I would like to start composting, but I am confused about the difference between regular composting in a?
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compost container, and worm composting. Which is better? What are the pros of a worm composter vs a regular composter.
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Answer by jerald s
neither is better, but worm composting is like having pet worms. composting is easy just throw your stuff into a bin and it does the rest except for stirring it now and then.
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A regular compost pile is usually full of worms. The worms eat the mostly composted materials and finish the job. A worm cannot eat fresh vegetation. It must be partially composted.
That means that the vegetation you throw in a bucket for the worms will have to stay in the bucket until it is mostly decomposed. A major draw back to worm composting.
The difference between a Compost pile and a container is the heat source. A Compost pile must have a pile of vegetation 3 ft. wide, 3 ft. long and 3 ft. high to build enough heat to start the mold and bacteria decomposition. A Compost container is usually black and absorbs enough heat from the sun to make the molds and bacteria start to work.
Basically to compost anything well you need to build your compost heap properly. Personally I dont think that these up-turned water butt composters are particularily good, but they are easy to hide and keep all the compost contained. I prefer to use a stack of tyres with spacers in between them to allow air circulation or wooden frame configured ones. Regardless of what you put your compostable stuff in it is important to layer it properly with alternate layers of brown and green type materials so that both the heaters (bacteria) and the eaters (worms,snails and slugs) can digest the waste to turn it into compost. It is also important to turn the compost over as soon as it starts to clod to allow air to circulate and when you do decide to use the compost to remove the snails and slugs for obvious reasons.If the compost is at the level where you are able to riddle it all the better but I find a course compost is ideal for using as a clay breaker.
To regular compost without all the hard sweaty work, get a compostumbler. To begin worm composting, go to the library and read the book “Worms eat my garbage”.