Is this useful for worm composting?
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Works really well, but one must empty it out in the fall if you live in a cold climate. Little buggers wouldn't like freezing temps. I dumped mine out on the garden & plan to buy new worms this spring.
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It greatly depends on the size of worms, what you are using for bedding, and the size of composter. I would start with 200 worms and moist shredded paper and just add a small amount of fruit peel. I just learned they will repopulate more rapidly if there are less worms.
1909649
You might need to add more water if it seems dry. It might take a while to get compost if you don't have a lot of worms.
2260487
I didn't buy mine from Walmart, but there were a bunch of big ones. I don't think I kept it wet enough, the compost. when I sift the compost, it take out any worms I see and put back before I nuke the compost to sterilize it. I guess they doing there job. Good Luck, Mike
2258708
I didn't have any luck with the works i bought from a bait shop. Its my understanding that they are usually night crawlers which aren't the ideal composting worms.
905124
Anything that dramatically increases the heat in a composter will kill your worms. This is the reason you should not put grass in a worm composter -- grass raises the temperature too high for healthy worms. Worm composting relies on a good balance of browns and greens so throwing a bunch of greens into the mix is not a good idea.
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Yes and Yes, but I have found that this is not a bad thing. Beneficial worms can come up from the soil and process your material, this is good. My compost doesn't get hot enough to make the environment bad for the worms. In case you don't know, the casings that the worms produce is very beneficial to your garden. I hope this helps answer your questions.
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Yes, and it works too, if you know how to compost. I am bad at letting mine dry out. But if you keep it moist, throw food scraps, recycled paper towels, cardboard, anything plant based, chicken egg shells. Happy composting.
355466
I have worms in my compost barrel but I never put worms in my K100 bucket since the food only stays in there 30 days then I transfer to my compost barrel and it really gets hot in there and worms do not like it too hot- will kill them but hey, I never tried it.
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Since only one person even came close to answering your q....and they were just guessing....they are all wrong. you only need about 10% at most, of this in relation to all other soil components per square foot. it works wonders. you can consider buying and working your own worm farm later when you see the results, that way you dont ever need to buy this again with your own worms, anddddddddddd.....you get to go fishing with free bait, besides, which is cool....@ about $3 a dozen for fishing worms, these days! Good luck to ya, Jaz Mom edit = i take that back, i misread vintagepksweetie's post, my fault......she wasnt guessing, she is dead right, and what i said agrees with her, its about 10% of the volume = worm poopy.
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Are you using this as a bedding material? I wouldn't. The only way I would use this in a worm bin would be to sprinkle a handful or two for them to eat. But I would rather just cut out the middleman and add it directly to the soil. This will help the mycorrhizae. If you are making worm tea, then you won't even need Azomite. But that depends on what you have been feeding your worms. As far as the pH is concerned, it's probably neutral. Most edibles like a slightly acidic soil.
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I'm not sure. Since compost generates its own heat, it may cook the nematodes. I'd do some research if I were you.
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I wouldn't use this in your situation. It would definitely stain the patio. I'd find a different design. Also you'll need to make sure you have enough dry material in the composter or it will stink if your compost is mostly kitchen scraps. In your situation I'd probably go for worm composting. My daughter made a vermicompost kit out of a couple of inexpensive storage bins at a camp a number of years ago. One has holes drilled into it and the other is solid so any worms or leakage will go into the outer bin. Here is an article on the subject: http://compost.css.cornell.edu/worms/basics.html You need to get red worms or red wigglers from a bait store, not common earth worms from the soil for best results. I wouldn't use this in your situation. It would definitely stain the patio. I'd find a different design. Also you'll need to make sure you have enough dry material in the composter or it will stink if your compost is mostly kitchen scraps. In your situation I'd probably go for worm composting. My daughter made a vermicompost kit out of a couple of inexpensive storage bins at a camp a number of years ago. One has holes drilled into it and the other is solid so any worms or leakage will go into the outer bin. Here is an article on the subject:... » Read More I wouldn't use this in your situation. It would definitely stain the patio. I'd find a different design. Also you'll need to make sure you have enough dry material in the composter or it will stink if your compost is mostly kitchen scraps. In your situation I'd probably go for worm composting. My daughter made a vermicompost kit out of a couple of inexpensive storage bins at a camp a number of years ago. One has holes drilled into it and the other is solid so any worms or leakage will go into the outer bin. Here is an article on the subject: http://compost.css.cornell.edu/worms/basics.html You need to get red worms or red wigglers from a bait store, not common earth worms from the soil for best results. « Show Less
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i think this is ideal, lightweight, not sure why you put partially decomposed stuff in, i put fresh scraps, leaves, paper in it. it open on bottom and stakes attach it to ground so invites worms, lid is attached so closed. the only openings are the mesh sides and that is for air circulation. doesn't smell, etc.
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Technically, I don't see why not, but don't know what purpose it would serve. This mix is full of the little bacteria that live in soil to break down decaying matter. So we put it in our composter to make the stuff in our composter turn into soil. So while it won't harm soil, I don't know how it would help?Just my opinion.
45943
yes. it would be great for that. if you use it for bulbs, i would recommend a drill with a handle, when it bites it hurts, but for breaking up garden soil or compost any drill would work great.
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I would say "yes". I use it to dust my garden vegetables with garden dust and diatomaceous earth. Works fine for me.