There’s an article in STG mag about cold composting. It seems we should be adding our curl grubs to our anaerobic bins to help break down large pieces. Even cockroaches have their uses.

all bugs have their uses. we just don’t necessarily know what they are!

My experience is that curl grubs and cockroaches find their way into anaerobic compost without our help.

roughbarked said:

My experience is that curl grubs and cockroaches find their way into anaerobic compost without our help.

True. They didn’t exactly say to add them but it makes sense instead of squishing them like many do.

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

My experience is that curl grubs and cockroaches find their way into anaerobic compost without our help.

True. They didn’t exactly say to add them but it makes sense instead of squishing them like many do.

Personally, curl grubs don’t bother me much. If I find them where I am planting things, I leave them out for the ants or birds. Otherwise I leave them be.
Same goes for anything. Fruity fly being the exception.

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

My experience is that curl grubs and cockroaches find their way into anaerobic compost without our help.

True. They didn’t exactly say to add them but it makes sense instead of squishing them like many do.

Personally, curl grubs don’t bother me much. If I find them where I am planting things, I leave them out for the ants or birds. Otherwise I leave them be.
Same goes for anything. Fruity fly being the exception.

I do too, (leave the curl grubs out for the birds)…my offspring have worked out that cockroaches are fine in compost heaps…it probably means the compost heap is cold as per the thread title, but I explained that that’s what cockroaches’re meant to do: help break down organic matter…

Haven’t found any curl grubs in the compost…heaps of slaters, cockroaches and other bugs…sometimes I leave the lid off the bin, give the birds a feed…cruel I know…

ducks would be heart broken if they weren’t fed the curl grubs.

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

True. They didn’t exactly say to add them but it makes sense instead of squishing them like many do.

Personally, curl grubs don’t bother me much. If I find them where I am planting things, I leave them out for the ants or birds. Otherwise I leave them be.
Same goes for anything. Fruity fly being the exception.

I do too, (leave the curl grubs out for the birds)…my offspring have worked out that cockroaches are fine in compost heaps…it probably means the compost heap is cold as per the thread title, but I explained that that’s what cockroaches’re meant to do: help break down organic matter…

Haven’t found any curl grubs in the compost…heaps of slaters, cockroaches and other bugs…sometimes I leave the lid off the bin, give the birds a feed…cruel I know…

I don’t get curl grubs in mine either but I suppose keeping the lid on stops the beetle from getting in to lay eggs.

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

Personally, curl grubs don’t bother me much. If I find them where I am planting things, I leave them out for the ants or birds. Otherwise I leave them be.
Same goes for anything. Fruity fly being the exception.

I do too, (leave the curl grubs out for the birds)…my offspring have worked out that cockroaches are fine in compost heaps…it probably means the compost heap is cold as per the thread title, but I explained that that’s what cockroaches’re meant to do: help break down organic matter…

Haven’t found any curl grubs in the compost…heaps of slaters, cockroaches and other bugs…sometimes I leave the lid off the bin, give the birds a feed…cruel I know…

I don’t get curl grubs in mine either but I suppose keeping the lid on stops the beetle from getting in to lay eggs.

We had the large economy size ones in our compost pile. There were heaps of them too. Took photos as proof but they are something else I never showed on here. My one lesson on how to putt up pics from Photo Bucket went in one ear and out the other.