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Comment by Harumi B on August 11, 2009 at 6:40pm

Hello fellow Bay Area worm addicts =)
i'm new to vermicomposting and i been thinking to feed my worms some cooked vegies i have been keeping in my fridge. Has any one experience any side effects by feeding these type of foods?
cooked vegies:
potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn
squash, zucchini
seedweed and kelp
if the vegies have been cooked with salt does it hurm the worms? even if i rinse the food i can still taste some of the condiments...
thanks!

Comment by Rob Scott on May 11, 2009 at 9:15am

Hi Beth,
No, it seems to have passed. I'm letting the bin dry out some and haven't poked around, but there are no ants visible. Hoping they are gone and not down in the VC making a home for themselves. :-0

Comment by Beth & Dave on May 10, 2009 at 7:38pm

Hi Rob, Do you still have ants?
Beth

Comment by Beth & Dave on May 7, 2009 at 3:49pm

They never get bored....only hot. You can try pie tins, coffee cans, big lids, whatever.
Beth

Comment by Rob Scott on May 7, 2009 at 3:36pm

ok, will do. the bin is already on blocks, but there's no moat :-) good idea about the tape too. seems like less activity this afternoon, so maybe they got bored and left...

Comment by Beth & Dave on May 7, 2009 at 1:26pm

Hi Rob, Put it up on blocks. Have the blocks in some kind of container that will hold water and not touch the blocks. Essentially you're making a moat. Put a light over the bin to keep the worms down and put double sided tape on the top of the rim. The ants will get stuck on the tape. Hopefully the worms won't.
Beth

Comment by Rob Scott on May 7, 2009 at 1:02pm

Beth, I've got plastic bins... sort of like the Rubbermaid bins, but some other brand... had the foldable tops. Just one bin seems to have the ants, the other bin is several feet away with no ants. Any suggestions on how to make 'em disappear? The bin is fairly damp, so I am leaving the top open to help it dry out some.
Rob

Comment by Beth & Dave on May 7, 2009 at 12:51pm

Ants are BAD. They steal food and "bug" the worms. What kind of bins are you using.
Beth

Comment by Rob Scott on May 7, 2009 at 12:34pm

Are ants bad? I moved some of my worms into bin #2 yesterday and this morning I found a bunch of tiny ants running all over the inside of the bin. There were also several (8 or so) worms crawling up the side of the bin (inside)... do the ants make them want to boogie out of town or is that un-related? I've never had any problems with worms leaving before.

Comment by Beth & Dave on May 6, 2009 at 7:51pm

Yes, Hi Rob and Thanks. I'm glad you followed the link and joined in!
Beth

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