While turning my pile today, I found dozens of large, fat, white grubs. Are they normal?
2007-12-01 15:41:52 · 11 answers · asked by bsjcj3 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Yes. Grubs are part of the ecosystem and love wet moist earth just as much as the rest of the biota in the soil.
The problem is those grubs grow up to be beetles that chomp on leaves just as much as the grubs love to chomp on tender young roots of your favorite flowers.
One thing you can do is collect as many grubs as you can and put them in a tight plastic containers with holes in the lid and moist soil to enjoy and advertise on freecycle live grubs to anyone with pet lizard or large Oscar fish. You will be protecting your garden from future grub and beetle damage without spraying pesticides.
I feed those grubs to the fish in my pond. They love 'em.
2007-12-01 15:51:56 · answer #1 · answered by enn 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Doesn't sound right to me. Compost should be an internal temp of at least 165 degrees -- I would think that would be much too hot for slugs, worms, insects.
Sounds like you are not getting a good mix. We use 1/3 last years' leaves, 1/3 fresh cut grass, 1/3 kitchen veg scraps.
Now, we do a lot of cooking & canning -- not everyone can get enough good kitchen compose (don't put any meat scraps -- that's a common cause of rats showing up). You can use Bloodmeal or some such to make up difference in the blend.
Turning frequently is good but proper mix is much more important. You should get a compost thermometer -- about an 18 inch stem -- if it's not getting hot enough it's not going to work very well.
2007-12-01 16:03:24 · answer #2 · answered by SJ 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
worms are normal but grubs will harm your plants you intend to use the compost on make sure you are stirring the mix often enough check into an addative like lime.....good luck
2007-12-01 15:47:17 · answer #3 · answered by mark m 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had to add sevin to my compost in the south as I was growing everything but compost. Any critter is normal in compost if it is a hot moist area.
2007-12-01 15:45:15 · answer #4 · answered by lilabner 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
These grubs are perfectly normal. They work like worms, eating the garden waste, and passing it out as good soil fertilizers.
2007-12-01 15:52:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Of course! Insects help with decomposing!
Why wouldnt you be allowed to have a compost heap?
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2016-12-30 08:59:19 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would try to get rid of them if you use your compost. I'm sure you know they eat roots....Don't need that!
2007-12-01 15:46:23 · answer #8 · answered by BaBaBooey 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. i have rats in mine, so I suppose they are eating the grubs.
2007-12-01 15:45:13 · answer #9 · answered by andy in greece 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
im not sure your supposed to have a compost pile
2007-12-01 15:44:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋