Lmao...there is 2" of snow on top of my bin and I'm not worried...have you seen a pile of compost when you turn it in the winter...it steams brotha...you can sleep under s pile of leaves and stay warm. Get a 200g smart pot. Worms will migrate to warm spots
I'm with you on that one. I've got tons of worms and nightcrawlers in my back yard. No need to buy those high falootin compost worms.:cool:
What you should do is get a compost pile going. I scoop it all into a 300g smart pot after about a 6 month compost of double shred leaves. Earthworms and composting worms are 2 different things. I do purchase European night crawlers. They stay very deep. They get as large as 6" long.
Cation exchange capacity (CEC) and soil solution are where a majority of nutrients are stored. In the top 2-4" there is quite a bit of biological activity taking place. I usually go no more than 3 days without applying enough water to keep this zone moist.
It depends how big your worm bin is, how cold it gets, and if you want to maintain it during this period. A soil heating cable works too. I put a 125w lamp under my 2x4 vertical flow through thats in the chicken shed. I blocked off the bottom so only the chickens had enough space to warm up. Working well and I've seen -10F a few times. Remember also the cocoons survive -40F...so you will have worms in the spring regardless.
Yeah, that's right. Here's where I get my worms. They're right under the top layer of my compost pile. Right now it's all the leaves from my maple tree and some lawn clippings. I think the worms are compost worms because they hang out right where the leaves meet the more condensed compost.
Yeah, that's a sound investment. Can't get that kind of bang for your buck in any bottle!
Red wigglers are extremely efficient at what they do. They can be found outdoors naturally occurring around manure piles. Doug from NW Redworms has a YouTube video on where to look for them and pays 10 bucks a lb.
I plan to have a few dif types of worms and also have a compost and a separate worm bin possibly,idk yet,also been thinkin about a bokashi bucket too.
Awesome info,thanks,cleared up alot for me.
I found a place that sells a dozen cocoons for like 20 bucks or less,might go ahead and give em a shot,seems like a good deal.
That sounds like a horrible deal. You should be able to get a lb of worms for 20-30 bucks. I recommend NW Redworms. Or look on eBay for a small starter kit for 10-15.
Try and find Vermiculture Technologies by Clive Edwards. Vertical flow through bins are incredibly efficient compared to other methods. Google OSCR worm bins. I wouldn't run anything but wigglers or Malaysians in them though.