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our worms love sweet potato peelings Sep 14

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1st to escape!

October 20

our worms love sweet potato peelings

September 14

I'm considering inviting all the neighborhood kids over for a compost harvest party

September 13

there are so many babies in the bin... it blows my mind

September 13

wow, I like the new website. it's vermicomposterstwitter!

September 13

thinking of harvesting compost for the first time!

September 13

Adriana Gutierrez commented on Paponda's photo '?'

Mycelium....good stuff.

June 23

Laurel and Paponda are now friends

June 18

Paponda and Jeffrey J. Schaefer are now friends

June 18

Paponda commented on Paponda's blog post 'June 8, about 5 weeks in, fruit flies'

Thanks everybody! We're fly-free!

June 18

Jeffrey J. Schaefer commented on Paponda's blog post 'June 8, about 5 weeks in, fruit flies'

I have a recyclable fruit fly trap video posted here on the site or you can go to youtube.com and search fruit fly traps and see numerous videos on how to make some including mine. Burying the food better works the best.

June 18

Utah.Fat.Worms commented on Paponda's blog post 'STEALTH'

I really believe that people smell more with their eyes than their nose. If you have compost in plain sight they will notice it but if it is hidden they have no idea.

June 18

Paponda commented on Paponda's blog post 'STEALTH'

now that's funny.

June 18

Utah.Fat.Worms commented on Paponda's blog post 'STEALTH'

We just remodeled our spare beadroom and this weekend we had a family party. My wife kept taking people on tours and no one even noticed the 3 bins of worms with about 5 lbs of red wigglers. (not even my wife who does not know they are there)

June 17

Susan W commented on Paponda's blog post 'June 8, about 5 weeks in, fruit flies'

Do what Laurel says, and: Add nematodes to your bin--they feast on fruit fly larvae. Stop adding any citrus peels--bananas, oranges, etc. Fruit fly eggs in the peels. This regimen has eradicated the fruit fly issue for us.

June 16

Paponda added a blog post

STEALTH

My mother-in-law just spent 4 days with us and never noticed the worm bin! I can't believe it... As my friend Amy says, those worms are "STEALTH"

June 16

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When did you start composting with worms?: May 2, 2009

How were you introduced to vermicomposting?: Recycling Center at UNC

What do your worms like to eat?: fruit, herbs, and coffee grounds

What kinds of worms do you have?: started w/ 500 red wigglers from Uncle Jim's Worm Farm

What worm bins do you use?: 10 lb Sterilite bin

How many pounds of garbage do your worms recycle each week?: <1 as of day 10, but they are working it.

About Me:: I've always wanted to compost. My 2 yo is very excited to have pet worms like Oscar the Grouch. Never thought this could be such a fun hobby. Worms are eating my garbage!

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1st to escape!

I found my first escapee this morning. S/he was about 8 ft away from the bin, all dry and wiggling with regret. Five months with only one getting out is not that bad. Especially since we get them out a lot and we could have actually left it out ourselves. The babies are so small, I'm never sure that I have gotten all of them back in. I'm just thankful I'm the one who found it!

Posted on October 20, 2009 at 4:43am —

STEALTH

My mother-in-law just spent 4 days with us and never noticed the worm bin! I can't believe it... As my friend Amy says, those worms are "STEALTH"

Posted on June 16, 2009 at 4:07am — 3 Comments

June 8, about 5 weeks in, fruit flies

fruit flies. yuck. How do I get rid of them? Everything after the initial feeding of the bin, before the worms arrived, has been frozen and thawed to kill fruit fly larvae, or so I thought.

Thanks in advance for your help in this matter. :)

Posted on June 8, 2009 at 10:56am — 6 Comments

June 4

The bin is full of egg sacks and we even found 2 worms mating today. They were connected all afternoon! I finally put them back in the bin where they could be more comfortable than in our bug viewing container. Worm love is in the air!

See video titled "Worms Mating!"

Posted on June 4, 2009 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments

day 27

Hank was playing with his rocks tonight and decided he wanted to give one to the worms. I'm amazed at how different they look from each other. Tonight the ones we got out were very red, and the section that's different was a deeper red rather than a lighter red like it usually is. Could it been what they're eating?

We had an exciting worm race. See pictures tagged day 27.

Posted on May 28, 2009 at 4:59pm — 2 Comments