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Hi Melody! Congrats on starting in the worm "biz"... :-) I started my bin last December and have two bins going now... no idea how many worms are in there, but it's a LOT more than what I started with. I've only harvested one complete bin's worth ...
I agree with Mark, use it! I fill up old feed bags at the barn where our horses are boarded and let it sit for a while to dry out. When it's really dry, I put on some gloves and just go through and crumble up the "pellets" into smaller bits. This ...
Vermicomposters from California and/or surrounding areas to exchanges questions, ideas, and helpful hints to fellow vermicomposters in similar climate and geographical conditions!
Anyone using worms, castings or teas in anyway to grow any kind of garden, please share your advice and experience here.
Thanks Susan. It really is great. After checking the 3rd "harvest tray", it seems like the worms are pretty much out of the first bin, so I am turning that over and letting it start to dry out some. I will definitely let it sit for a while to get ...
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
Sounds like you're doing the harvesting just right! I'll bet it was fun to see all of those worms gathered by the food. After you get most of the adults out, you might want to wait for a month or two and let the cocoons hatch and then do it again ...
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...
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...
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...
Venus,
congrats on starting your worm bin. I'm relatively new too, so someone with more knowledge will probably come along and answer your questions more completely. :-) How many worms did you start with? What size is your bin? What are you using...
A group for indoor vermicomposters. People who keep their worm bins in their apartment or home rather than in their garden, garage or shed.
Ok, so they are QUITE everywhere yet, but they are definitely multiplying like crazy. I got introduced to vermiculture late last year through a newspaper article and started looking into it. My wife will attest to the fact that when a new "interes...
Hey there Beth & Dave. Beth, we traded emails yesterday about the newspaper article on your worm biz. Thanks for giving me the link to this site... seems like a great way to figure out what's going on locally. :-)
Rob
Profile Information
- When did you start composting with worms?
- December 20, 2008
- How were you introduced to vermicomposting?
- Read about it when I was looking for something else on a gardening website.
- What do your worms like to eat?
- Veggie scraps, coffee grounds, horse manure
- What kinds of worms do you have?
- Red Wigglers
- What worm bins do you use?
- Plastic stackable crates with folding lids.
- How many pounds of garbage do your worms recycle each week?
- 2-3 pounds per week
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Ok, so they are QUITE everywhere yet, but they are definitely multiplying like crazy. I got introduced to vermiculture late last year through a newspaper article and started looking into it. My wife will attest to the fact that when a new "interest" pops into my head I tend to go obsessive learning all I can about it.
I put together a bin in December using shredded paper and horse manure and ordered 2,000 worms. The worms (red wigglers) arrived and got dumped into the bin in late December and i… Continue
I put together a bin in December using shredded paper and horse manure and ordered 2,000 worms. The worms (red wigglers) arrived and got dumped into the bin in late December and i… Continue
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