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...
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...
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
... 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 ...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
... 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...
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...
... 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...
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...
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 ...
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...
... 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...
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...
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:...
"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...
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...
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 ... ...