Smart Pots Compost Sak Fabric Composting Container

At first this was the perfect composting option, then we noticed holes at squirrel height, so our dogs are also snacking now.

I bought this bag in anticipation of chipping tree branches. I filled it to the very top and within 1 week, it was over 100 degrees. It peaked at 140 degrees. The pictures show the quick progress of one month of composting in this bag. My traditional compost bin never got this hot before and is a slow process. I would definitely recommend this bag as it is affordable and effective.

Just like a Smart pot. Very durable bag! No mess! The only thing is that I wish there was something to hold it upright and open. It folds open but after awhile, it needs something sturdier. Still, it keeps critters out. Just fold top closed and clip shut while it is cooking. Holds plenty of compost to meet your gardening needs for a small home garden. I hope to buy a second one.

This bag is made well and appears to be doing the job. I have been able to put a ton of compost materials in it and it is holding up well. I gave it 4 stars because it is difficult to turn the pile in a soft sided bag. Still it is doing what i hoped and i like that. Well worth the purchase.

I am a master composter so I came into this method with some knowledge. I have a small lot/big house situation but we have lots of organic matter and no real options. Tried bokashi but not sustainable for me. We bought a big lot to build so I have my compost saks there. I now have 3. These saks pretty much defy what I know. I mix chopped food scraps - usually a 2 gal pail at a time - with old leaf debris that has broken down over time on the lot as my carbon. I do not use 4:1 ratio. I usually use 1:1 or 1:2 at most. I get coffee grounds from home or Starbucks if lucky. I do add compost activator or sometimes composted manure if lucky. When only half full, I am reaching temps of 130-140 degrees. My newest bag at less than 1 ft depth of contents was 110 degrees yesterday. This is incredible and defies what we usually think and that is that we need lots of volume. I started my first sak in December. That bag was totally finished by May 1. You will know when it is finished when it stops generating heat. This bag has been sifted to get 50 gallons of compost. The rest is lovely mulch that I put around garden plants. Water: I usually use 4-6 gallons of water per sak to water every 1-2 days. Sometimes only 2 bottles. Depends. I am on a canal but cannot use that water for compost and stay organic. I have lots of empty 1 gal vinegar bottles around as I use that for laundry. I keep an empty 1 gallon bottle under kitchen tap and catch all the water that would go down the drain. The amount of water waste is incredible you will discover. I haul those over to my lot. I use regular size pitch fork to turn. Be careful with this ,obviously, but I have had no problem. You will notice the compost closest to the fabric dries out first. Because of this, I turn that into the center when I fluff the compost to aerate. I cannot say enough good things about the Compost Sak. It will continue to be my method even when we finally build on that lot. BTW I have had one incidence of flies and one of ants. Both were due to inattention for short period. Ants were due to lack of water; flies due to insufficient carbon - and laziness on my part.