My Winterizing and Persimmons

[George]

This is what I did to keep my squirmies warm and toasty. It has a 75w bulb. They loved it and I always found them huddled near the top of the pile. The temps dropped down into the 30s and stayed there for about. a week.

I also am trying persimmons for the 1st time. These are the Asian variety that are meant to be eaten soft. I think they are Hachiyas. Delicious when ripe and squishy but these had gone too far.

I am not sure if the worms are going after the persimmon or the nearby squash.

[David Song]

I am in north China, and it is cold here in winter, but my indoor bin seems ok with normal radiator system. No need to heat it up. Persimmon is propular here, it is not attractive to the worms in my bin. Don't know why.

[Sue]

Once they're soft and mushy, they'll come. My brother has a Persimmons tree and last year was a cold summer so no ripe persimmons for humans. I pre-rot the fruit and was fine as worm food. The leaves are great too for worm food/bedding.

[Andrew from California]

Ditto for the Fuyu variety that are still hard when ripe. They quickly turn mushy once damaged by birds or squirrels. The fallen leaves are beautiful in the autumn, so I wait until they've turned brown before I rake them up and give them to the worms.