@puffnstuff1960 haha yeah when the robins leave we know springs coming and for you it’s the arrival of them that’s funny Tundra
@puffnstuff1960, In NY state some Robins stopped migrating south. If you drive into larger housing developments the Robins are there year round. I also seen a large group of them a few days back on my walk and we live in the country. Odd, maybe Monsanto chemicals messed them up?
I think the Southern part of Michigan some stay year-round, not here, at least I've never seen one in the winter.
I’ve got some more of the rolley polley bugs roaming the bins indoors. I’ve seen them before but never had problems with them In the past.
I get pill bugs too. This year my leaf mold was loaded with millipedes therefore so are all my worm bins.
I started a worm bin a few months ago and it has some liquid in the bottom bucket, can I use it for my plants? What are the benefits? Should I pump air through it?
Worm leachate can be used after thinning and bubbling if it has not gone anaerobic. I toss mine on the lawn in the summer when my bins are out doors. Your better off making a worm tea using your castings.Some folks have had bad experiences using worm leachate here. You really do not want your indoor worm bins running wet enough that you have runoff. Doing so can deplete oxygen in your bedding and can lead to the death of your worms.
I've been putting a lot of organic stuff in the bin,so I don't have any casting from them yet, I'm using 5 gallon buckets ,the first food bucket is pretty full, going to start the next one soon
Does anyone use compost tumblers,I have one that I bought a couple years ago for the veggie garden and it hasn't produced anything useable yet, but I never added any worms, just thought about that LMAO
Reading the first few pages of this thread is a good start. I'd also suggest checking out Jerrys thread "Backyard Composting" I'll link below. Backyard Composting You may also want to try hot composting: https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/2010/05/08/hot-compost-composting-in-18-days/ You do not want to add worms to your compost pile. The worms will populate the pile when it cools down.
I'm in upstate NY. I understand you cannot build a compost pile outside right now. I tend to do a lot of research in the winter. Once spring hits I'm to busy outdoors in my gardens. Those compost tumblers are tricky to get good compost from. You need the correct Nitrogen/carbon ratio. Along with the correct moisture level and they need to be turned daily. You don't want it in direct sun either. In my opinion compost piles work the best.