My compost bin is overflowing with worms...

[ClayGarden]

would a jiffy bag be a good way to post worms? seedlings on ebay are safe that way.

[craigpugh]

Just a hint, i buy dendra worms from the local fishing tackle shop, just a couple of quid for a great big tupperware full of them- cheaper than i've seen online

[seasprout]

would a jiffy bag be a good way to post worms? seedlings on ebay are safe that way.

Use a plastic tub from the chinese takeaway and a bit of compost.

[ClayGarden]

Use a plastic tub from the chinese takeaway and a bit of compost.

with the post office the way it is (letter sized stuff etc) i hardly think a rigid plastic tub is an economic way of posting anything through the post.

[eskymo]

I've got one of those massive sacks that you get sand delivered in and I'm going to make a small envelope sized package out of that as it's a breathable mesh fabric sort of thing. I'll put the worms in that with some soil and then put that in a small cardboard box. I was going to use a jiffy padded envelope, but I'm worried they'd get squashed, or suffocate.

[ClayGarden]

fair enough, good point about air eskymo

[pebbles]

Does anyone know about slugs in compost? I have small white ones in mines and don't know whether to worry about it or not.

[beolight]

slugs just eat they dont recycle what they eat

[lynda66]

slugs still poo though, what they eat has to come out

[selsey.steve]

If you've got tiny white slugs in your compost you've got baby monsters growing! Spread some slug pellets on the surface of your compost, then turn them in after a few days. Repeat until all baby monsters have disappeared.
Do NOT use slug-infested compost anywhere near your garden!.

[bShillinger]

Thank them! The worms, I mean. I bought Red Wigglers for my worm box.

[Two_Sheds]

Does anyone know about slugs in compost? I have small white ones in mines

slugs just eat they dont recycle what they eat

Slugs (and snails) are detritivores, so they are an important part of the composting process. If they find enough to eat in your compost bin, they have to reason to leave it ~ they will live, eat, breed and die in the compost heap (snails are more roaming, they can go anywhere because their house is on their back).
Slug eggs are consumed by ground beetles and other things: don't worry that your heap is going to be breeding a super army of slugs
http://www.cheshirewildlifetrust.co....vice_slugs.pdf