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Susan Bolman replied to the discussion Vermicomposting in the news Sep 23

Susan Bolman replied to the discussion bin ventilation Sep 17

Susan Bolman replied to the discussion What is the smallest worm bin size? Sep 12

Susan Bolman replied to the discussion Questions about starting a vermicomposter for kids. Sep 11

Susan Bolman replied to the discussion What is the smallest worm bin size? Sep 11

Susan Bolman replied to the discussion bin ventilation Sep 6

Susan Bolman replied to the discussion WHAT BEDDING DO YOU USE Sep 3

What kinds of worms do you have?: perionyx excavatus (best for tropical settings)

About Me:: Happy indoor wormer with 2 maltese in dog agility. Studio apt and no problems with worms. My bin is just a large plastic container. Nothing fancy. To harvest, after a few months I push everything to one side and start new bedding and feeding on the other side. If you're interested in numbers, let the vermicompost sit for 3-4 weeks (keep moist) to let eggs hatch and babies to grow to a visible size. I'm interested in numbers because I'm giving lots away in 'mini-bins.'

At 5:05pm on August 19th, 2008, RJ_Hythloday said…: Did I add that page? I thought Steven did, It's what I made but I'm only using one layer right now, I can post some pics.

At 4:56pm on August 19th, 2008, Steven Chow said…: To put an image in the wiki you can first type something like this in the text of your wiki [[Image:blahblah.png]] (doesn't matter what "blahblah" is.. nor does it have to be the name of the file you're using.. just any descriptive label there is fine). Then when you save that wiki page there will be a link there.. when you click on that link you'll be able to upload the image. There lots of options too to change the look of it.

At 8:32pm on July 15th, 2008, Wawel Mercado said…: Hi Susan! Worms are becoming more popular here in the Philippines, but are used mostly in farms. There are a few foundations that help educate farmers about staring a vermiculture to help turn their bio-degradable farm waste into vermicast, thereby producing their own fertilizer. We still have to get city folks used to the idea of having a worm bin at home.

At 4:09pm on July 8th, 2008, Geri Gill said…: Hi Susan, okay...act 1 (haha)
My picture is an old poster about Victory gardens, also called war gardens or food gardens for defense. These gardens were planted in people’s yards, empty lots to support the war effort in WWl and WWll. Canned fruits and vegetables were sent for the soldiers. What I liked about learning about this is that they made it a family or community effort and a national duty.

At 6:49pm on May 31st, 2008, Nelly Robinson said…: Hi Susan!

Let me know if I posted to you twice - it looks like I wrote to myself =)
This "forum" is a little complicated or too simple. I like GardenWeb.
I tried to write you the 1st time but the Steve guy gave me a dud link!
And I have NEVER seen cocoons! I see stuff on the GardenWeb forum but no PEs and when I asked, I was told that PEs are PESTS! I want to try and throw some in my garden "box" but I would still feed them. . .
Someone at work has a sister but that person is an introvert so I don't push. But I don't know anyone directly. I'm trying to get neighbors to do this and I would give them worms - not a tree hugger but it's a good way to reduce garbage, right. . . Well, you know - on the Big Island you take your stuff to the dump yourself!!!

I wish Mindy would have given us the emails of the participants, with their OK of course, in our group. There was an older couple I would have liked to have kept up with - and they grow veggies & orchids.

I read too that you can compost dog & bunny doo - but you can't use that black gold for veggies.

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