Comments on: FAQ http://compostingwithworms.net/faq/ Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:42:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: admin http://compostingwithworms.net/faq/comment-page-1/#comment-29 admin Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:32:54 +0000 http://compostingwithworms.net/?p=46#comment-29 Greg, The interior of the worm bin needs to be kept no warmer than the upper 70's. (F) The mid 70's is the upper end of the optimum range. See the <a href="http://compostingwithworms.net/winter-bin-warming/" rel="nofollow">temperature graph here</a>. I don't have experience with worm bins where the temp exceeds 100 degrees F day after day, but my guess is that if you insulated the bin with <a href="http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=15357-10477-2X48X96%20R-TECH&lpage=none" rel="nofollow">foam board</a> or something similar, & kept it moist, it'd be OK. I'd definitely stick a compost thermometer into the center & monitor the temp. The longest I'd leave a bin unfed is one month. Feed two zones just before leaving. Greg, The interior of the worm bin needs to be kept no warmer than the upper 70’s. (F) The mid 70’s is the upper end of the optimum range. See the temperature graph here. I don’t have experience with worm bins where the temp exceeds 100 degrees F day after day, but my guess is that if you insulated the bin with foam board or something similar, & kept it moist, it’d be OK. I’d definitely stick a compost thermometer into the center & monitor the temp.
The longest I’d leave a bin unfed is one month. Feed two zones just before leaving.

]]> By: GregV http://compostingwithworms.net/faq/comment-page-1/#comment-25 GregV Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:12:50 +0000 http://compostingwithworms.net/?p=46#comment-25 Dave: Looks like a very informative site.. How do the worms react to the heat? and could you leave them for up to two months with enough food/ scraps to do their worm thing? Great site.. will be in touch, buddy! Greg Dave:

Looks like a very informative site.. How do the worms react to the heat? and could you leave them for up to two months with enough food/ scraps to do their worm thing?

Great site.. will be in touch, buddy!

Greg

]]> By: admin http://compostingwithworms.net/faq/comment-page-1/#comment-23 admin Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:43:15 +0000 http://compostingwithworms.net/?p=46#comment-23 Megan, Good question. You <em>can</em>, but not until it's a month or two old. When a compost pile is first built, it gets way too hot for worms. After it's cooled down, & the moisture level is right, worms can live there. Don't add kitchen scraps unless it's built to keep out rodents, though; it would attract all kinds of critters. Megan, Good question. You can, but not until it’s a month or two old. When a compost pile is first built, it gets way too hot for worms. After it’s cooled down, & the moisture level is right, worms can live there. Don’t add kitchen scraps unless it’s built to keep out rodents, though; it would attract all kinds of critters.

]]> By: Megan http://compostingwithworms.net/faq/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Megan Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:58:01 +0000 http://compostingwithworms.net/?p=46#comment-21 fascinating Dave, and well done! Probably shouldn't have looked at it while I ate my lunch however. Can I just add worms to my existing compost bin? fascinating Dave, and well done! Probably shouldn’t have looked at it while I ate my lunch however.
Can I just add worms to my existing compost bin?

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