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[beach chick]

are lots of slow worms! we have 4 old wood pallets, filled up with garden debris, chicken poo etc, with black plastic round the sides and over the top. not pretty, but doing a job.

 

however, every time I take the plastic off to think about turning it, I find lots of slow worms sunbathing - so I replace the plastic before the chooks find them.

 

how can I get the compost out to turn it or even use it? I dont want to hurt the slow worms, just find a way to reorganise the heaps so that they can become usable.

 

someone once suggested I do it by hand, but I dont think this is really feasible, I need to get it all out, give it a good churn and remix really.

 

any ideas?

[The Dogmother]

Aren't you lucky?

 

Perhaps you could transfer them out into a bucket with some of the compost while you turn the heap.

[redhotchick]

Sorry to ask stupid question.

What is a slow worm?

Are they the worms that you buy especially for composting?

[The Dogmother]

Sorry to ask stupid question.

What is a slow worm?

Are they the worms that you buy especially for composting?

 

They are small snake-looking worms. try google for some information.

[Olly]

A slow worm is actually a lizard, but it hasn't any legs.

 

Take a look here.

[The Dogmother]

Thanks for correcting me Olly - so much for school biology then

[beach chick]

sorry, just got back to this. to get them into a bucket, I guess I'd have to dig around by hand? (squirms unenthusiastically....)

am planning (if threatened rain holds off) to tackle compost area tomorrow, including massive grass heap so can move girls to new permanent electrically-fenced home next w/e.

I think I'll just start by clearing the grass heap into the latest compost pile, and worry about what to do with compost later... we have so many weeds everywhere at the mo that I cant really see the point of trying to mulch!!