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"Man, despite his artistic pretension, his sophistication, and his many accomplishments, owes his existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil, and the fact that it rains."

—Mother Earth News, No. 67

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Gaia Steward is now friends with Nic and Mark from Kansas

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Bentley Christie and Gaia Steward are now friends

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Gaia Steward added a discussion to the group Indoor Vermicomposters

Is this an Eisenia fetida or a Perionyx excavatus?

Hi, Gang: Help me here -- does this look like an Eisenia fetida or a Perionyx excavatus to you? It looks like the clitellum covers segments 13-17 to me. Regards, Gaia P.S. I apologize any cross postings to Perionyx excavatus farmers!

November 23

Gaia Steward added a discussion to the group Perionyx Excavatus Farmers

Is this an Eisenia fetida or a Perionyx excavatus?

Hi, Gang: Help me here -- is this an Eisenia fetida or a Perionyx excavatus? Many thanks ahead of time, Gaia

November 23

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At 10:51am on November 21, 2009, Bentley Christie said…: Haha - no worries Gaia, it takes a LOT more than that to scare me off! :-)
I didn't realize you had responded. I seem to sometimes receive notice of replies, but not always. Weird.
Will check it out and hopefully get back to you fairly soon

B

At 12:08pm on November 18, 2009, Andrew said…: Hi, Gaia.

I share your hesitation in putting more "noise" into the blogosphere. I think as long as we take some care in what we write it will be fine. At worst it will be ignored, but it may very well help someone at some point in time. It still amuses me to see an old discussion get revived by a new reader stumbling across the topic. Certainly the topics of where to buy worms and what a pound of worms looks like are often raised.

I would suggest you either start a new discussion or blog post about your buying experiences. Once you've posted the discussion or blog, add a link to it in this "stickied" discussion about worm suppliers:
http://vermicomposters.ning.com/forum/topics/worm-suppliers

Thanks again for your contributions. I look forward to seeing an update on the 4 worm bins in a few months. I'm especially curious whether the all-adult population or the mixed-age population does better.

Andrew

At 12:50pm on November 17, 2009, Andrew said…: Gaia, thanks for the video reviews of the worms you received this past week. Would you please summarize the buying experience & worm quality of the 4 sources you used recently...and maybe any other sources you've used in the past that you can remember? I've only watched 2 of the vids so far and it seems (couldn't see details of the clump) the worms from Blue Belly Farms are more mixed sizes while worms from the Worm Dude were mainly large, mature "breeders". I think anyone considering purchasing worms from online sources would definitely benefit from watching your vids. Are you going to compare how the 4 different bins progress in the coming months?

At 9:21pm on January 22, 2009, Mary said…: I think the Euros are doing fine. At least they are staying put! I badly sprained my ankle a couple of days after they got here so, probably luckily for them, I haven't been able to get down there to mess with them. I suspect they'll be better off without my interference!

At 9:36am on January 14, 2009, Mary said…: Thanks for the Welcome, Gaia. The Euros will be here tomorrow or the next day and I'm excited to stick them in their new home and see how they do!

At 7:54pm on January 4, 2009, Eli said…: Do you use a 30 Carbons to 1 Nitrogen, C:N ratio, as in regular composting. Thats the 1 part bedding(newspaper 175:1) + 9 parts food(produce15:1) mixture = 30:1 Would that be too hot, as in thermophilic composting? Any ideas?

At 2:21pm on January 1, 2009, Eli said…: Oui, I am happy to hear you found the site enlightening. Good luck

At 10:32am on January 1, 2009, Ronaldo said…: http://vermicomposters.ning.com/photo/2094123:Photo:823

If you check out this photo and the ones to follow, it will show in detail what the worms looked like, and how happy I was :)
From Carolinapetsupply.com. They were very communicative, and helpful with my many questions.

At 6:55pm on December 30, 2008, Ronaldo said…: Bin was a week or so old, but the worms had just arrived. This was probably from day 2

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When did you start composting with worms?

November 21, 2008

How were you introduced to vermicomposting?

I'm a master gardener, and just finished taking a master composter class. Our final class included a workshop to build a small, working worm bin which I was able to bring home.

What do your worms like to eat?

Although they seem to be processing most of my kitchen waste, the pumpkin I fed them after Halloween brought on a feeding frenzy. They love it!

What kinds of worms do you have?

Eisenia fetida. I'm intrigued by the different composting worm species though, and am planning an upcoming experiment with several different types in order to observe their behavior.

What worm bins do you use?

Currently using 18 bins I built out of 1/2" birch plywood. Each is the size of a banker's box so that I can handle them easily.

How many pounds of garbage do your worms recycle each week?

I've been keeping an inventory now to see how much kitchen waste is produced, but it seems to be about five pounds per week.

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http://vermicomposters.com/wormbin?id=738