compost bin

[west ham fan]

Why has my compost bin got hundreds of slugs in as well as worms my question is are the slugs harmless or should I attempt to remove them, not that I could, they are white or clear looking horrible little B*****s, will they eventually die off?

[carlton23]

No, just leave them, as they do the same as worms, and in the bin they won`t do any harm. What I would like to know is, how do they and snails get in there in the first place? Do they exert tremendous strength and lift the lid, and then close it down behind them? That would be worth filming.

[Nosha123]

eurgh - revolting creatures arent they! Just chuck your composting stuff in and forget they are there!!!! They will eat it all and poo out the good bits! GROSS.. bleurgh

Apparently.. if you can find a man to wee on your compost that is meant to do it the world of good!!! (Cant say I have tried it yet!!!!)

[cecil39]

why do you need a man? wee in a pail and throw it on.

[Coldicote]

A search on the internet shows many instances of snails as human food. As for your compost bin, WH Fan, the County Council where I live produced a newsletter by their 'Compost Doctor' and I quote "Urine or Human Liquid Activator (HLA) is a cheap and readily available option. Your own pee is very high in nitrogen and (apparently) an added bonus of male urine is that it will also keep rats away!" Sounds to me like more re-cycling.

[carlton23]

The Head Gardener of Southampton Parks Dept (retired) would always give the ratio of urine to sprinkle on the compost as 7 parts urine to 1 part water, but you musn`t have any soil in the bin, only vegetation, and stirred occasionally. This would make excellent compost.