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Snowing here, and it's only 2200 feet!  Seriously weird SoCal weather.

At least it's stopped raining, still kinda windy and of course, freezing.

I like the idea of putting worms in my compost area!  But you can't turn the pile, right?  Unless it's very carefully?  Community composting, how wonderful.  My poop grew a lot of organic veggies this last summer, from cucumbers to cherry tomatoes and everything in between.

Lynne

On Dec 17, 2008, at 7:03 PM, Nancy Reed wrote:

On that note, has anyone tried using red wriggler worms to eat their compost pile?

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This is an excellent subject! Using worms to compost is usually done in a small enclosed area, such as a 2’ x 2’ plastic covered box.  You can add just about anything that does not contain meat and grease.  For worms to be happy you need a warm, moist, protected environment.  A pasture will most likely NOT be a viable place for a large worm population as it would be too wet and soft for your horses.

On my street I have a wonderful neighbor that collects all of the manure from the street and composts it for use in our gardens.  The finished compost is wonderful stuff and free!  I use it on flowerbeds and veggies as both a mulch and food.  Others have orchards and extensive gardens that flourish from this black gold. My neighbors and I have saved thousands in fertilizer costs over the past few years we have started community composting.

Nancy Reed

Lazy J Ranch

Elfin Forest, CA (where we have had 3+ inches of rain in the last 18 hours and more is on the way!!!)