Comments on: Euros vs Reds-2-09-12

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:50:47 +0000

Based on my experience, I predict that the reds are going to win big time over the long haul. I have been disappointed with using Euros for composting.

By: bob costello

bob costello — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:24:05 +0000

bentley since I have a compliment of two small bins during the winter so I can “seed” my outdoor bins when it gets warm, I don’t know if you’ve talked about it or not, but is it possible to keep euros in the same bins as the reds? Also, I feel you arwe a great informer. Even though I’ve been composting with worms for twelve yrs, I’m still learning a lot from your writings. Keep up the very good work you are doing!

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:08:18 +0000

We’re doing an experiment for my 7 yr old’s science fair project. We started with 25 RW cocoons in one container and 25 in another. One container has ground egg shells mixed in the bedding and the other does not. Hypothesis is that the one with egg shells will do better, either because it adds grit for gullet, or because calcium will aid in making more cocoons. At the end will count/weigh worms to see which does better.

By: Barbara Powell Harris

Barbara Powell Harris — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:45:23 +0000

Bently,
We have our own experiment going on at Orange Blossom Community Garden, but it is not very scientific. We started with 10 lbs of Europeans and 10 pounds of reds. The reds are in a 200 gallon nursery container. The Euros are in 2 (100 gallon) containers. Reds appear to be winning at this time.