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earthworm bin in a soda bottle
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Started this discussion. Last reply by nachum hirschel Jul 26.
worm activities for kids
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Hi Nachum,
I have been asking similiar questions as I hope to provide vermicompost tea to our community. Some of the materials I have read also present a "head scratching" opinion about the folks selling bottled tea given the microbes could not su...
any ideas for science fair projects with earthworms?
I have started a numbr of preschoolers with verimicomposters made from rubbermaid 16 gal and 24 gal tubes. I used 1/16 drill for venilation holes and 1/4 drill for migration holes. I have asked the chiildren and parents to weigh the waste that the...
I am looking for more activities for children to do with earthworms. Any ideas?
Time is the best teacher and you need to experiment a bit. If they decreased so quickly they can rebound just as fast. Maybe your bin dried out or there was not enough food. If the compost was not hot, and you gave your worms the right food, toxic...
Styrofoam traps moisture and doesn't let air flow through too so you need to manage moisture and ventilation issues with styrofoam. I'm a little envious of where you are ... I think that (other than keeping the bins inside) managing sub zero tempe...
Worms Eat Our Garbage: Classroom Activities for a Better Environment (Paperback)
by Mary Appelhof; Mary Frances Fenton; Barbara Loss Harris (Author)
Has anyone ever used this book? You can read more about it on amazon.com
Depends on the age group and attention span of the kids you're thinking of. My boys are 3, 5 and 8; they like digging through the bin and playing with worms but that's the extent of their interest. You could try letting them set up their own bins ...
thanks for the info. I will give it a try tomorrow
I live in an area of the world where the weather is warm and dry in the summer. I have found that styrofoam containers are great because they keep the worms nice and cool. Just get some of those white boxes that they often use for new appliances a...
the soft cardboard egg boxes are a favorite with my worms both as a bedding and as a food.
Does anyone know where I can obtain pics of large scale bermicomposting that is done in such places as Cuba. Although there are many articles on this subject, I can not seem to track down any pics.
I just noticed you said you'd be working with dairy farmers- they, in particular, would not welcome animal related material from another county. Most of the UK herd had to be destroyed some years ago after someone inadvertently introduced Foot and...
Islands are really careful about keeping pests that they don't already have out. In Hawaii you'd go to jail for bringing something like that in. I doubt Ireland is less strict about it. They have dogs that go over all the luggage. It's just not wo...
In general it is forbidden to bring any animal product or by-product into Ireland without a license- especially from a non EU country. And customs are very sticky on this, so I really wouldn't advise trying it. (Even plants need passports!!- our i...
Profile Information
- When did you start composting with worms?
- August 1, 2007
- How were you introduced to vermicomposting?
- reading about it through the net
- What do your worms like to eat?
- melons, tomatos, goat feces, pineapples, burlap, rabbit poop
- What kinds of worms do you have?
- red worms
- What worm bins do you use?
- cement mixing boxes
- How many pounds of garbage do your worms recycle each week?
- i am not sure, but we are a household that includes 7 children and we feed virtually all of our food scraps to our worms. plus I scour the fruit stores for rotted fruits and veggies to feed the worms, and add to that some goat and sheep manure periodically.
- About Me:
- i am the operator of Eretz HaKodesh [Holy Land] Earthworm Farm in Beit Shemesh Israel, just a short distance down the road from where David slew Goliath. i have 3 boxes that are a total of 4 meters square. I have never seen any other worm farms except in books and on the computer. I think that I am doing well, but my 2 meter square box is packed with worms and the worms seem to be small. Seperating the vermicompost from th worms by making piles in the sun seems to take forever and breaks my back.
I am sure that I have well over a million worms. I would love to hear from all of you worm farmers out there. I am buying a pump to make worm tea and i would like feedback on what others have done. I thought that molasses is good to add to the vermicompost, but one of the great authorities on vermiculture says that it breeds diseases. Any comments?
Best wishes,
Nachum Hirschel
Eretz HaKodesh Earthworm Farm
Beit Shemesh, Israel
nhirschel@gmail.com
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styrofoam containers
I live in an area of the world where the weather is warm and dry in the summer. I have found that styrofoam containers are great because they keep the worms nice and cool. Just get some of those white boxes that they often use for new appliances and the worms will be comfortable all summer long. A great way to beat the heat.
Posted on July 26, 2009 at 4:17am — 1 Comment
large scale vermicomposting
Does anyone know where I can obtain pics of large scale vermicomposting that is done in such places as Cuba. Although there are many articles on this subject, I can not seem to track down any pics.
Posted on July 7, 2009 at 11:00am —
travelling with earthworms
In a few weeks I will be travelling by plane and car from Israel to Ireland where I work with dairy farmers. I want to bring them some earthworms but I am not sure how to carry them in a suitcase. I have seen worms sent by mail in a plastic bag filled with peat moss or coir. Does anyone have a better idea or is this the way to put them in my suitcase? The travel time should be about 18 hours.
Posted on July 2, 2009 at 1:44am — 3 Comments
vermicompost workshop
Last friday morning I gave a vermicompost workshop to a group of 7 aamateur gardeners in the scenic village of Zichron Yaakov in the Carmel Mtns, overlooking the Mediterranean. It was a great success. I gave a 45-60 minute power point slide show and lecture. It was aided by you kind people who allowed me to use your pics. It was also aided by your encouragement. I then gave the participants the opportunity to purchase worms and a rubber maid type bin. Everyone made their own bin with material I… Continue
Posted on June 16, 2009 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments
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- At 9:14pm on June 16, 2009,
Richard Hossman said… - I would love to see your power point.Also would have loved to been there what a setting. Anyway if you could send it to lostmarbles18@yahoo.com. I would like to see it because I have been thinking about doing a similar thing here is so.AZ thanks Rick
- At 4:30pm on June 15, 2009,
Raven Caves said… - my email is ravenc83@gmail.com
i believe if you save it as a *.pps (powerpoint show) it should export everything into one file. then just add it as a attachment to the email. if you need more info let me know
- At 5:27am on May 20, 2009,
Robyn said… - Hi Nachum -
welcome to this site and I'm glad you told me about your Boulder connection. i go by High St everyday as I live north of this street off of Broadway.
Sounds like you have a great worm farm. You'll find lots of good info here. Great group of people.
Best,
Robyn
- At 9:29pm on May 19, 2009,
Amy said… - Whoa cool! Your worm farm is 'just a short distance down the road from where David slew Goliath. That's so fantastic.
I don't know anything about molasses, but I have been advised not to feed feces to my worms if I plan to use the compost on food gardens.
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