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Omaha, Ne.

Can city compost work. Will they feed on that?

1/4/2012 8:53:32 AM

Hinckley MN

when I lived where I could get municipal compost, it always contained alot of weed seeds and plastic scraps. worms will eat the municipal compost and avoid the plastic. there could be any number of pesticide residues in the compost, but if it actually composted, it should be safe for the worms. If you get compost with recognizable grass clippings in it, don't use it! recognizable orange peels, banana peels, wood chips, and sticks are OK, everything else should look like dirt.

1/4/2012 12:02:19 PM

Omaha, Ne.

Also will they survive in temps up to 100. I was thinking I could put the worm ben in a hole in the ground. In shade to keep them cool enough for the summers here.

1/4/2012 5:31:08 PM

South Hero, VT

Here's a pdf for the Can-O-Worms instructions: http://www.reln.com.au/pdfs/Can-O-Worms_Booklet.pdf

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/1983-07-01/Let-Worms-Eat-Your-Garbage.aspx

http://www.organicgardening.com/learn-and-grow/understanding-earthworms

That should do for a start.

1/4/2012 7:51:39 PM

Hinckley MN

soil temps in the shade shouldn't be 100, at least not in Nebraska. If you keep them moist but not soggy it will help.

1/4/2012 10:49:36 PM