Yes, and don't worry about the red worms, They're your friend in the garden. They help break down the vegetation and enrich the compost with their castings. That's their job. Once it is fully broken down, you can use it for just about anything. Your plants will be strong and healthy.

As Bathgate has already said let your compost rot down - and the little red worms will help this... You can use the resulting compost in your vegetable garden or, if your compost gets hot enough in your herbaceous borders. Don't you as part of your potting compost as there will still be some weed seeds and potting compost need to be sterile.

cant wait to start planting without the worry thanks

Can I just add that compost should be made with alternate layers of 'green' and 'brown' (cardboard, paper). If you just use green, as you seem to be doing, you'll invariably end up with sludge.

Sorry Rosie, but I have never bothered layering the stuff we put in the compost heap and we have never had 'sludge' even when all we have is tons of grass mowings.
It depends more on how much air can get into the pile and with a slatted construction as described then are can get in very easily. It may be different in a 'closed' system like these tumbler bin things, but never having used them I cannot pontificate (as one does tend to do) about them.

Me neither Owdb. I think that is one of those 'folk tales' that get passed along. I certainly wouldn't want printers ink in my compost!

Always said that if you want to start an argument ask any group of gardeners how to make compost.

thank you all for comments i turn my heap over a few times a week as we have had a lot of rain it is not stoggy but wet should i cover or leave for better weather

Leave it uncovered. It need plenty of oxygen

the size of my side slatted compost frame 1 mtr square x1mtr deep and its nearly full to the top

Again another difference of opinion. I tend to cover my heap when it has finished 'working' A slatted heap gets plenty of air through the sides and a cover keeps a wet heap dryer and also keeps the heat in.

now i dont know what to do for the best help! bigsrover

thank you all dont know what to do for the best now

No need to stress - just spread in on the garden. Did you really mean 1 litre? that's incredibly small - did you mean 1 metre square?

Am pretty impressed that you turn it three times a week - it rots down eventually if you never turn it at all if you have a good mix (not suggesting its the best way though!...) Its a good idea to put a layer of soil in the heap every so often - that helps to keep it going.

Just do what Moongrower says.

If your compost is still "working" then no need to cover it, unless you have torrents of rain. It also needs a certain degree of moisture, especially for the red wigglers. Trapping the heat in has no purpose at all; it's an exothermic process.

Not necessarily Stera! I am not the oracle on compost... though I've never known ours not work :)

I cover ours to give the rats a shelter for the winter.
And like MG our heaps have always worked.
Fret not. Bigalfie, if it has turned into good friable compost then you are doing it right.
Use it for anything you choose, except as seed compost. It is very difficult to get a domestic heap hot enough to kill off all the weed seeds and pathogens.

thaqnk you for comments

MG 1 litre is only two pints - is this what you have?

A litre is actually slightly less than 2 pints Stera, as I'm sure you know, the 'not necessarily' was aimed at my being all knowledgable on compost nothing else :)

I was just fascinated at the idea of such mini compost heap.
Anyway I'm sure you do make excellent compost, no need to be modest!

Exactly how did you build your slatted compost thing please ? Sounds very effective.

thanks again a mistake the size of my compost pile is one mtr square x one mtr deep with slatted sides with a 2"gap between slats for air silly me

Hank! I bought 4 inch half logs from a timber yard. These were 2 metres long. They are nailed (6 inch nails!) to log posts driven into the ground. They have lasted 20 years, but now need replacing as they have at last begun to rot.
The other method is to find some pallets, paint them with wood preserver and make a box shape with them and fence posts.

Thanks O.B.have got that. 6 inch nails ? I don't think I've the strength to drive them in. No problem though, have big strong son.

Should mention that the half logs were not parallel sided so when put on there were gaps between them , but if I had used straight edged timber it would have been easy to leave an inch or so gap betwixt them.