The better the ventilation, the happier the compost worms
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Great article, i have never composted in home, i jut do it outside in the summer and my compost bins already have ventilation so its never been a problem for me, but on my post i made about composting some people were talking about composting indoors so i think this article could be helpful to them.. so for that youve earned a vote and a follow, stop by my blog if you get the time, you may find something you like,,, happy gardening.
I did indeed find something I liked 😊
glad to hear :)
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I get very attached to any lifeforms that i give attention to. Even worms that I dig up from gardening, give me a quandary. Do I re-bury them, so the birds don't feast on them? but then the birds go hungry? Aaahh.
I was wondering from the above, because of the nature of the chemical processes occurring in the soil, during decomposition, is there a concern of the oil content of the styrofoam, leaking into the soil?
Peace.
:-D
For the styrofoam, I wouldn't worry too much about it, the amount being leached will be small and if you do things right, the worm compost should be loaded with beneficial organisms that will take care of breaking down the oil. Earthworms can be used as a bioremediation solution for oil contaminated soil as some studies have shown:
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That is some work well done, guess they call your box "Worm-Paradise".
A place like no other on earth.
This is great. I was getting ready do an article on how I am aerating my bins. I have been test running using 3 inch pvc pipe 18 inches into my CFT so it is just past the center hot core. I have been doing this to allow some of the excess heat to escape at the same time allowing air down into my bin. This is such good information. It took me a few "oops" to figure out that adding heavy wet shredded paper on top of my bins was not cooling like I intended and actually had the opposite effect because I was inhibiting air flow and trapping the heat in. Thanks for another great article.