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5774
Please read all past posts and go to _www.wormdigest.org_ (http://www.wormdigest.org) and research all their past posts especially the old forum. The best...
JaMaKaEnterprise@...
jamakawonder...
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Nov 1, 2006
4:25 pm
5775
Hi, all: If anyone has built their own tiered worm condo (put food in one "drawer" & worms move up/down accordingly), please email me if you would share your...
Amy or Mike
ashea23
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Nov 1, 2006
5:27 pm
5776
... Jean, how in the world do you know how many?? I have absolutely no idea how many worms are in my bins!! ;-> Marge [Non-text portions of this message have...
Marge Yeager
mbyeagerus
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Nov 2, 2006
2:18 am
5777
Hi Amy I live in wells, VT near Granville, NY. I raise my worms on out door bins 2' x2' x 6'open tops and open bottoms. Now that I figured out how much they...
jerry walker
wellsworms
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Nov 2, 2006
1:45 pm
5778
Hi Amy, I created my bin designed on the OSCR style, which is a tiered Rubbermaid bin. Google OSCR and you'll find the plans, plus they're probably somewhere...
Jeni Q Dickens
jeniqdickens
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Nov 2, 2006
2:15 pm
5779
I count them, Marge. That's one of the pleasures of growing worms--finding all the interesting ways they hide themselves when I'm combing thru the bin. Every...
Jean Taffs
geezeress34
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Nov 2, 2006
3:12 pm
5780
are you sure you only have two arms,hands? ... do's and...
jerry walker
wellsworms
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Nov 2, 2006
5:22 pm
5781
I came across this science project report titled, "Earthworm Castings: Is There Too Much of a Good Thing?" Looks like it was just a high school science...
jeff_smith_8992
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Nov 3, 2006
8:08 pm
5782
... And I've got ... necessary. But removing the old castings is very important. I have been floundering for a year or so with indoor bins with not much luck ...
jerry walker
wellsworms
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Nov 3, 2006
11:03 pm
5783
My goodness. How long does it take you to count 1000?? It's hard for me to imagine having the time and patience to do that task! :) Hat's off to you! Marge...
Marge Yeager
mbyeagerus
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Nov 4, 2006
1:21 am
5784
... kitty liter buckets the lids snap on [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
jerry walker
wellsworms
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Nov 4, 2006
1:58 pm
5785
Why Is Removing Old Castings Very Important?? Thank You, Geoff Crann ... And I've got ... necessary. But removing the old castings is very important. I have...
geoff crann
ammolite2000
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Nov 4, 2006
2:47 pm
5786
Cleaning the bin for re-use and counting the worms takes about 3-4 hours, first time thru. But I let the stuff rest for a day or so and then go thru it again,...
Jean Taffs
geezeress34
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Nov 4, 2006
5:27 pm
5787
You want to remove the old castings so as not to poison the worm population. I have read many times that all my worms died. Then they say that a new bin was...
jerry walker
wellsworms
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Nov 5, 2006
2:49 pm
5788
Go to your local seafood restaurant, have some seafood and ask for a bag of shells. Take them home, microwave them then drive over them with your car till...
jerry walker
wellsworms
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Nov 5, 2006
6:51 pm
5789
I will be getting 1 pound of red wigglers - I have the plastic bins ready, air holes/drain holes as per a website , shredded paper will be moist like a wrung...
mmucke63
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Nov 5, 2006
7:48 pm
5790
perhaps they can play dodge ball.--- In...
jerry walker
wellsworms
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Nov 6, 2006
1:44 pm
5791
... does a bear poop in the woods ? same answer...
jerry walker
wellsworms
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Nov 6, 2006
4:46 pm
5792
... At a certain point, the castings are no longer nutritious and delicious. They are biologically spent and the worms need new bedding/new food. Besides, how...
Jeni Q Dickens
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Nov 6, 2006
5:48 pm
5793
Thank you, thank you for all the responses -- you all are so darned helpful and knowledgeable. :) Best wishes, Amy Those who dwell among the beauties and...
Amy or Mike
ashea23
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Nov 6, 2006
6:55 pm
5794
... Castings are the organism's waste product. Waste products by definition, then, are not good for the organism who produces that waste. Now, your waste may...
Sara D. Roos
aliris19
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Nov 6, 2006
7:46 pm
5795
Hello All, I'm new to the group and am currently reading thru the old posts but I have a nagging question that wants to an answer long before I get thru the...
uniquewhat
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Nov 7, 2006
3:46 am
5796
Off topic Please let me know if your solar panels have paid for themselves yet. How long will it take? Thanks jerry walker Cubby149@... ... electric ...
jerry walker
wellsworms
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Nov 7, 2006
12:35 pm
5797
First... I encourage you to leave the lid off of your bin, anytime you add new worms. Keep a light on over the bin for a few days. This encourages the worms...
brianklock
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Nov 7, 2006
1:07 pm
5798
... Eric, I think what "to" feed depends on why you have your worms. If you want to "grow" them worms for sale, you might want maximum reproduction. If you...
Marge Yeager
mbyeagerus
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Nov 7, 2006
1:38 pm
5799
The answer to your question is "it depends". Depending on the initial price of the solar system, the savings per month on your energy bill, etc. Most systems...
Jason Daughtry
sith_of_borg
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Nov 7, 2006
1:57 pm
5800
thank you for the quick reoly and the info. ... From: Jason Daughtry To: the_worm_bin@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 8:48 AM Subject: Re:...
jerry walker
wellsworms
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Nov 7, 2006
2:41 pm
5801
"gosuperdog" <gosuperdog@> wrote: I also wear those sandals with spikes to aerate my lawn. How do you like the sandals? Was thinking of getting them but...
nanmol
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Nov 7, 2006
4:18 pm
5802
Eric, I mostly work with small indoor bins and have fed my worms just about everything, including limited amounts of citrus, meat and dairy. Through trial and...
Jeanne Cohen
dramalady99
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Nov 8, 2006
5:26 pm
5803
cook the bones like you would for a chicken broth. after just crush or not and bury them where the worms can get at them........... ... and ... we do ... ...
jerry walker
wellsworms
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Nov 8, 2006
6:12 pm
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