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  • Slaters in compost bin

    Helloooo,

    Every time I open the lid of my compost bin there are more and more slaters running about! Are they a good, bad or indifferent indicator of compost quality?
    Last edited by bario1; 26-08-2017, 06:49 PM.
    He-Pep!

  • #2
    Could be that the compost is a bit too dry.
    Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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    • #3
      What the heck is a slater never heard of'em

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      • #4
        Woodlice.
        My compost bins have always been full of them.
        They do what they do, I feed them.
        Never had a problem.
        Feed the soil, not the plants.
        (helps if you have cluckies)

        Man v Squirrels, pigeons & Ants
        Bob

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        • #5
          According to Ray Mears they taste like shrimps, so you could harvest them......................(is there an emoticon with the figure being sick lol)

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Thelma Sanders View Post
            What the heck is a slater never heard of'em
            A slater is a woodlouse that doesn't roll up, the others are called roll ups. Or so my kids said!!
            Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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            • #7
              Originally posted by burnie View Post
              According to Ray Mears they taste like shrimps, so you could harvest them......................(is there an emoticon with the figure being sick lol)


              Never heard of Slaters either and I thought roll ups were something quite different

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              • #8
                Always thought skaters liked damp places not dry roitelet?
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                • #9
                  Could be too dry, I have been adding a lot of torn up cardboard recently... but also plenty of fruit and veg waste. Ray Mears could live for months on this lot!
                  He-Pep!

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Jay22 View Post
                    Always thought skaters liked damp places not dry roitelet?
                    Skaters like ice

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                    • #11
                      Ha ha!.....
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                      • #12
                        What's a skater?
                        He-Pep!

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                        • #13
                          In Edinburgh and probably a lot more places, we call them Granny Slaters. I don't know why.

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