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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: Kleftiwallah on February 07, 2020, 15:26

Title: Compost heap worms.
Post by: Kleftiwallah on February 07, 2020, 15:26

How do0 I remove my compost heap worms from the compost before riddling it?  Is it just a case of patiently picking them out of the riddle?

Cheers,  Tony. :unsure:

Title: Re: Compost heap worms.
Post by: snowdrops on February 07, 2020, 16:19

 Ideally they will move on to unrotted compost leaving you to harvest the finished product, otherwise just use it & they find their way back, bit like homing pigeons lol except for those that climb up into my brassicas 😜 :mad:

Title: Re: Compost heap worms.
Post by: muckyboots on February 23, 2020, 11:07

Hi ,I agree they will come back I have never picked them out and have always had worms(not me the compost).Also avoid putting citrus waste peelings etc worms don't like them and will abandon the heap.

Title: Re: Compost heap worms.
Post by: jezza on February 24, 2020, 19:40

Hello I usually take a good fork full of compost with worms in and put it in the other heap,William (robin) won't eat them I've held the worms in my hand and he won't take them ordinary ones he loves them  jezza