if you get the mix of waste right, then the worms will come.
There are two types of composting: cold and hot.
Cold is most common becuase you are adding things gradually, so it doesn't have enough mass to get going (or it smells like fart). It takes longer to compost.
Hot composting is where you either get the mix just right, or you have enough mass (0.5m3+) of stuff to get it going. You can expect it to reach temperature of 40-60 degrees celcius. The compost from this is generally better, and doesn't have seeds waiting to cause weeds.
Tips on composting:
o If it rots, it goes in. (this means paper, cardboard, meat, cheese, etc,etc)
o If its smelling like fart, its too wet, put in tree chipping, straw/hay, anything woody that absorbs moisture and reduces overall density
o too much on one thing is bad (grass clippings is notorious)
o autmn leaf fall is brilliant, mix that in
o Mix with a fork once a month
o biodegradable bags only degrade if they are empty. don't fill them full of waste, they stagnate
Regarding grass clipping: I find it helps to let them dry out first (not completely) before mixing into pile. Otherwise they tend to mat up and not mix well.
I never tried worms because I had such good luck with hot composting using the above tips. Although you have to be careful with wood, I end up burning anything thicker than a pencil and then mixing the charcoal back into the pile.
Its far eaiser to just have a "darlek" (https://www.thechilliking.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Tip...) and fill it with both garden waste and food waste.
if you get the mix of waste right, then the worms will come.
There are two types of composting: cold and hot.
Cold is most common becuase you are adding things gradually, so it doesn't have enough mass to get going (or it smells like fart). It takes longer to compost.
Hot composting is where you either get the mix just right, or you have enough mass (0.5m3+) of stuff to get it going. You can expect it to reach temperature of 40-60 degrees celcius. The compost from this is generally better, and doesn't have seeds waiting to cause weeds.
Tips on composting:
o If it rots, it goes in. (this means paper, cardboard, meat, cheese, etc,etc)
o If its smelling like fart, its too wet, put in tree chipping, straw/hay, anything woody that absorbs moisture and reduces overall density
o too much on one thing is bad (grass clippings is notorious)
o autmn leaf fall is brilliant, mix that in
o Mix with a fork once a month
o biodegradable bags only degrade if they are empty. don't fill them full of waste, they stagnate