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In a worm box composting system, you do not change the bedding. You let the worms eat it. Bedding is typically a high carbon substrate such as damp newspaper or coconut husk.
You put food in the box and cover it with the damp bedding. If it stinks, or gets to wet or is overcome by gnats you may want to sift out the worms and start over.
Perhaps every 6 months you should divide out your worms, sift out the worm castings/poop (dark black fertilizer) and restart the system. DO NOT ADD BANANA PEELS to your worm bin. They always have flies in them which will contaminate your box and make it nasty. You may also want to avoid orange and apple peels.
In the garden turn you compost into the garden at least once a year. Hint- grow tomatoes right next to your compost bin! RA, "the compost Guru"
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoCompost is only harvested after the plant materials have decomposed to a dark, crumbly condition. This indicates that the compost is finished
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∙ 12y agoWhenever you like bro! I would recommend every 3 days
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∙ 9y agoYou often change them when your worm bin is getting full.
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∙ 15y agoonce a week
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Why is fruit used in most compost piles?
Compost is used in most compost piles because it is edible by beneficial macro- and micro-organisms and because it rots easily.
Do compost piles stink?
Yes.
How are landfills and compost piles the same?
Both landfills and compost piles are both ways to collect trash. Landfills is very unhealthy, but composting is healthy.
Do compost piles decompose?
Yes, that's exactly what it does.
What is the key for the best compost?
The best compost is made from green items like the grass clipping, leaves, and green veggies. Try to put clippings and leaves on compost piles often these produce best compost but all organic materials are good too. -Super Llama
How do roundworms benefit the environment?
clean soil by compost piles!
What are Slime molds primarily found in?
rotting wood or compost piles
What do you use as a worm farm?
ussually, compost piles. if you want to contain the worms you cound put your compost inside of a bin.
Is biodegradable melamine safe for compost piles?
Yes, biodegradable melamine is safe for compost piles. The most famous use of the organic base in question is in tableware. Production methods make something that is toxic safely biodegradable and compostable.
Can newspapers be used in organic compost piles?
no the rapid dry ink 2435 is not organic
Do hoverflies nest in compost?
Yes, hoverflies nest in compost. The insects in question (Syrphidae family) may be attracted to compost heaps, piles, and piles and to uncovered compost bins and containers. They particularly will be attracted to carbon- and nitrogen-rich materials -- especially kitchen scraps and plant parts -- which are in the process of breaking down into dark-colored, fresh-smelling, nutrient rich humus.
How do compost piles affect the environment in the short term?
Cleaner air and other natural resources, greater pest control, healthier plants and soils, lower city and county garbage collection bills, and more sanitary buildings and lawns are ways that compost piles affect the environment in the short term. Carbon- and nitrogen-rich recyclables, kitchen scraps, and yard debris go into compost piles instead of in garbage cans and landfills. Compost piles produce natural, organic soil amendments, fertilizers, mulches, and rejuvenators that replace environmentally-unfriendly chemical inputs.
