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Post by The witch on Mar 7, 2007 9:09:30 GMT 1
Plocket - how's your wormery doing?  |
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 7, 2007 9:22:57 GMT 1
I made a wormery for my littlest grandson on Sunday.
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Post by The witch on Mar 7, 2007 9:26:36 GMT 1
Home made Mick - I'm impressed  - I'd love one Could you explain how you made yours Mick, please?  |
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 8, 2007 14:00:34 GMT 1
Home made? Moi?
No, it was one of his Xmas presents - I just set it all for him with worms from the compost heap.
Sorry to disapoint you Reet.
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Post by plocket on Mar 8, 2007 14:23:39 GMT 1
The wormery is fab! I've had some juice from it which I diluted as instructed and fed to some of my container clems, and I think the bottom layer is ready to harvest. I'm not sure how to go about it without hurting the worms though - any suggestions? ;D
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Post by drbill on Mar 8, 2007 18:26:30 GMT 1
If you put the bottom tray on top and leave it open to the light the worms will migrate down to lower levels. It's inevitable that some worms will come out with the compost though. They should soon make up the numbers though
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Post by plocket on Mar 8, 2007 18:43:48 GMT 1
That's a very cunning plan Dr Bill - thank you! I'll save that job for tomorrow morning though, not this evening!
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Post by The witch on Mar 23, 2007 13:22:16 GMT 1
How often do you feed your worms P, and how much of what? |
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Post by plocket on Mar 23, 2007 14:16:58 GMT 1
I feed them whenever the pot is full! I have a compost caddy and a tupperware pot for the wormery and anything small goes in the wormery pot - potato peelings, baked then crushed eggshells, bits of fruit and vegetable, teabags - basically anything organic including shredded paper, cardboard and kitchen roll. Things like banana skins I chop up before putting it in because apparently they prefer smaller things! Anyway - I probably give them stuff every few days but if the wormery is looking full the stuff goes into the compost bin. They don't like onions or citrus fruit though so I avoid putting them in.
Does that help? Are you thinking of getting one then The witch?
Oooh and I noticed a clever thing recently - when I emptied the bottom tray of compost and put it at the top, virtually empty, there was still a bit of compost left. Anyway - the next time I looked the worms had obviously taken the compost down to a lower level because the top tray was empty!
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Post by The witch on Mar 23, 2007 15:37:23 GMT 1
Yes Plocket I would like one - but I'm not sure if I have enough peelings etc. every day to keep them alive  |
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Post by plocket on Mar 23, 2007 16:25:32 GMT 1
But what about tea bags, fruit leftovers and stuff like that? They don't eat a great deal!
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Post by The witch on Mar 24, 2007 13:29:04 GMT 1
That's OK then - I will put one on my wish list. ;D
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Post by plocket on Mar 24, 2007 14:25:03 GMT 1
If you aren't sure The witch, contact Wiggly Wigglers - I asked them quite a few questions before buying and found them very helpful. I told them how much waste I thought I could have for worms, and they thought what I had was more than adequate. Have a think about what you can produce on a daily basis, and ask them what they think! I personally think they are excellent, but I couldn't be doing with a wormery and not a compost bin because more can go in the composter like onion skins and garden waste - the wormery can't deal with garden waste.
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Post by The witch on Mar 24, 2007 14:28:00 GMT 1
Thanks for the advice P. |
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- I'd love one 
