Can't you just bury the kitchen scraps? And grow around it thus avoiding the need for the plastic in that Subpod, shipping, money?
Compost worms are different from the worms that live in the soil. In nature, compost worms would only live in the top layer of decomposing leaf matter, etc (decaying organic matter). Soil worms would live below in the soil. They are not as efficient as compost worms in breaking down food waste.
You can bury your kitchen scraps in the soil, but they won’t be processed as efficiently as if they were put in a Subpod with compost worms. Compost worms thrive on food scraps and eat half their own weight every day and produce worm castings that are one of the best organic fertilisers in the world.
The gut of the compost worm is an environment in which beneficial soil bacteria rapidly reproduce and mix with food that is broken down by the worms. During this process, the older and failing bacteria are culled and digested by the worm as it’s food source.
This mixture of bacteria and food travels through the gut of the worm and once it is secreted the bacteria continue to break down and consume the food waste.
Epigeic worms are the composting worms.
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We have sourced the most cost-effective shipping prices for delivery. The total package weight of the Subpod in the shipping box will be approximately 10.5 kg which includes the worm blanket. The estimated size of the shipping box for the Subpod ...Does Subpod need any maintenance?
When you add your food scraps to Subpod you will need to mix them through using an aerator. This takes a few minutes per week. Using the aerator helps to mix the food through the Subpod so that the worms and microbes can break them down more ...Does Subpod need any maintenance?
When you add your food scraps to Subpod you will need to mix them through using an aerator. This takes a few minutes per week. Using the aerator helps to mix the food through the Subpod so that the worms and microbes can break them down more ...Do you need to add water to the Subpod at all, or just water the garden bed as usual?
You do not need to add extra water to the Subpod, as there should be plenty of liquid coming from your food scraps. It's important to make sure the worm blanket is kept moist though. To test if the worm blanket has enough moisture…. Squeeze the ...I was told that compost worms can’t live in soil. How do the worms aerate and get nutrients to the soil around the subpod if they can’t survive there?
In nature composting worms live in the top layer of a forest floor, which is high in organic matter. In other words, they need high amounts of organic matter (your food scraps) to thrive. Subpod creates this environment, and in the beginning, your ...