Worms and Coffee Grounds
 

A book I read a few years ago on worm composting strongly recommended
coffee grounds for them, and when I get worms they got more coffee than any
other single thing and seemed to like it.

I gave up worm composting in semi-disgust eventually. The bin attracted and
supported fungus gnats and the worms wouldn't eat up tough stuff, like
tomato skins, so the vermicompost I got was pretty crude. I think you need
2 bins--one in which to multiply the worms with lots of food, and one in
which you starve the worms to death so that they eat up the tough stuff.
After collecting your vermicompost transfer some worms and switch bin
functions.

Andrew

wrote in message
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OK. So I understand that I can put coffee grounds in my worm bin.

My question is whether there is an upper limit to this. We drink a lot
of coffee and I would hate for the little critters to get hyper and
stampede.

So, can I just toss in the grounds from my coffee pot each day?

Roy - Carpe Noctem

Worms and Coffee Grounds
 

A book I read a few years ago on worm composting strongly recommended
coffee grounds for them, and when I get worms they got more coffee than any
other single thing and seemed to like it.

I gave up worm composting in semi-disgust eventually. The bin attracted and
supported fungus gnats and the worms wouldn't eat up tough stuff, like
tomato skins, so the vermicompost I got was pretty crude. I think you need
2 bins--one in which to multiply the worms with lots of food, and one in
which you starve the worms to death so that they eat up the tough stuff.
After collecting your vermicompost transfer some worms and switch bin
functions.

Andrew

wrote in message
...
OK. So I understand that I can put coffee grounds in my worm bin.

My question is whether there is an upper limit to this. We drink a lot
of coffee and I would hate for the little critters to get hyper and
stampede.

So, can I just toss in the grounds from my coffee pot each day?

Roy - Carpe Noctem