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Old 15-07-2008, 03:37 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Wormery Vs Compost bin?

Jeff Layman writes
Angela wrote:
(snip) I live on my own so don't
produce tons of waste but I understand that unlike a compost bin you
can give worms cooked foods.


Why can't you put cooked veg in a compost bin? Mine is full of worms anyway
(how do they get onto the centre of the lid?!).

The logic appears to be that rats will get in if you put cooked food in.
I am not convinced by that logic.

There is another point, that cooked food may include fatty stuff which
doesn't rot down very easily, and if there's too much of it, it may make
the heap go slimy and smelly
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Kay