Julie in Monterey Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 We are ready to do this. Just wondering what others do. I'm leaning towards worms. Any cons compared to no worms? Julie in Monterey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I like worm composting better because it is faster, but the big drawback is temperature. It gets really cold here, so I have to have the composter in the basement in the winter which leads to an occasional fight with fruit flies. They also don't like bright lights and extreme heat. Just take care of them. They work hard. Check the list of things you cannot compost with worms - I think citrus peels are bad for them. My girls thought it was cool to watch them turn trash to dirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Worms are good, but we just haven't made the commitment to them yet. They are supposed to produce great compost. We just don't have the energy and room to add one more project. We do a very passive, throw everything in a pile compost (nice well defined pile). Organic gardening magazine/website usually has lots of good information on worms. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 We've had worms for 3 years now. They sure have an incredible capacity to turn food into a useful product at amazing speed. We do have a compost heap as well, we put most food stuffs except for citrus and onions and chillies in with the worms, the rest goes in the compost heap with grass clippings and dead leaves and garden waste etc. The worms take a while to get up to speed, so for a start they don't eat huge amounts, but as they breed more worms your farm will slowly build up to a food eating machine. We have had fruit fly problems in the past, but I find the best way to avoid that is to have the food well covered with layers of hessian or newspaper. I use newspaper because eventually it rots into the castings, and they eat that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Outdoor compost heap: we haven't added worms to, but they find their way there Indoor vermicomposter: obviously, it has worms; very easy to maintain, no foul odors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 we have huge compost bins. the worms move in bu their own accord. they build up to huge numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Outdoor compost heap here. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 We have both... indoor with worms and outdoor without. Then we also have chickens, a dog and cats and we recycle. VERY little goes in the garbage from my household. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 We have a worm farm, it is great and just starting to crank up. We have had it a few months now and the worms certainly were slow in the beginning but they have obviously been breeding up and are now getting through the compost heaps quicker. Our farm is outside in a shady place, we all love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 No worms yet! But we want them! They're high on our list of priorities, especially because we raise rabbits. (But our rabbits are colony style instead of hutches, so the manure is less of an issue.) If you can have & raise worms and teach your kids all about it why (GASP) would you ever want to consider no worms??? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 outdoor composting without worms here. works fine. Just read up on how to do the layers to get started. I did have a worm farm but it froze a couple winters back. DH is vehmently against them being in the basement. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I have an outdoor compost heap and am satisfied with it. I dont want to baby worms through our heat or our winters....someday, maybe. There is a vermicomposting forum over at http://www.gardenweb.com if you are interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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