Within in two days of each other I have had questions about worm bin composting in the heat and in the cold. I thought I would try to address each of these issues at the same time.
Please note: specific temperatures are guidelines only and are established through my own experience. Each situation is unique and [...]
How do you know when to turn the bin?
Inevitably someone asks, “How often do you turn your bins?”
And my answer is, “It depends…”
It depends on the bin. The newer the bin the more often, until I get a feel for the bin.
It’s something you figure out depending on what kind of food waste you [...]
You got a stink, you got a problem!
In the world of composting, there is more than one flavor of stink. When you get the chance to smell them you will never forget and will be able to indentify them immediately, without a doubt.
First, there is the inevitable stink of rotting food.
Second, you have the [...]