Love my Vego composter! Placed in my 4 x 8' Vego Garden bed last summer. Added scrap vegetable waste, every few days, dried leaves  and a shake of dirt. Stirred every few days with my garden hook. No action for about 5 months over winter. Coldest temperature was about 10'F. This spring when i turned the compost so delighted to see compost dirt happening and wiggly worms . Well worth it!