Worm Compost Bin Outside?
I would like to make a worm compost bin, but my parents won’t let me keep it in the house. I know that its okay to keep it outside during the summer, but what about the winter? Would the worms survive?
Also, would rain be an issue?
The reason my parents won’t let me keep it in the house is because we don’t have any room for it and they think it will smell bad. I’ve been trying to tell them that the regular garbage probably smells worse, but they disagree.
I plan on using Red Wigglers.
Vermiculture is a good way to acquire good quality compost. about your question it really depends on the type of earthworms.
Some earthworms spend their whole life close to the ground’s upper layer of soil and leaves. Because these earthworms don’t have a cozy winter shelter, cold temperatures kill them. So to keep their species alive, they lay several eggs in tiny cocoons. The cocoons keep the eggs from freezing or drying out during the winter. The next spring, a whole new group of worms hatches from the eggs.
Other worms, like the night crawlers people use as fish bait, live in two places. They spend time on the surface, but they also can burrow deep into the soil. Some of their tunnels can be as deep as 6 feet or more.
To survive the winter, night crawlers nest in little chambers at the bottom of a deep tunnel. They coil up and cover the insides of the chambers with a slimy mucus to keep moist. (Worms can’t breathe if their skin dries out.)
Night crawlers don’t hibernate, though. Hibernation is when animals, such as bears and groundhogs, go into a really deep, uninterrupted sleep, no matter what. Night crawlers will occasionally come up to the surface during the winter — but only if there’s an unusually long warm spell to bring them out.
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if u but alot of dirt i think it will
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Worms go deeper under the ground in winter time to stay warm, Forcing them to digest a significantly less amount of compost. Also the topsoil and the (Vegetables fruit in the compost) would freeze in winter, making the compost almost useless.
My advice is to Convince your parents to let you keep it inside, perhaps in an area that no one ever goes.
Note: if you mix compost regularly the smell and attraction of bugs lessens significantly.
Hope i helped.
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Vermiculture is a good way to acquire good quality compost. about your question it really depends on the type of earthworms.
Some earthworms spend their whole life close to the ground’s upper layer of soil and leaves. Because these earthworms don’t have a cozy winter shelter, cold temperatures kill them. So to keep their species alive, they lay several eggs in tiny cocoons. The cocoons keep the eggs from freezing or drying out during the winter. The next spring, a whole new group of worms hatches from the eggs.
Other worms, like the night crawlers people use as fish bait, live in two places. They spend time on the surface, but they also can burrow deep into the soil. Some of their tunnels can be as deep as 6 feet or more.
To survive the winter, night crawlers nest in little chambers at the bottom of a deep tunnel. They coil up and cover the insides of the chambers with a slimy mucus to keep moist. (Worms can’t breathe if their skin dries out.)
Night crawlers don’t hibernate, though. Hibernation is when animals, such as bears and groundhogs, go into a really deep, uninterrupted sleep, no matter what. Night crawlers will occasionally come up to the surface during the winter — but only if there’s an unusually long warm spell to bring them out.
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