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Newbie and ? about grass clippings - 2006/07/07 00:17
I've been reading the posts here for about a month and haven't really read anything about using grass clippings. The reason I'm asking is that I started vermicomposting in April and had such a problem with fruit flies that I had to dump (harvest) the old bin and start a new one. The original bin was a 24"Lx16"Wx 16.5H rubbermaid, 1/2" holes drilled top, bottom and on the upper sides covered with screens. The new bin is 34 3/4"Lx16 1/2"Wx6"H rubbermaid, 1/2" holes drilled the same way, none on sides and no screen. Original bedding was shredded newspaper and bedding the worms came in. New bedding was 2" of compost from the yard, 3" of shredded cardboard (1"x1" approx) and 1" of sundried grass clippings on top. I'm still feeding 1 1/2#'S of kitchen scraps on Wednesday and Sunday. But I have no flies at all. The worms are loving the compost and grass clippings since they have become moist. My questions are was it the grass clippings or the increased container size? I'm not covering the scraps with as much material because of the container depth. Just wondering. Thanks.
Deane
Sumner,WA
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