Peter if they are collecteing at the top of the bin then this problem seems to occur as Edd says and also if the bin is too wet ,dont put them back down untill you have added more dryer stuff, I added a good load of dry paper and stuff which did the job.Good luck.cold wet miserable so far erein Muns
Fruit & veg peelings are a useful source of green material for the compost bin in winter, and composting them is environmentally friendly too :-)
And is you half a long piece of bubble wrap leftover from insulating the greenhouse or (un)wrapping Christmas parcels, that makes perfectly good insulation round a plastic compost bin
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When you say they're escaping, what are they doing/where are they going? Are they gathering around the top?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Peter if they are collecteing at the top of the bin then this problem seems to occur as Edd says and also if the bin is too wet ,dont put them back down untill you have added more dryer stuff, I added a good load of dry paper and stuff which did the job.Good luck.cold wet miserable so far erein Muns
Do worms disappear if compost is too cold? I dont seem to be able to warm mine up.
And is you half a long piece of bubble wrap leftover from insulating the greenhouse or (un)wrapping Christmas parcels, that makes perfectly good insulation round a plastic compost bin
I've had the same issue with daleks, Peter. I fixed it by
Now, when I scratch back the leaves, they're all in there getting jiggy with it.
And pooping everywhere!