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I tried it and it has been very disappointing: - the worms are very fragile, so they must no be too cold, too hot, having not enough food or too much of it or
by BiteCode_dev 7y ago
I tried it and it has been very disappointing:
- the worms are very fragile, so they must no be too cold, too hot, having not enough food or too much of it or they die
- it supposed to be able to be inside, with no fly. But having no fly requires a very balanced PH, so if you mess up, you're gonna have a bad time
- it's slow. In the summer, I eat so much fresh vegetables and fruits the worms can't keep up.
Eventually I gave up.
The 2 setup that worked for me were:
- I'm in a flat, but the gov have a composting spot for the whole street. Common in Germany, very handy.
- I'm in a house with a garden, then I just have a big pile to compost things outside, no worms required. It's simple, no-maintenance, and handle up to 10 people green trash in the summer in the source of France.
- jamil7 7y agoWe're also in germany and we're looking into this, how big is your household? was it too cold in your apartment during winter for them?
- BiteCode_dev 7y agoI tried the worms in tthe south of france, not germany. Outside was too cold in the winter but inside was ok.
- ptah 7y agohave you tried putting the worm bins directly into the soil with the bottom cut out? It is a permaculture technique and i believe the soil keeps temperature relatively stable. I am in scotland and it never gets below -4 degrees celsius or above 25. something like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pEq2QkBG4U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pEq2QkBG4U
- BiteCode_dev 7y agoIn this case, no need for worms.
- ip26 7y agoThe "wild" worms are the wrong type for this job.
- BiteCode_dev 7y agoNo need for any worms. Just stack stuff on the soil. There is nothing else to do, it works by itself.