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Gardening

mopinko

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4. bout to put mine back outside, tho.

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 25, 2011, 12:12 PM

Dec 2011

i have had them under the sink, and had infestations of ants and right now, fruit flies.
getting a little frustrated with the whole enterprise. i had them outside all summer, then brought them back in just in time to fight fruit flies all over my xmas cookies. yumm.

the ones i have put in my outdoor compost wintered over fine.

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Everything I've read about worm composting says that the worms don't like it under 40 degrees [View all] XemaSab Dec 2011 OP

The compost should be generating heat. Downwinder Dec 2011 #1

The worms that are in the ground, (night crawler types) usually go deeper as temps drop... dmosh42 Dec 2011 #2

They can dig down 2' or more to avoid the cold. Worm composting works best in the house, like under HopeHoops Dec 2011 #3

bout to put mine back outside, tho. mopinko Dec 2011 #4

DO NOT put the worms outside!!!! Solutions below... HopeHoops Dec 2011 #5

i have a sheltered spot. and ants- diatomescious (sp?) earth mopinko Dec 2011 #6

Not so much with ants. That's more for slugs. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #7

i wiped out my aphid problems on my fruit trees with the stuff. mopinko Dec 2011 #8

Plant pennyroyal around the base of the tree. Ants hate the shit. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #9

I keep mine in the laundry room. wildeyed Dec 2011 #10