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800 Worm Casualties
Replied Sep. 16, 2008
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- When did you start composting with worms?
- May 20, 2008
- How were you introduced to vermicomposting?
- Through magazine/internet articles. I was already trying out basic kitchen composting
- What do your worms like to eat?
- kitchen wastes
- What worm bins do you use?
- Terracotta pots from www.dailydump.org. The particular system is called kambha.
- How many pounds of garbage do your worms recycle each week?
- about 3
- My Vermicomposters.com Map Entry URL:
- http://vermicomposters.com/wormbin?id=415
- About Me:
- Enjoy vermicomposting and the wonders it does for my garden! Love the fact that I have much less garbage to pile on to an already overburdened city. My bit :)
Happily married, mother of two. Graphic Designer by profession. Also enjoy sewing, cooking... generally pottering around my home.
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- At 9:15am on April 3, 2009,
Nathan Scholten said… - Hi Asha!
your garden is looking great!.
How have you all been?
Nathan
- At 2:16am on December 28, 2008,
hmong us said… - hey asha, im in vietnam north where there are many minority type people and i want to create vermiculture farm for them. is there anyway of shipping them from india? maybe i will go to india in march. maybe i can get some from you then. i hope i go. seth
- At 10:56pm on October 15, 2008,
marylou said… - Hi asha, so thanks hey, for all your inspiration and help with the earthmaid composter- I have orders for 3 decorated ones already!! xx
- At 4:16am on October 13, 2008,
marylou said…
- Hi Asha- have a look at my photos for sneak preview of ceramic composters,
prior to being fired....tell me what you think. They will come out of kiln on wednesday
- At 3:40am on September 25, 2008,
marylou said…
- Hi asha... Today I took first step in making my own clay worm farm sculptures and met with the guy who can throw big pots. His price is a bit high, but will see....so excited... Tomorrow we start to make our first one. I will not copy daily dumps designs, but use them as inspiration for my own ones....Everyone seems very interested in them and hopefully they will sell. as they wont be cheap- about R2500... (= approx 165 british Pounds) How does that compare with Daily dumps prices? They will be garden artworks too....
- At 2:38am on September 16, 2008,
Cleo Moreno said… - Hi Asha Thanks for the encouragement. I amvery happy that I am starting to have friends whom I can ask help with regards to this. As of now, I am still preparing for the worms before they come to its abode. Thanks for the advice. Your garden looks great and your worm bin is very good. thanks for pictures, I got ideas and how the worms look like.
- At 11:53pm on September 9, 2008,
marylou said…
- Actually the weight is not that bad- but size and weight together makes it tricky as the plastic bins sort of get stuck together and then you need another set of hands to separate them. occasionally I have to check the bottom one that collects worm juices and rescue any worms there. I am very strong as clay work is often heavy- packing kilns and carrying tiles and mosaics- but I still battle with my homemade worm farm made from big plastic boxes... I do want to change to the smaller ones...I will see about making my own clay pots though!! when I get time...
- At 10:57pm on September 9, 2008,
marylou said…
- Hi Asha, thanks for your message. the picture is of a stone which I mosaiced and then my husband built it into a garden wall. It was an experiment to see if my mosaics could withstand the outdoor elements and so far it has done very well- 2 years and no sign of any problem. I will look at that website for inspiration- thanks....
I like that the size makes it easy to manage- and they look nice in the garden.... my home made bins are just too heavy for me to handle on my own.
- At 5:17am on September 9, 2008,
marylou said…
- Hi Asha, just been admiring your clay pots again. I think I am going to try and make some of these as they look nice and seem to work so well. Any chance you can delete the message I sent you previously as I think I was being a bit indiscreet and forgetting that anyone can read these posts?
- At 7:39am on August 26, 2008,
Dwayne said… - Asha
I am no expert on identification of worm. Some of your photos, however, do look like PEs to me. I just sent some PEs to Jeannene by mail. I have never shipped worms before and she and I are hopeful they make it. She could not find PEs from a grower and so I told her we would give it a try. You may have seen some of my posts on BSF. At first I really disliked the BSF. They are not the most appealing creatures. Over time, however, I have read that they can be beneficial and they do no doubt help break down the organic material for the worms. I have come to accept them as part of the natural ecosystem of the worm world. Others have written that they have them too and I think they are common in outdoor systems.
Dwayne
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