httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFIFFw81YeE Oh, Utah winter... can't imagine! People in Philadelphia complain over an inch. Admittedly I'm getting tired of snow already. A pit in the ground works through the winter...pretty cool! Black plastic on top, plenty of cardboard underneath can work wonders for keeping the worms going through the cold months.
[Originally found here: http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/winter-worm-composting.aspx] Even in the heat of summer, it's not to early to consider ways to keep our garden friends, our composting worms, fully employed over the winter months. For now, use that vermicompost for some worm "compost teas" to help your gardens with the stress of this summer’s heat. When cold weather comes, gather your materials and try overwintering your worms outside. Cold weather (remember that?) will definitely slow the activity of a worm colony. Although my experience is that worms can be incredibly hardy, there’s no reason to miss a beat over the winter. The two key factors are shelter and heat. Last winter I chose had to replace my compost bins cause they were rotten. They were oak pallets and they had lasted about seven years. I took the old pallets…
You may remember back in March/early April I decided to take my condom experiment from the compost tumbler to the worm bin. Why? ...why not? Worms are so quick to gobble through whatever waste is thrown at them...maybe they'll eat latex? Let's take a look: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANC1HBsDw7I The worms don't seem too interested, do they? And no, the experiment isn't over yet. I'm leaving the condoms in there. It took my compost tumbler a good 9+ months to really get the condoms broken down in the slightest...I wouldn't be surprised if there's still plenty of pieces in there. A small-scale backyard composting project isn't going to produce crazy hot composting temperatures for a sustained period of time (which is definitely why my Sun Chips bag is still intact a good 10…