[Jbomber79]

My worm bin from uncle Jims is pretty much the same
Design more or less, nice thing about this model I bought it comes w a small spiget that is practically compost tea after leaching water works it's way through the bins and into the reservoir..! Nice job bro

[Hemphrey Bogart]

Thanks for the compliments, fellas!

I'm not sure what I'm going to do about the leachate just yet. I have some ideas that involve me building a stand with legs and maybe incorporating a plastic funnel in to the base somehow. I probably should have gone with the finer mesh, but I'll figure it out eventually. It's just a fun experiment at this point.

HB.

[MuricanWeedwolf]

Originally Posted by bigshrimp

Dude u walked in here with a pile of semantics, it was your opener.

We all know its called vermiculture. What we dont need is somebody nobody has ever seen before rolling up and telling us about it. Is that how you make friends irl, correcting people language? Cause its annoying as fuck.

Wasn't trying to be annoying, just trying to get everyone on the same page. As you can see, the wikipedia page for worming does not (currently) include any reference to vermicomposting. Similarly, Merriam-Webster makes no reference to vermiculture in its definition of worm (v.).

Even published glossaries of weed cultivation (1) (2) (3) make no reference to the word "worming" let alone correlate it with vermiculture/vermicomposting.

Find me ONE reputable place where the term "worming" is used in reference to vermiculture/vermicomposting (not counting this thread) and I'll leave this alone. Otherwise, let's agree that the title of this thread should be changed. What do you say?

[corky1968]

I wouldn't mind getting European Nightcrawlers (aka. Euros) for castings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_nightcrawler

I could even use the excess worms for fishing too.

We have lots of Canadian Nightcrawlers here that are much bigger than
the Euros but they hard very hard to keep in Summer unless they're refrigerated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumbricus_terrestris

Euros can handle room temps just fine and are much bigger than the little Redworms normally used in vermicuture.
Euros are used by some people for vermiculture now. People with pet fish, reptiles,etc. would be able to feed them
with worms too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenia_fetida

[Stoney Johnson]

Originally Posted by Hemphrey Bogart

Thanks for the compliments, fellas!

I'm not sure what I'm going to do about the leachate just yet. I have some ideas that involve me building a stand with legs and maybe incorporating a plastic funnel in to the base somehow. I probably should have gone with the finer mesh, but I'll figure it out eventually. It's just a fun experiment at this point.

HB.

H B , your goal should be zero lecheate. The presence of lecheate is an indication of a less than optimal environment for your worms.

[hoss1111]

Originally Posted by MuricanWeedwolf

Wasn't trying to be annoying, just trying to get everyone on the same page. As you can see, the wikipedia page for worming does not (currently) include any reference to vermicomposting. Similarly, Merriam-Webster makes no reference to vermiculture in its definition of worm (v.).

Even published glossaries of weed cultivation (1) (2) (3) make no reference to the word "worming" let alone correlate it with vermiculture/vermicomposting.

Find me ONE reputable place where the term "worming" is used in reference to vermiculture/vermicomposting (not counting this thread) and I'll leave this alone. Otherwise, let's agree that the title of this thread should be changed. What do you say?

Thanks for your contribution , are you done now??

[Granger2]

You weren't trying, but you succeeded anyway. This is a reputable place. You knew what was meant by "worming." Others may not know what vermicomposting/vermiculture means, and would miss valuable info. Why do you care so much?

I don't agree that the title should be changed. -granger

[oldboat]

Hey guys,

Can I feed my worms the leaves of aloe vera? After extracting the gel of course.
Is the latex bad for the worms, or bacteria, or my future plants?

[Stoney Johnson]

Just in time

[Kozmo]

Lurking