Cold weather slows worm composting
A
cold week slowed down decomposition action in our worm bin. I'd gotten used to
seeing worms in last week's bedding when I went to put in the next
week's scraps, but this Friday the worms seemed to be hanging out only
in the older food. I'll cut back a bit on the amount of food I
add to the bin while waiting for warm weather to return.
I wonder if our worms
were huddled up into these clusters to stay warm, or if every worm just
happened to want to eat the same tasty morsel?
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Not for warmth, not for food; 'twas for sex those worms assembled
(you have to look really closely at the photo) lol
Sheila -- that was my guess too, but...
J --- ...this makes much more sense. No wonder my worms are too busy to eat.
I hope it's a good sign that they're having sex and not a sign of environmental stress.
I ran into some great data on the internet. Looks like this probably is a good sign.
Worms reproduce if conditions are good and there is plenty of food and bedding
Worms reproduce when they bump into each other, so when I pushed all of the old bedding together, I'll bet I initiated the mating frenzy.