michael adams wrote:
"tina" wrote in message
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"tina" wrote in message

Start your compost heap somewhere on the soil and the worms
appear
:-))

Sorry I should have said that we already have a compost heap (well
3
actually,

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"tina" wrote in message
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Hi,
I'm interested in composting and have been told that wormeries
are a
good way to start.

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but we wanted to try a wormery as they can eat the kinds of
things that dont go on the heap e.g. meat etc.

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And where exactly did you read that?


michael adams
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This was perhaps the most important reply. Please don't let yourself
be carried away by commercial claims for wormeries. The various kinds
of earthworms live on dead plant material, as available in any cold
compost heap, or even any garden which doesn't have a compost heap at
all. They certainly don't eat meat, cereals, or even bits of
potato -- in fact they wriggle away from these things as fast as
their little wiggle-muscles will carry them, and if they didn't,
they'd die.

There is no point in a wormery: anything worms will eat can go on the
compost heap, and anything they won't eat will just discreetly
disappear in most heaps. Yes, I know rats can sometimes be a problem
with the meaty bits: but how much meat do you throw away, for
heaven's sake? I'd be more worried about blow-flies and their
maggots; and even they won't do you any harm. I'm even rather
sceptical about the value of the liquid feed you're supposed to get
out the bottom: I'm amazed that Dave gets gallons of it...I mean,
_gallons_?

Composting is about fungi and bacteria, not worms..

--
Mike.