tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736928270390224037.post6150573374833682849..comments2024-03-29T09:45:58.686+00:00Comments on Rachel the Gardener: White worms in the compostRachel the Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025126472323801610noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736928270390224037.post-63910809005010789942018-09-17T15:29:38.149+01:002018-09-17T15:29:38.149+01:00Thank you Rachel!! :) My plants don't actually...Thank you Rachel!! :) My plants don't actually thrive in an acidic environment - I haven't placed any compost on them yet! This was really helpful!<br /><br />I add to my compost fruit peels and vegetable waste, with the only browns being cardboard and dried leaves. If I continue to add more of these browns is it possible for the pH to increase back to neutral levels?<br /><br />I'm a bit hesitant to try the bread and milk idea though - I was told never to add any! <br /><br />Thank you so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736928270390224037.post-79002975205135292412018-09-16T10:13:38.382+01:002018-09-16T10:13:38.382+01:00Sounds like a plan, Mel! I have no idea if the bre...Sounds like a plan, Mel! I have no idea if the bread-and-milk idea works for brandlings, but it's worth a try.<br /><br />And even though brandlings do miraculously appear in new compost pens, yes, I have in the past taken a double handful of compost and worms from an old heap in order to get a new one off to a flying start.<br /><br />You don't need to do anything fancy, though: just move aside the top layer of your heap, until you can see an area with lots of brandlings in it, then scoop out a dollop of it in a bucket, or a bag with no holes. They breed like magic!Rachel the Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025126472323801610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736928270390224037.post-84453037191563859162018-09-16T09:14:02.506+01:002018-09-16T09:14:02.506+01:00Only red worms here, but I will be watching out fo...Only red worms here, but I will be watching out for those white ones - and using the compost on my blueberry bushes if they appear! Funnily enough I am wrestling with a plan to transfer "excess" brandling worms from home to the school compost bins. I figure it would give the bins a kick start. I might give that bread and milk technique a go. So far I have noticed that the one thing they are most attracted to is strips of coia (from a discarded doormat). Once populated these can be lifted out and put in a bucket for transport. Of course I keep burying the strips with each addition of kitchen/garden waste so a tub of bread and milk which can be lifted out might be a better idea. Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.com