I'm sorry but what do you mean by 'tote' I don't know that word I'm thinking of a tote bag?
Well I just have something like this http://growingallthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CompostBin.jpg will the worms escape down the bottom? I just plan on chucking the worms on top, it's very full, and they can work their way down. It's dark and warm.
to be perfect, I don't think you actually need a compost bin. what my parents do in their garden is simply throw organic plant source ( none cooked) waste straight onto their vegetable garden bed, and they simply break down on their own, no problem!
and if you really want, you can simply mix in the organic waste into the prepared garden bed before you plant, if you are not comfortable with leaving them exposed.
but with plant source ( non cooked) waste, you don't actually need a compost bin or worms.......
THE AFRICANS ARE HERE! I bought about 500 African night crawlers these worms are the stuff for composting. The red wigglers are great but these things are off the hook. Red wigglers eat half their body weight every day and if you keep them happy they stay aggressive both composting and reproducing. The African night crawlers eat one and a half times their body weight. Sounds like a lot huh? A red worm gets 3-4 inches one pound is about a thousand worms 3 months to maturity. African night crawlers get 7-10 inches about three hundred worms are a pound mature in 5 weeks. The pros with the red wigglers is they deal with cold 40 degrees f and warm temps 85 f well. The Africans start dying at 60f degrees and function at their best at 75-85 f so for the winter they are real needy and close care will have to be taken. Did I tell you? THE AFRICANS ARE HERE!oh gosh it seems I'm waiting forever for my worms and it doesn't look as easy as thought it would be. I'm not going to farm them just want to have some in my garden. Although the chickens will eat them.
I'm glad I have a fellow gardener to ask advice online. Its good to get tips. Thanks for all your help and sharing your passion.
Have your worms arrived?Im kinda reminded of the passage in the bible about the worms that dont die or the fire not being quenched...
Yes sir pics pleaseTHE AFRICANS ARE HERE! I bought about 500 African night crawlers these worms are the stuff for composting. The red wigglers are great but these things are off the hook. Red wigglers eat half their body weight every day and if you keep them happy they stay aggressive both composting and reproducing. The African night crawlers eat one and a half times their body weight. Sounds like a lot huh? A red worm gets 3-4 inches one pound is about a thousand worms 3 months to maturity. African night crawlers get 7-10 inches about three hundred worms are a pound mature in 5 weeks. The pros with the red wigglers is they deal with cold 40 degrees f and warm temps 85 f well. The Africans start dying at 60f degrees and function at their best at 75-85 f so for the winter they are real needy and close care will have to be taken. Did I tell you? THE AFRICANS ARE HERE!
I need to take pictures.