Selections Garden Rotary Soil Sieve Sifter Earth Riddle Compost Screener (18 Litre)

Brilliant piece of garden kit! It has saved so much time and back breaking work. not only breaking up the soil but also sorts stones and weeds for sorting. You are then left with clear soil. it has helped extend bought and home made compost for planting veg, plants and shrubs which has been great during lockdown. wish I had bought one earlier. Only down side as it is so easy and efficient you can over-do it so watch your shoulder! We stood it in the wheel barrow which it fitted well and made it higher and much easier to use. Easy to put together and value for money.

Such a effective product , simple to put together large enough to sift large amounts of soil at a time but small enough to carry / lift .

Had been using a hand sieve last year, treated myself to this, very pleased, easy to put together, and sturdy,

It is sturdy and well manufactured but when compost is wet it doesn’t easily filter through. Most good compost is wet so it’s more time consuming than envisaged.

After years of backache from standing bent using a hand sieve, I decided to splash out on this rotary model.It was simple to assemble and seems pretty study, though I suspect it will rust if not kept fairly clean and dry.There’s definitely a knack to using it (assuming that, like me, you stand next to a compost bin with the sieve placed on a wheelbarrow). Use an oscillating motion rather than a circular one (this stops roots and twigs being wound around the spindle). Give it a shake every few seconds. And now and then, scoop up the compost that’s packed itself around the perimeter. I throw in 3-4 spadefuls of compost in each time.I’m slightly surprised that the blade (it’s actually a rod) doesn’t reach to the very perimeter of the sieve, nor to the bottom. There may be a reason for this, but it’s beyond me. There’s a spring on the handle to lift the rod up; this loses tension very quickly, but this doesn’t actually matter much.Overall, then, it’s quicker than hand sieving, but not by much. But the enormous plus is that you can lean on the crossbar with one hand while turning the handle with the other, thus preventing any strain going through your back. This alone makes it worth the price. (I reckon that in 20 minutes I’d produced the equivalent of £5-6 worth of compost, so you could argue that it would soon pay for itself.)

Good quality finish, sturdy and easy to assemble, I fixed the bolts with their heads inside the sieve so when I'm using it there's no protruding thread and nuts to snag in the compost. I used it to sieve my bought bags of potting compost to take out lumps or other rubbish and make a seed compost with it. It performs well but works better with dry material as it tends to clog if its too damp. I had to stop regularly to brush the underside of the mesh to clear it but I didn't really find that a problem. The knob on the handle can unwind and come loose if its not tightened on well (but don't overtighten). A bit more thread and a lock nut would have solved this. Overall its a great bit of kit.

Seed sowing compost is not as fine as one would like for seeds and seedlings - this device saves hours of sifting time when compared with the traditional way - and gets seed compost even finer! Very pleased with it - even used it to wash gravel that the 'RHS packet' stated had already been washed (not as clean as the RHS had suggested). The only thing that comes off now and again, is the black knob on the rotating arm - so the technique is not to hold onto it too tight and let it move under your hand, when rotating. Works best when partially filled, so never fill it to the top or it might break something. An excellent product which I would thoroughly recommend & well worth paying the price for the time (& arm aches) it saves - DCM

the instructions for assembly were lacking in detail so it took me way longer than it needed. Once assembled tho this seive is very sturdy and works amazingly well. I have a medium sized compost heap which mostly has kitchen waste, grass cuttings and garden waste so there are a lot of bits of wood and stones. Seiving was my least favourite job but this made everything quick and easy. Requires only a little pressure to get to the bottom. I filled a large dustbin (where I keep my compost) in less than half an hour. Very pleased with purchase.