Everything is still. Very cool to the touch. Hey I just started composting a couple days ago. So is the scraps supposed to be under the dirt?
Also how long is the composting process? I was curious if there were specific diets for worms that would produce a better castings for specific plants. In other words, can I alter the diet to produce castings better suited for an edible garden and then in another bin a different diet better for trees or bushes? Is that ok to feed them that?
Do you have to feed the worms a ratio of — Carbon:Nitrogen after they have started to turn everything into worm castings?
From there, could you hypothetically just feed them the nitrogen portion or is the carbon as important? I ask because I was reading about a worm castings company called VermisTerra. They only feed their worms green waste. They claim that fillers like cardboard and decomposing manure, etc, is not as good of a final product for your plants as purely green plant waste. Is this true? As a good composting will neutralize all the bad stuff, thus making it worms safe.
For that we are to add lime into the soil as an ammendment to bring down acidity from things like soil that is too acidic as well as peat moss, which is valuable but acidic. I have food-grade powder in a rougher grind. I have dozens of tiny bugs that are grayish and love the sides of the bin, and are now blending into the top layer; they are fairly speedy and busy but disappear from the light when I open the lid up for a few hours in my daylight basement.
I keep it mostly coir with a handful of organic potting soil with some perlite already in it, a very tiny bit of sand from my succulent growing, and shredded brown packing paper therefore unbleached.
What are great non-acidic but nutritious foods and nobody online is mentioning those by name. We are in a high-acid stage of foods summer foods like tomatoes, melons, etc. I do have some dry food in a container from a fishing worm site that I had saved for any prolonged times away from home.
I wipe the bugs away with a barely damp but hot watered paper towel around the edges and top of my vermicomposter stacked bin every day when I pull the lid off, then take the lid off, rinse it in hot water and let it air dry. What can I do to lessen or remove these bugs?
I thought they actually might be a kind of book bug that likes the paper but it seems like mites are supposed to be this way too. Am not overwatering my bedding from what I can tell. Am only feeding a handful of scraps every days, very finely chopped, frozen, then reheated in microwave, then cooled to avoid fruit flies, weevils, etc. Just stumped, though we do have a very humid climate near the coast.
I bought beautiful worms from you via Amazon, btw, and am very content. They were very healthy and mite free. Not one dead one could I find and they were very vigorous. Yet, all bean growers throw in lime to cut acidity in soil.
That means more alkalinity and a higher number , rather than numbers below 7 and more acidic soil. Are we agreeing or not? Attn: Laura Wittmer. When doing your own open compost piles, the heat produced from the mix of carbon material layered between layers of green matter is essential for breaking it all down.
I am not a worm expert, just trying to explain why a mix is usually so important to making perfect compost. The heat from a good aerated, damp like a somewhat damp oopen compost pile can even cook weed seeds and keep them from germinating if you accidentally are adding in a few seeds.
Aerate regularly with an aerator tool or turn regularly and punch holes in the top with a pitchfork or composting fork. Top dress your soil around your plants right out of the worm bin. Just pruned back the plants in our pond. Can I cut up and use these aquatic plants? Thank-you, Dawn Smith. Fly paper tapes may work too. Laying it on top or taping to the sides of the bin may be effective.
Regarding the question as to whether or not guinea pig droppings can be used safely in a worm bin, the answer is yes; like rabbit droppings, guinea pig droppings can be used directly on plants without danger of burning the roots,. J-wow it seems you are confusing composting with worm farming. High heat is essential for composting but hazardous for worms. You can kill worms with too much heat. There is a lot of symbiosis in nature.
I am preparing my worm bed material. Is this a food grade dye and is it toxic to my worms? From what I know about the pulp containers they are typically advertised as earth friendly. These containers are made entirely of recycled pulp to provide a sustainable alternative to plastic products.
Since it is biodegradable and compostable, it makes a great eco-friendly addition to your composter and worm bin. Given this information I would have to say they would be safe for the worms.
If you do further research based off possibly a specific brand you see on your container, you mind find other details that make it not so eco friendly. I hope this information helps. Your email address will not be published. Qualities of Ideal Foods for Worms Composting worms are hungry for your kitchen left-overs, garden waste, and coffee grounds! Therefore, they can digest food faster if it is: Soft Cut into small pieces, with a knife or food processor Somewhat moist Buried in the bin — just below the surface for Red composting worms Qualities of Bad Foods for Worms Certain foods are not good for worms.
Salty foods like olives should be soaked in water for a day before feeding. Discard the water. How Animal Products and Greasy Foods Ruin the Composter You should never add meat, animal products, dairy products, or greasy, oily foods to the worm bin. Fruit pits Avocado pits Contaminants such as plastic toys, shredded window envelopes from mail, etc. By keeping these tips in mind, you'll have a healthy, happy worm bin and better soil for a better garden.
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Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Featured Video. Read More. What kinds of foods do they like? Does the worm need any help from other creatures to prepare the food? Uncle Jim explains how Red Worms eat, and how to prepare kitchen scraps that are easy to digest. Red worms love fruits and vegetables from your kitchen and garden.
Save your left-over, spoilt organic matter, peelings, and cores for the worms. They also like tea bags, bread, pasta, grains, shredded black print newspaper, coffee grounds, and hair. Avoid meat, dairy, oils, and acidic foods. Did you know that worms have no teeth?
Worms will eat the food faster if you cut it up. The smaller, the better. Use a knife, chopper, or food processor. This is not essential, but it speeds things up. More surface area and smaller pieces will break down faster. Little critters will also help prepare the food.
Bacteria, mold, and fungi start breaking down the organic matter. Springtails, sow bugs, grubs, and mites might show up to help. Without pre-digesters, the worms would go hungry.
These tiny helpers pre-process the food and make the organic matter small enough for the worms to eat. Red worms move through their bedding by eating it. The tunnels are eaten away holes. They dig away until they find food. Tiny sensory cells in their mouths alert the worms when they have found the more nutritious scraps. When food enters the mouth, the pharynx acts as a suction pump to pull the food into the digestive tract.
It travels through the esophagus, into the crop. The food enters the gizzard, where it is ground up using sandy particles. So do worms. They get grit from the soil. To add grit, you can put eggshells to the composter. Rinse and dry, then crush with a mortar and pestle, or a food processor.
The calcium also helps balance the acidity in the worm bin. After the food has been crushed in the gizzard, it travels to the intestine.
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