some kind of witches brew. Although I did not see from that picture where you get the compost out of there at, does it have a door somewhere making it easy to do as well? Why don’t they combine the two together and have a win, win composter?
March 2, 2012 at 4:42 am
Yes, Ronald, there is a door or hatch towards the bottom of the Compost Wizard Bin. If you elect to get a “bin”, you will have to turn or aerate your compost. But, if you go with a “tumbler” style, then all you have to do is turn the outside of the tumbler and it mixes your compost!
March 2, 2012 at 6:56 pm
Is there an easier cleaner composter on the market right now. It has an easy open top for dumping the food or whatever in there and it has an easy open door in the front that lets you get it out fairly easy as well. Do they make one of these with a tumbler or do you have to get that Envirocycle one? It doesn’t look like it is as easy to empty.
March 13, 2012 at 8:28 pm
Virginia, the Compost Wizard also comes in a model that is called the Compost Wizard Jr. and it is more of a tumbler style. The door or hatch is on the side of this particular style instead of the bottom like the standing bin. Also, you would not have to “turn” the Jr. model like the standing bin compost needs to be aerated or turned.
March 2, 2012 at 7:01 pm
This has a very good design and it’s still compact enough that it isn’t a huge eye sore in the yard. I like the fact that it’s green so it blends in well. What is that stuff you can put in the compost that keeps it from smelling? I don’t think this is something I want setting up next to the house and I know the neighbors aren’t going to want to smell it either.
March 13, 2012 at 8:30 pm
James, if you “mix” the right ration of carbons and nitrogens or “brown” and “green” organic matter, you will not have much of a smell…just an “earthy” aroma!
March 4, 2012 at 9:54 pm
So why don’t you have to stir this one up every now and then? Aren’t you supposed to tumble the garbage to make it turn to compost faster? That is why they made the tumbler one right? I like the way you get the compost out of this one though it seems much easier to operate and maybe a lot less work. Will compost help any soil? I need help with our grass.
March 16, 2012 at 1:22 am
Domenic, yes, you will need to aerate or turn your composting material with the Compost Wizard Standing bin. They do have a model that is a tumbler and it is pictured towards the bottom of the post. Yes, compost will “help” any soil! It’s black gold!
March 4, 2012 at 9:58 pm
I like this composter a lot more than the others with the exception of the Aerobin 400. I like the size and the aerators inside that one that make it turn faster and it doesn’t smell. Thank you for posting this information I appreciate it very much. You did an excellent job writing this up and you included a lot of helpful information. I am going to do some more research on them though.
March 5, 2012 at 11:50 am
You may have heard this concern before. So maybe you will know exactly how to answer my questions and concerns. My primary concern with buying one of these bins and putting my organic scraps into it is whether this will produce a foul odor in the surrounding area. I live in a town house community and my unit is connected with a neighbor’s unit. Maybe these compost bins are more suitable for spacious home properties?
March 16, 2012 at 1:24 am
Wanda, the Compost Wizard is a standing bin and parts are “open” for aeration. You might like the Envirocycle Composter (the Jr. model) since you live in a townhouse. If you mix the right ingredients (browns and greens), you should just have an “earthy” smell! See our post on composting ingredients and which ones to add!