Comments on: worm farming.? http://www.kitchencomposterblog.com/worm-composting-bin/worm-farming Kitchen Composter Blog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:27:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: drbernice843 http://www.kitchencomposterblog.com/worm-composting-bin/worm-farming/comment-page-1#comment-1444 drbernice843 Sat, 30 May 2009 00:27:59 +0000 http://www.kitchencomposterblog.com/worm-composting-bin/worm-farming#comment-1444 If you can get a big plastic drum, like a 55 gallon one, and cut in in half, it makes an ideal worm habitat. Worms do like shredded, wet newspaper, but I recall reading somewhere that coffee grounds are not good for them. Also, if you don't keep a small light over them at night, they will crawl out. Many worm farmers also have rabbits, and keep the rabbits over the top of the worms. The worms consume the rabbit droppings, and turn it into precious castings to be used in earth friendly gardening. Worms will also consume varying amounts of kitchen refuse, but alot of keepers feed their worms cornmeal, which they have sprinkled on top of the bed, followed by a sprinkling of water. Also, ground limestone is applied to maintain the proper pH in the bed. I would suggest contacting your county agent for information. And, if your state agriculture department publishes a market bulletin, you can oftentimes find people advertising their worms. Try to find someone near you to buy your worms from - this is likely to be your very best source for guidance.<br><b>References : </b><br> If you can get a big plastic drum, like a 55 gallon one, and cut in in half, it makes an ideal worm habitat. Worms do like shredded, wet newspaper, but I recall reading somewhere that coffee grounds are not good for them. Also, if you don't keep a small light over them at night, they will crawl out. Many worm farmers also have rabbits, and keep the rabbits over the top of the worms. The worms consume the rabbit droppings, and turn it into precious castings to be used in earth friendly gardening. Worms will also consume varying amounts of kitchen refuse, but alot of keepers feed their worms cornmeal, which they have sprinkled on top of the bed, followed by a sprinkling of water. Also, ground limestone is applied to maintain the proper pH in the bed. I would suggest contacting your county agent for information. And, if your state agriculture department publishes a market bulletin, you can oftentimes find people advertising their worms. Try to find someone near you to buy your worms from – this is likely to be your very best source for guidance.
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]]> By: wannaplaytoo2001 http://www.kitchencomposterblog.com/worm-composting-bin/worm-farming/comment-page-1#comment-1443 wannaplaytoo2001 Fri, 29 May 2009 23:42:59 +0000 http://www.kitchencomposterblog.com/worm-composting-bin/worm-farming#comment-1443 don't have a great design .....how about building a wood box in a shady corner in the yard, we have two side by side,we use one and several times a year empty it into the other,makes it easy to mix up.....other advice is water if it gets really hot outside and to use the compost build a 3x3 foot frame and get small holed chicken wire and staple to the wooden frame,then we place the frame over a wheelbarrow and shovel the compost onto the frame.Using the shovel we rack the compost back and forth and come up with the most usable black rich compost<br><b>References : </b><br> don't have a great design …..how about building a wood box in a shady corner in the yard, we have two side by side,we use one and several times a year empty it into the other,makes it easy to mix up…..other advice is water if it gets really hot outside and to use the compost build a 3×3 foot frame and get small holed chicken wire and staple to the wooden frame,then we place the frame over a wheelbarrow and shovel the compost onto the frame.Using the shovel we rack the compost back and forth and come up with the most usable black rich compost
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]]> By: tallulah http://www.kitchencomposterblog.com/worm-composting-bin/worm-farming/comment-page-1#comment-1442 tallulah Fri, 29 May 2009 23:17:59 +0000 http://www.kitchencomposterblog.com/worm-composting-bin/worm-farming#comment-1442 I have an old rectangle flower pot...WE have put in leftover fishing worms & some from under a kiddie pool...I have given them wet black & white newspaper (martha stewart said so) & coffee grounds & a little..A LITTLE .lettuce..if you do too much produce, it could stink a little....My 5 year old girl loves them.she plays with them,,,,its cute & a great idea!<br><b>References : </b><br> I have an old rectangle flower pot…WE have put in leftover fishing worms & some from under a kiddie pool…I have given them wet black & white newspaper (martha stewart said so) & coffee grounds & a little..A LITTLE .lettuce..if you do too much produce, it could stink a little….My 5 year old girl loves them.she plays with them,,,,its cute & a great idea!
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]]> By: bobby d http://www.kitchencomposterblog.com/worm-composting-bin/worm-farming/comment-page-1#comment-1441 bobby d Fri, 29 May 2009 22:56:59 +0000 http://www.kitchencomposterblog.com/worm-composting-bin/worm-farming#comment-1441 a cooler with sheded paper and coffe ground is a good starter<br><b>References : </b><br> a cooler with sheded paper and coffe ground is a good starter
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