tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post3808950060909349805..comments2024-03-02T00:36:37.300-08:00Comments on sew green: Worm Keeping for Beginnerslisa solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824254691379334918noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post-75528021554073085072010-04-07T22:06:44.589-07:002010-04-07T22:06:44.589-07:00Great info! We have been successfully worm farming...Great info! We have been successfully worm farming for a couple of years now, using a three tray system- the bottom and middle one have well composted stuff in it, and the top one is where I add new food. When the top one is getting full, it's time to rotate them and empty out the bottom one- I leave the top off for a while to encourage them to migrate down, and then add some water to the castings before adding to the veggie patch as a slurry/topping where needed. The worm tea (juice/wee/liquid, whatever you want to call it) collects in the bottom of the unit, where I can drain it off regularly to water down as a liquid fertilizer.<br /><br />We have also found our worms are fine all year around outside (in a shaded, sheltered spot) in Melbourne Australia- temp range is about 5 to 35 deg C, although the worms were killed off by the scorching high 40's days we had last summer.Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212194867622082703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post-87686727803291352632010-03-30T09:16:39.051-07:002010-03-30T09:16:39.051-07:00we are trying to do this at the girls school - but...we are trying to do this at the girls school - but without much luck. i think it is the being regular part that has us failing. this info will help! thanks! xoTracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15066743699985166783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post-60706574242051355122010-03-29T22:05:52.354-07:002010-03-29T22:05:52.354-07:00awesome post! (and lisa, i am the same way, much t...awesome post! (and lisa, i am the same way, much to my disappointment.) i went to a class on worm composting with some friends. the teacher said he found himself planning his meals according to what he thought the worms might like! his diet changed because of the worms. he loved em. funny. anyhow, it's great to have the info in writing.Kerstin Svendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279597508094161939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post-39966369679264835752010-03-26T20:08:55.769-07:002010-03-26T20:08:55.769-07:00fantastic step by step.... if only i could get pas...fantastic step by step.... if only i could get past my creepy crawly aversion to a pile of worms... :Dlisa solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824254691379334918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post-8723340058822978332010-03-25T20:01:29.148-07:002010-03-25T20:01:29.148-07:00Glad you enjoyed the post! It is really easy, once...Glad you enjoyed the post! It is really easy, once you get going. I think the biggest thing is to be regular about it. Feed them regularly, empty the finished compost out regularly... And I'm not talking a big time commitment. We feed the worms about once a week, harvest about one a month.<br /><br />I live in Canada, so my garden still has snow on it. I just chuck the compost on top of the snow, and dig it in in the spring (which should be any day now!). I'm hoping for an amazing harvest this year.<br /><br />And finally, I work in an academic library, so the guilt is getting to me. Must. Site. Sources. <br /><br />I took a lot of the information from the handout we got at the vermicomposting workshop that started it all. But surfing around the web to find where I got the troubleshooting info, I discovered that my handout had some word-for-word paragraphs from the Wikipedia entry on vermicomposting. I can't say for sure where the rest of the info came from (other than my head), but there are tons of resources on the net. Happy surfing!this single sparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06989839275012525627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post-12386970297169167932010-03-25T05:00:06.160-07:002010-03-25T05:00:06.160-07:00This is something I'd like to do, but my bette...This is something I'd like to do, but my better half is a little freaked by the idea. Thanks for this article - it may be just the thing to reassure him. :)mainely stitchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915498269348257624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post-14415268077299780022010-03-25T04:47:01.940-07:002010-03-25T04:47:01.940-07:00This was a great article. We were just watching so...This was a great article. We were just watching something on vermicomposting and I was wondering how big of a deal it would be for us to get into. You make it sound simple enough. Thanks for sharing your insights.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318966183032998930noreply@blogger.com