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Vermicomposters.com is a social networking community for people who have a worm bin or compost with worms or for people who are thinking about getting started and want more information.  There are… Continue

Created by Steven Chow May 28, 2008 at 7:35am. Last updated by Steven Chow Mar 12, 2010.

 

About Vermicomposters.com

Welcome to Vermicomposters.com
Vermicomposters.com is a social networking community for people who have a worm bin/compost with worms or for people who are thinking about getting started. Read this note to help you get started on vermicomposters.com:

Vermicomposters.com Map

Vermicomposters.com was setup to to find out how many people compost with worms so don't forget to add yourself to the map.

If you have any questions or problems with the map please post here Thank you.

Got photos on flickr? The Worm Watch feature on the vermicomposters.com homepage is being replaced.. with the vermicomposting flickr pool to make it easier for us all to update the featured photos on the vermicomposters.com homepage.. sorry for the delay on fixing Worm Watch and please help add any flickr photos you can find to the vermicomposting pool!

Vermicomposters.com WormWiki
Share your knowledge by becoming a WormWiki writer! Vermicomposting can be intimidating at first... but maybe we can help make it easier by assembling our experiences and knowledge on a wiki to help people get started. Write your own articles like Amy's How to make a worm bin bag or just pitch in on the collectively written online guide. Check out the Online Resources / Links Section

Be sure to also join the WormWiki Writers group

Latest Activity

Vermiganic Sam replied to Glenn Wilson's discussion Seed Germination
"My reading of germing with vc was a 10% mix - although I know what you mean by running out of the other soil/compost. I'm not ready to use my vc just yet and so I have sown my 3 year old seeds in a 90% peat / 10% compost mix and 12 trays of 120…"
22 minutes ago
George commented on Kara Patterson's photo
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First fish of 2012

"Wow, that's a nice one"
1 hour ago
Peter Smith replied to Glenn Wilson's discussion Seed Germination
"From what I've read VC can help with the germination of seeds. Vermicompost and Pythium Suppression http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fee4decPazA My first year with using VC in the garden.  It's a small one so was pretty relaxed with the…"
5 hours ago
Wayne F commented on The Garbage Guru's group Worm Inn users
"I guess north of Texas (or maybe Oklahoma) the Red Wiggler is the reigning champion.  Certainly up here in Canada.  Friend Robert has a 60' windrow on the go out back, and over the winter (mild here in B.C.) all he needed do was cover…"
8 hours ago
Profile IconWorm Woman and Wayne F joined The Garbage Guru's group
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Worm Inn users

This group is for those who use the Worm Inn.You can discuss various topics about the system,techniques,upgrades,worms you use in one,etc.See More
8 hours ago
Jay Reames updated their profile
9 hours ago
Stephen McGuire commented on The Garbage Guru's group Worm Inn users
"I'm using red wigglers. It was like 1/2 pound that I started with. I brought out to the deck last month."
10 hours ago
Wayne F commented on The Garbage Guru's group Worm Inn users
"What quantity of worms did you start off with Stephen?  (1/2 lb., 1 lb...)  Are you using EF's?  (I understand that PE's need warmer climes than New England or Vancouver...)"
10 hours ago
Glenn Wilson updated their profile
10 hours ago
Kara Patterson posted a photo

First fish of 2012

Trout caught with EH / Euro Nightcrawlers juvenile
11 hours ago
james Bates replied to Stephen McGuire's discussion Moisture meter
"I found meters to be useless with my flow-throughs and many methods recommended by others just did not work for me. After a few months of mistakes I found my sweet spot. It was only after protein poisoning and mite/fruitfly infestations that I…"
11 hours ago
Patrick John replied to Patrick John's discussion Fungus gnats. Help!
"Hey there Sue. I ordered them from a place called Everwood Farm out in Oregon. It's actually way more than I need, but it was the smallest amount I could find. I am just going to dump the rest of them into the garden and my…"
12 hours ago
Sue replied to Patrick John's discussion Fungus gnats. Help!
"Patrick, where did you order the mites from? Thx."
12 hours ago
Stephen McGuire commented on The Garbage Guru's group Worm Inn users
"I love the worm inn. Mine is exploding with worms right now!"
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Vermiganic Sam replied to Glenn Wilson's discussion Seed Germination
"Happy Eclipse-spotting!"
yesterday
The Garbage Guru replied to Glenn Wilson's discussion Worm Wigwam
" Never saw anything like it.My post deleted without any problem.Wonder if there is a setting you have to cut off? I don't mess with the settings anymore after a couple people somehow deleted all their posts.So be careful if you try…"
yesterday
The Garbage Guru commented on lawrence Taylor's video
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Pt 1

" HAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
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The Garbage Guru replied to thomas proctor's discussion Worm/garden raised bed idea. Comments wanted
" It will kill the PE putting them in the fridge.But the EF should live.Got to get me my own small fridge for experiments.You can understand some spouses don't want some vc and dead worms in the food fridge.The real small fridge that…"
yesterday
Wayne F commented on The Garbage Guru's group Worm Inn users
"Might as well show the Worm Inn: My buddy Robert sells them, and has two operational demos going.  So easy to manage. "
yesterday
Alan Flores replied to Alan Flores's discussion Show What You Got! Post your vermicompost setup(s)!
"Yours still has a bit longer to go, but man your worms are working that compost. Mine is up to 5 trays i believe now."
yesterday

Forum

Seed Germination 6 Replies

Started by Glenn Wilson. Last reply by Vermiganic Sam 22 minutes ago.

Moisture meter 12 Replies

Started by Stephen McGuire. Last reply by james Bates 11 hours ago.

Fungus gnats. Help! 7 Replies

Started by Patrick John. Last reply by Patrick John 12 hours ago.

Worm Wigwam 23 Replies

Started by Glenn Wilson. Last reply by The Garbage Guru yesterday.

Worm/garden raised bed idea. Comments wanted 8 Replies

Started by thomas proctor. Last reply by The Garbage Guru yesterday.

Show What You Got! Post your vermicompost setup(s)! 9 Replies

Started by Alan Flores. Last reply by Alan Flores yesterday.

Vermicomposting topics: a list of links 13 Replies

Started by Andrew from California. Last reply by Richard Westman yesterday.

Where do I find worm research articles? 25 Replies

Started by Vermiganic Sam. Last reply by Allison Jack yesterday.

Need to fill my new bin! 55 Replies

Started by Christopher Brickey. Last reply by dermy on Saturday.

WWJD? Large Compost Pieces in the Worm Bin? 5 Replies

Started by Vermiganic Sam. Last reply by Vermiganic Sam on Friday.

Are these fruit flies? 12 Replies

Started by Yousaf Shaikh. Last reply by Ar-Pharazon on Friday.

LIFE 1 Reply

Started by Glenn Wilson. Last reply by Vermiganic Sam on Thursday.

Orange County Vermicomposters 5 Replies

Started by Alan Flores. Last reply by Alan Flores on Wednesday.

Worm Tea Recipes! 6 Replies

Started by Alan Flores. Last reply by Alan Flores on Wednesday.

Worms found in my cottonwood stump 1 Reply

Started by Chris and Gabe Dover. Last reply by lawrence Taylor on Wednesday.

Growing Chili Peppers with Vericompost 6 Replies

Started by Alan Flores. Last reply by Alan Flores on Wednesday.

Q's on Protein digestion and change in worms 11 Replies

Started by Vermiganic Sam. Last reply by thuan on Tuesday.

Ways to increase worm castings 2 Replies

Started by David Thompson. Last reply by Ar-Pharazon on Tuesday.

Myth or true? 9 Replies

Started by Milt. Last reply by Wayne May 14.

New research on insect suppression with vermicompost 48 Replies

Started by Allison Jack. Last reply by J Bullock May 14.

Blog Posts

Trying out bovine bagged manure

Just for fun I put some bovine composted bagged manure in the three worm bins today. Using the blog function here to help me to keep track of date added.

Canadian Tire just opened up their garden section outdoors so this was the first opportunity to buy some stuff for the garden and a few extra bags for the worms. Will be interesting to see how it goes. A small pile was added in one corner of each bin, two red wigglers and one Euro. I am curious to see how fast they move to it, or…

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Posted by Kara Patterson on May 16, 2012 at 3:45pm

looking through the bin

it has been one month since i started my worm farm.  I started with 1lb of "he who shall not be named" worms and have since added 1lb of bed run from local, 1/4 lb from local green house, probably a couple hundred from other sources.  I was interested in seeing if the worms were doing ok so i finally dug down to the bottom.

As i dug down to the bottom I found I had several layers of worms.  All appear to be very healthy and ran from the open sunlight as soon as i exposed…

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Posted by Chris and Gabe Dover on May 15, 2012 at 1:00pm

New Batch

I've secured some more worms.  Found them local via Craigslist which was nice.  I think I'm done spending money on this adventure.

I'm ready to just enjoy my tomatoes and lettuce when they come in!

Posted by Janis Clone on May 14, 2012 at 4:18am — 1 Comment

Different cooling methods....part one.Convection

Okay,since some stuff i post seems to be over mosts heads as to rhyme or reason.I thought i'd post some stuff i've looked at over the last couple years.This first post is convection cooling idea used in a flowthru.There is actually a patent where someone invented a house structure with porous wall capabilities.To cool the structure they have a specially designed wall,that when you create a vacuum within the structure,it cools the air passing through the walls into the structure.This one…

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Posted by The Garbage Guru on May 10, 2012 at 10:12am — 2 Comments

So Far So Good.

My worms seem to be happy.  They are eating some leftover oatmeal today!

I do think I may have to get some more worms to eat as much leftovers as I produce. . This is to much fun.

Posted by Janis Clone on May 9, 2012 at 1:50pm

Self harvesting flowthrus are a curse

 I know people always dream of a flowthru self harvesting.Where all one has to do is add food to the top,and take out castings from the bottom.No effort at all. Did a little experiment,and added extra leaf matter,more bedding than horse manure,coffee,etc. to the front left of my flowthru with 1 1/2 gapped strings.Now that it warmed up,flowthrus take more water. I let it dry a bit. And  added a load of food to the one area to see what would happen.After the food i added almost disappeared,the…

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Posted by The Garbage Guru on May 7, 2012 at 2:57am

3 weeks down

Ok so since most are still alive I will admit, I BOUGHT FROM  UJWF.  while they are still living I feel lucky.  I have also supplemented my original pound, if you could call it that, with some local bed run from nearby here in Denver. 

I am working with a deluxe RM bin, just one tray atm with a drip pan.  I started with a lot of cardboard, food (veg scraps, coffee w/ filter, fruit scraps) and more bedding (shredded bills).  On top of that I added some power rakings from front yard (…

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Posted by Chris and Gabe Dover on May 6, 2012 at 7:50pm — 2 Comments

06 may 2012

I travel, ALOT. My new worms (5k?) are split in two spots, one at home in SC on the porch in a old horse manure (hm), news paper, veggie scrap mix in an over sized black tote. I was able to stablize them for a week before I left and hope they will be well when I return home in two more weeks, that will have them unattended for 3 weeks.



The second container I have with me is a little different in that I forgot to bring enough hm with me to start them off well, so I have been… Continue

Posted by Capt Heppe on May 6, 2012 at 10:19am — 3 Comments

Howdy

I got into worms about a year ago (Worm Factory 360 and 1 lb reds) and ended up with a stinking mess that ultimately found a home in my raised bed gardens. The worms have done nicely there.

Getting fired up again and determined to do better this time around. Gonna try some Euro's this time as well.

I am currently constructing my own rendition of Thomas Barrett's Earthmaster Earthworm Culture Bed. After going through the nice list of flow through examples here yesterday I ripped…

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Posted by Glen Young on May 3, 2012 at 8:34am — 1 Comment

New Direction

I've decided to discard my ideas of adding worms directly into my garden beds and do as Andrew suggested -

I've got 2 10 gallon totes that I've filled with moist peat moss and other debris  - I'll put my worms in that environment which will be controlled - I really think this is the most efficient way to create the great compost for my garden.   

Posted by Janis Clone on May 2, 2012 at 7:00pm

 
 
 

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