ivy in wormery

is ivy ok in the wormery?

 

Don't know for sure but I wouldn't think so. Glossy leaves don't break down in a compost bin as quickly as non-glossy leaves so I don't think the worms would care for them much.

 

It didn't seem to make a difference in my composter, as long as there is plenty of other stuff I think it's ok.

 

I agree with Flinty.

Worms can be picky eaters (I have a blueberry in my wormery which they just WON'T touch) - and because worms don't have chewing mouthparts everything has to be fairly liquid.

Ivy leaves take a long time to break down - proably the gastronomic equivalent of a tough old piece of steak - so it's much better suited to the voracious appetites of the bacteria in the compost bin than the silver service in the wormery.

Susanna