Subpod Mini Compost System. Outdoor Compost Bin & Worm Farm

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People in the UK seem to have been confused by the idea of composting worms being used in a composting system. And whereas the term clearly makes sense in Australia, and perhaps the USA, it would make more sense to explain the concept in language that local people (in the UK) understand. It makes no sense to confuse customers. Patience is Key: Composting is a natural process and can take a few weeks to get to full efficency. Be patient, and you'll be rewarded with rich, nutrient-dense compost for your garden. Of course we shouldn’t look on people asking questions as a problem. They are actually a goldmine of opportunities to solve the problems people are experiencing and I’m sure Subpod will look at them and keep developing the product. I can easily compost 10-15kg of foodwaste in a Subpod weekly. From my understanding, there isn’t another worm farm that can do that weekly capacity.

Balance Your Inputs: For optimal composting, maintain a balance between 'greens' (fruit and vegetable scraps) and 'browns' (dry leaves, paper). One of the biggest reasons people don’t compost is they believe they don’t have enough space for it. But while it’s true the natural process of composting requires space and soil for the worms and microbes to do their thing with your food waste, it’s not a restriction anymore, thanks to Subpod! There seems to be a lot of confusion over what a SubPod is and does. SubPod is not a traditional composting system and arguably shouldn’t be compared with any of them. SubPod is a worm composting system used to deal with food waste and related organic material. It uses compost worms rather than heat-based decomposition to produce worm compost rather than traditional compost. SubPod is a vermicompost or vermiculture system. It’s not the same process and yet the manufacturers, in their UK promotional materials, seem to be trying g to compare the two as if they are the same. Worm composting is a separate thing. In British English we don’t use the word compost to describe worm compost or vermicompost systems. We tend to be more succinct and call it worm compost. Sparing the indigenous ants will help keep the ecosystem balanced. The easiest way to focus your borax baits for just fire ant consumption is to get a container of bait as close to the fire ant mound as safely possible. Then let the worker ants take care of the rest. Let me start responding to your points by firstly reiterating where we share common goals. It’s to get people gardening and composting. Personally I started gardening as a preschool child and went on to own a commercial salads nursery and teach horticulture at various colleges. So I’ve a lot of composting experience.There are a tonne of reasons why composting is a good idea at your school! These three really resonate with us: Schools around the world have really taken to the Subpod system for composting. Subpod can form the cornerstone of a school gardening project, helping kids learn skills and traits they’ll carry with them for the rest of their lives. If you find fire ants on your property in the area around the Subpod, rather than pesticides, try borax mixed with sugar: https://ants.com/using-borax-powder-to-kill-ants/

My other hesitation over simplicity is the result of so many people who go online asking for advice when they have problems. They seem to find the Subpod far from easy. They may well be a minority but certainly a goo d number of people find the Subpod far from easy.Again, my ability to speak to it’s efficacy vs. other processes is limited, but the bottom line is that as someone with zero exposure, mild interest, and very limited time, Subpod was my entry point into this world. My friends and family are endlessly amused by my “worm farm,” and it may be inspiring them to give it a try as well. When it comes to sustainable living, it’s never too early to begin educating kids about its importance! An engaging start point is to introduce them to composting. It’s a fun activity that gets them outside and teaches them about gardening and the food cycle, all while doing something good for the planet! Chop your food scraps up to smaller pieces during food prep. This will ensure that they break down faster in the Subpod, making it easier to bury as you mix them in, and your worm population will grow faster. You comment about the above ground systems being more susceptible to heating. Correct, they are, simply because that’s the natural way in which composting works. Heat is created by the chemical and biological process of decomposition.

Essentially Subpod is a plastic container, divided into two sections. The sides and bottom are perforated sufficiently to allow worms and smaller living creatures in and put but too small to let mice and rats in. Much of the advice encountered about home composting is confusing & misleading. Composting is a straightforward process that every gardener can master easily! It’s all commonsense. You basically have 2 choices – you can either do food-scrap composting or non-food-scrap composting. About the only difference being that food-scrap composting is best kept away from the animals we share our gardens with. Pest free is another issue I have with this product. I’ve seen a lot of feed bins on farms and in stables that claim to be pest-free. They are often made of plastic or metal and resist the rodents until they chew a hole in them. Even galvanised sheet metal succumbs to rats after a while. They just chew through it. So I’m not sure how the plastic SubPod is going to resist a rat or two!The Subpod® in-garden compost system that works with nature, using worms and microbes to compost organic waste without the odours, vermin, mess and hard work of traditional composting. Now no matter where you live, home composting can be a part of your everyday life. Our easily-assembled worm farms can be used with Subpod grow bags or garden beds in spaces as small as an inner-city flat balcony! The speed of decomposition depends on many factors, from moisture content, oxygen levels and temperature. Without oxygen we get anaerobic decomposition and that can smell. The higher the temperature the faster the breakdown and compost formation. OK, so the Subpod prevents smells. Smells in compost come from anaerobic conditions. No compost should go anaerobic or it will smell. The thing is no compost system that’s properly managed need go anaerobic. And in the video on starting the SubPod the commentator warns about putting too much compost in the Subpod at the start or it will turn the compost anaerobic and drive away the worms away.