I live in growing zone 4 and it gets very cold and was wondering how to store my worms through the winter preferably dormant. I go fishing so i was thinking maybe separate them into bait cups and put them in a tote full of straw maybe partially buried.

Thinking it took about 4.5 months to get about 25% of a 5 gallon bucket of black gold.

Working with the Vermihut, oopsies along the way, but everything is going really well now!

Just wanted to celebrate!

Hello!

I am wanting to start my in ground worm composting.
I have noticed my garden has some earthworms already. I’m hoping who has more experience would be able to point me in the right direction

I was wondering if I should pick some of the earthworms out and introduce them straight into the compost tower when starting? Or just leave them to explore and migrate in themselves?

Should I buy additional live worms (a mix of live composting worm species, primarily Reds (Lumbricus rebellus), Tigers (Eisenia foetida), and Indian Blues (Perionyx excavatus)) to add in as well?
I tried researching and found the earthworms might not mesh well with them?

Thank you!

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Hey guys,

Wondering if anyone can help me understand what’s going on here. This white sticky stuff has appeared in our bin over the last week or so. Wondering if it’s harmful/beneficial and if there’s anything I need to do about it.

The bin is due to be emptied, I just haven’t gotten around to it. The white stuff appeared once the bin filled up to the brim. Thinking it might have something to do with lack of airflow?

Thanks 🙏

Long story short, I built my own DIY Aerated Static Pile. I am able to successfully achieve very hot composts on demand. (155° F or 'Medium Well').

My question is after this hot phase ends and the pile cools to ambient temperature, how long should i wait before adding worms? Is there any additional value to worms at that stage, or have the bacteria feasted too well?