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Just because they are chewing on your garbage doesn’t mean compost worms don’t like to be warm and safe from the cold, so keep them healthy and snug with these tips.
You Will NeedCompost worms
Compost bins
Straw
Dead leaves
Green waste
Carbon
Newspapers
Vegetable scraps
Straw
Wood chips
Egg cartons
Step 1: Move compost bin to warm area 把肥料盒放到暖和的地方
Move your compost bin to a warm area such as your garage, a storage shed, or in a smaller container under your kitchen sink when winter’s wind gushes in.
Step 2: Set bin in the ground 把肥料盒放在地面上
Set the bin in a hole in the ground with the same circumference as the bin and about half as deep if you have nowhere to move your bin. Cover the bin with straw or dead leaves.
Keep the bin in the sunniest area on your property for optimal heat.
Step 3: Add more nitrogen 增加氮肥
Add more nitrogen, also known as green waste. When it decomposes, the green waste produces heat, but adding too much can increase the acidic levels and leave you with fried worms — keep your nitrogen balanced with the carbon by adding hardwood ashes or charcoal ashes.
Step 4: Insulate 隔離
Insulate your compost bin with newspapers, straw, vegetable scraps, wood chips, or egg cartons to keep the worms shielded from the frigid weather.
Step 5: Attend to compost in winter 在冬天要精心照料
Do not neglect your compost pile in the winter. This is the biggest cause of dead worms and a useless spring compost. Even though it’s difficult to trudge out into the yard in the cold, keeping the compost pile active in the winter is a must.
Worm composting is also known as vermicomposting and utilizes red worms. Earthworms are not used because they cannot withstand living inside of an indoor bin. Red worms are thought to be able to process as much waste each day as their own weight.
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compost
n. 1. 混合肥料,堆肥
bin
n. 1. 大儲藏箱
2. 寬口箱(如面包箱, 垃圾箱等)
3. 垃圾箱
vt. 1. 扔掉;丟棄
nitrogen
n.1.〈化〉氮
Nitrogen is a gas without colour or smell.
氮是一種無色無臭的氣體。
Insulate
vt.1.使絕緣, 使隔熱
Asbestos can be used to insulate a cooking stove.
石棉能用來使烹調(diào)用的爐灶絕熱。
2.使隔離, 使隔絕
The function of a mammal's fur is to insulate the body.
哺乳動物皮毛的功能在于使身體保溫。
3.使免除(不愉快的經(jīng)歷);使免受(不良影響)