Hello im doing a quick survey for a composter im designing

[Mr-Gardener]

what size would you want it to be
what colour would you want it to be

 

[Anniekay]

50 gallon and green

 

[smitty55]

Normal recommendations for a compost pile big enough to promote good heating is a minimum of 1 cubic yard. A darker colour will also help absorb more heat from the sun.

 

[Anniekay]

Normal recommendations for a compost pile big enough to promote good heating is a minimum of 1 cubic yard. A darker colour will also help absorb more heat from the sun.

Dark colors for those who get very little heat and sunshine, light colors for those who live in or nearer the equator where the heat and sun are so strong the microorganisms would be totally fried in a black composter.

 

[MiTmite9]

what size would you want it to be
what colour would you want it to be

120 gallon. Blue or dark brown.
Most important thing is easy access for loading in compostables and then easy access for retrieving the finished compost.
Good luck with your project.

 

[smitty55]

I see folks going by gallon size. Just for reference a cubic yd is 168 gallons. My compost piles are both approx 1.3 cubic yds and when constructing a new pile I can generally get it up to 150° within 4-5 days