i've got worms!
My red composters came in the mail today! Yes, you read that correctly. I ordered a box of worms (500) mailed from a worm farm for the purpose of turning food scraps into soil faster. Time to set up my Worm Factory and get them working on some kitchen scraps. More soon!
posted by Jenna at 6:56 PM
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Oh boy, oh boy!! Worms! Can't wait to see how that works out for you.
Tiny livestock!!!
500 new productive members to Cold Antler!
We're going on 2-3 years with the red wigglers, it's amazing to watch their progress! They are the easiest livestock to have EVER! Have fun Jenna
I'm testing this product out, it's a kitchen composter called the Worm Factory. You set up trays, like supers on a hive and the worms turn it into rich, black, supercharged casting-coated soil. Fantastic! I just set them up with the DVD it came with. Let's hope the dogs don't eat it!
I had a Can O Worms which is just as you described yours. Once I got chickens, I had no food for my worms. They did produce great compost tea and castings but without food they passed on.
We had worms for a bit too..they were actually our 7 year old's project...Unfortunately, we now need new worms!
Good luck with your new venture. I kept a batch for about a year. When it finally warmed up enough to move them outside under the carport, I didn't think about it getting too hot for them. But just as it can get too cold for them, it can also get too hot, so keep an eye on them!
I got my worms from under the leaves in the woods, they are the same as you get through the mail, it just takes longer. Eisenia fetida. Also common under manure- I think you may have some of that Jenna! LOL. So if things go drastically wrong, you can repopulate at low cost.
Jenna, where are you going to keep them? I live in the suburbs with no hope of getting manure my own animals so worms are up next. Karen from CT
I would love to see the expressions of your co-workers when some of your mail order packages come in. That has got to be a whole other great bunch of stories.
Oh good for you! I delivered a box of worms (mail carrier) this spring. Myself and a coworker who also is a homesteader fought over who would permanently borrow them but alas, I hand delivered them to their peoples.
Cool! I've had a worm bin under my kitchen sink for a couple of years. I do have to keep the cats away from it. The soil those little worms turn out is amazing stuff.
Are you going to name them? Morris, Jenny, Louis, Ginger... 4 down, 496 to go...
Set them up under the rabbits. Rabbit poop and worms are supposed to be a magic combination..
Yay for magic!
I hope we get to see your operation! I'm determined to set up a compost pile here, HOA be darned!!!
We dug up our worms in the yard. I took my set up from Patty the Garden Girl online, but how do you know when they are done? Do you have to stop adding scraps and let them process? My six year old checks them like they are pets but we can't really see anything since they bury themselves. Our "pets" are a bit invisible.
So pleasant to find. A great lover of nature truely living and sharing with nature. Thank You for sharing so charmingly.
We are waiting for our box of 1000 worms for our composting project. My grandfather was a worm-rancher, so I guess I'm just renewing a family tradition.
Have fun
Lee and Bill
We have composted with worms for about 10 years. Great addition to any farm... now we have them under the rabbit cages (those that aren't treated with ivomec, that is) - there is a yahoo group dedicated to raising these little critters. Not too many onion peelings, they aren't very fond of them... but anything else they gobble up!
oh dear...this is great. my barnheart symptoms are worsening...:)
Redworms are fascinating critters. The last 5 years I was vermicomposting as a hobby, now I am starting a vermicompost business to help finance my farm. I started with a worm factory(They are great). Now I have 2 big size worm bins in my basement.
One excellent book to read on vermicomposting is Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof. Another source is a website is called Redworm Composting.
I'm surprised you have anything to feed your worms! I have one housebunny, and a few backyard chickens. I got the worms first, then aquired the bunny and chickens, and between the bunny and c hickens, I don't have anything left to feed my worms!
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