Is this still ok for them, or will I have drunk worms? When i feed my cats,wet food from a reputable brand,they tend to eat most of the juice parts and leave more solids behind.
Was wondering if i could add this to the worm farm? I use avocado pits by first cutting them in half, them into smaller pieces and then grinding them. The worms love crushed avocado pits.
Sugar should be fuel for the bacertia which the worms would eat i add sugar abd left over alcohol mash to my bin but it could just be the quanity and size of my bin that allows it to break down because i add alot of these items that are included on the list of things not to add. Plus i also have reds and European which are larger. Will worms eat my already past the hot stage compost? I compost leaves crop residue and chicken manure in a hot trench. The compost is usually dark brown but you can still tell what plants were there.
I assume I should mix lime while composting to get the PH down before giving it to the worms. If you mix this finished product with some peat moss and check the pH before adding the worms, it should not harm the worms and will be a food source for them.
Using lime, as you had asked in your question, will bring the PH up, not down! Pot worms love damp, acidic conditions. The worm farm needs lime dusted in regularly to adjust the pH — and handfuls of torn-up newspaper or cardboard to soak up excess moisture. Stir it up to get better airflow.
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. Your snake is on the move!
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Help find sets of matching types to give him a full meal. Help the snake feast on all of the delicious cupcakes. But make sure you get back to the hole safely! Are you a master sushi chef?
Slice the flying sushi in half, but stay away from the bombs! How long can you last? Nom nom nom! Eat those mangoes! Climb walls, jump over spikes and eat those mangoes! Follow the recipe and bake delicious Papa's pies. Papa Louie has decided to open a Bakeria! Natural kitchen scraps contain a lot of moisture already so be cautious. When in doubt, keep it out! Composting worms are very resilient and can go a long time without food.
When food is scarce they'll resort to eating their castings refining it more and more till there is no more nutrition for the worms left. It's always better to underfeed than to overfeed. But remember this! Never feed them more than they can keep up with. This means feeding them small handfuls at a time. When their food is almost finished introduce more small handfuls until you get an idea of their eating habits. One helpful hint when figuring out what worms eat best is to put your kitchen scraps in the freezer.
This will help break down the cells of the plant, turning it into mush. This makes it much easier for the bacteria to do its job so the worms can do their job.
You'll have castings quicker. How much quicker though, can vary. Now, there have been some who skip the whole process and just blend it. Leave this to those more experienced. This takes practice. Concentrate on getting good at feeding regular kitchen scraps first. If you pour in a liquid slurry, the worms will have no room to wiggle around in. It will become anaerobic quickly. There must be adequate air space for the compost and worms to breathe.
Keep in mind, carbon-based foods such as coconut coir, cardboard, newspaper, toilet paper unused of course etc I've added small sticks in before, and after months it seemed as if I put them in yesterday. Other kitchen scraps that are NOT suitable for worms are:. Milk or any dairy products. Meat or fats. Oily substances. Citric, or highly acidic fruits. Tomatoes are ok in moderation. Spicy or hot peppers or plants.
Mild and sweet peppers are okay onions in moderation, but this will impede the process. A good rule of thumb to remember about what worms eat is If it comes from the ground, make it brown other than the ones listed above. Many people don't realize that they've added butter, salt, oils, spices etc.
Worm Food Using Manure. This substance, in my opinion, is the one of the best food sources for worm food if you are planning on using castings on your household plants, garden, or lawn. To get a better understanding consider this. The more complex the microbial community, the more complex the soil. The more frequent matter is broken down, the more complex it becomes. Plants thrive on this complexity of microorganisms. This is essentially what the plant is feeding on. Just like you and I eat a complex diet so must the worms and the plants.
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