r/composting • u/h_2575 • 18h ago

Compost done? Made a Test...

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I am not sure If the box is done. It has ambient temp and some worms in it. I can still see some structural elements, but after sifting it will be i guess.

Somewhere i saw the test idea, to try to grow cress on it. If it looks green as usual, then fine. If it looks yellow or otherwise than not. My comparison batch on the kitchen towel did not do as the compost grown cress (it fall dry the other day).

(The bucket with tiny holes is for kitchen scraps and has many more worms and keeps 4 legged animals out).

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u/padawatje 17h ago

That separate bucket for kitchen scraps is a genius idea ! Do you have a separate picture of it ? I am wondering how tiny the holes are and how many you have.

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u/h_2575 17h ago

10l = 2.5 Gallons bucket, Have about 20-30 holes and 6mm = 1/4 inch diameter. I had a worm box once but could not bring the worms over the winter. Perhaps the worms bucket can survive the winter when the compost produces some heat.