I love daryl hannah's site and here's some worm poop inspiration:
See how terracycle.com (Trenton, New Jersey, USA) uses methane gas, worm poop, and old plastic pop bottles collected by kids to do a whole lotta good. . . .
On reflection, my decision to check on my wormery a couple of hours after returning home from a transatlantic journey of many hours, while still intensely jetlagged, furry-toothed and empty-stomached was a foolish one. Normally I feel nothing but pride for my slithery charges, but at that moment, the sight made me want to heave. I was rather anxious about leaving them to their own devices for a fortnight, so soon after the wormery had been set up. Put too much food waste inside and the worms would not be able to eat it all, so some would putrefy and...
This last weekend's Forecast Earth wasn't all that great, but it sure was controversial. (if you missed it, you can watch the show online) The topic of 'what does God want us to do with the earth' can get pretty sticky! I agreed with a lot that was said, but had to disagree with much, too. . ..
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Now your worms have been working hard eating, pooping, and reproducing so now it is time to harvest the fruits of their labor (worm castings) There are a few methods to harvest worm castings so I will briefly describe a few. . .
My birthday present turned up a few days early: a worm composting kit, but not just any worm composting kit: the Can-O-Worms with its superior tray system for easy compost production (yes, I suspect such language indicates I am turning into the Jeremy Clarkson of the composting world - shudder). I guess for some this would be an eccentric gift but it's absolutely spot on for me. I have wanted a wormery for years and have only been held back by - well, I am not quite sure what has been holding me back other than the expense and hassle...
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Oh pout! I've an attac of gout right now and can't write. Needleshapes crystals of acid have amassed in my joints, and I feel them every time I hit a key on the keyboard. To distract myself I keep surfing YouTube (I'm bored out of my scull when I can't work with my hands). To get this blog moving again I thought I would share the best shows I find there. The first one is the best instruction on how to make a vermicompost I've ever seen.
Is it only me, or is Joe Gardener only mildly amused by digging around in worm poop and hold these little wiggly things in his hand?
It's not hard to start changing our gardening practices and becoming a little more organic in our thinking. Actually, it can be as simple as turning a few storage tubs into a fully-functioning worm farm. . . .
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Worm bin update, continued...so atop the food layer, I added the coffee from 56 used filters... ...then sprayed it with 31 oz. water from my handy little sprayer....
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Worm bin checkup (finally!).....believe it or not, I haven't looked in on my wormy friends since late March! Good thing they're such low-maintenance pets! So here's the sight when I opened the bin....it looked and felt like earth. Not just dirt, but textured, moist earth...like middle-earth, y'know, Lord of the Rings-type stuff! Cool! So I dig around for tenants, and here they are. . .
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Last weekend, I was looking forward to getting organized, in a seed packet kind of way. It was supposed to rain, rain, rain. Perfect, I thought. Time to get my thoughts together. Time to soak the rainbow chard seeds. Wait — I mean, time to drive into town and go to the Living Green Expo!
Were you there? If you missed it, you can still see the exhibitors virtually. . . .
Worm chow! Come and get it! Finally mixed up my version of a "worm fattening mix" to plump up my wormies for the upcoming fishing season. There are various recipies for supplemental worm food (aside from the usual scraps), this link has an example http://www.wormswrangler.com/Art17.htm . Since I'm innovative/stubborn, I made my own mix: 1/2 cup powdered milk, 1/2 cup crushed egg shells (prev. rinsed and dried), 1/2 cup corn meal, 1/2 cup wheat germ, 1/2 cup wheat flour, and 2 1/2 cups chicken feed. I wanted granular feed rather than pelleted, but the only granular feed that the store had was for baby chicks, and it contained some sort of "medicine" also. So I mixed all this stuff, sprinked a moderate layer over the dry, shredded paper from last time, sprinkled moistened coir and spagnum moss over that, and sprayed it all with about 12 oz. water from the power sprayer. . . .
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Hi Everyone - I just got myself a batch of red wiggler worms and started my first worm compost. I'm very excited to get myself some good quality compost. But lately, I've noticed some of the worms are crawing to the top of the bin and looks like they want to excape. Are they not happy??? Any suggestions?? Or is this normal and there are always a few misbehaving worms? Thanks.
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Well then I figured that I'd might as well feed them since I have the bin opened. So I thawed a bag of scraps that I'd previously frozen (this speeds decomposition by breaking down the cellular structure), then I spread the scraps over the coffee filter layer. And although I'd moistened the coffee grounds and filters a bit, I didn't get them too wet, so those layers could absorb some of the excess liquid in the scraps. . . .
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Worm Bin Inspection...hard to believe, but it's been over a month since I've checked on my wormies! So I dug around, and found healthy, reasonable-sized worms...all alert and healthy-looking. Not quite as big as I'd like, so the corn meal I added last feeding may not have been enough to really fatten them up. . . .
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Posted by lisa Reblogged by Old Roses to vermiculture on 2007-03-01, 17:16:59
.....now to moisten the coffee grounds. I like this power sprayer, takes a lot less pumping to use( since I get crampy hands from mousing at work). I started to hand-tear the filters, but then I thought "Why not just use the shredder?" I mean, what can happen. . .
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Here we are at Ida B Wells HS bagging up our fresh, ready to go worm castings! We started our worm bin in Mr. Pierce's class last spring, using a Wriggly Wranch Worm Bin. By October, the worms had filled one level of the worm bin with castings, so we added the next level on top and enticed them to move in by adding fresh (well, moldy, but new) food. Gradually they left behind their old home, and now we can separate out the last few stragglers (they run from the light and bunch together so they're easy to find). . .
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Worm bin update...my son came to visit the other day, and asked if I would "sacrifice" some worms for his "Pac Man Frog", and I was meaning to check the bin anyway, so here goes. Inspection revealed tiny white specks all over the top surface (worm eggs, I hope-must research). I dug around and found some lively adult worms, along with a bunch of tiny babies-sweet!. . .
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Earthworm Castings are the excretions left behind by worms after they finish digesting the organic matter that makes up their diet. The process of creating worm castings is probably the most efficient means of recycling kitchen and yard wastes.
Benefits of Worm Castings in the Garden
More than just a great plant fertilizer, castings are also a terrific [...]
Sounds disgusting but they are really great in the garden.
via Empress of Dirt: The Garden on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00See how terracycle.com (Trenton, New Jersey, USA) uses methane gas, worm poop, and old plastic pop bottles collected by kids to do a whole lotta good. . . .
