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jaykush · 11-06-2007, 09:13 PM

that stuff can be a bit touchy sometimes. and i wouldnt let it sit for that long it will go anaerobic and start to stink. best use would be on top of a compost pile or on some flowers.

castings Tea is soaking the finished castings in water and sometimes bubbling it to help aerate the mix, the microbes multiply in the tea and benefit your plants soil.

11-06-2007, 10:43 PM

i would add to your reputation but i cant. remind when i hit 50 posts.

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HighonPottery · 11-13-2007, 09:25 PM

I have been trying to get my hands on some of these red composting worms without any luck. I tried at a few nurseries and they don't have any advice other than try a bait shop. All the bait and tackle shops only carry nightcrawlers. Any advice?

I'd figure vermicomposting would be a big thing nowadays, but I guess not.

I'm going to try and put a craigslist want ad for some.

PHB · 11-14-2007, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by HighonPottery

I have been trying to get my hands on some of these red composting worms without any luck. I tried at a few nurseries and they don't have any advice other than try a bait shop. All the bait and tackle shops only carry nightcrawlers. Any advice?

I'd figure vermicomposting would be a big thing nowadays, but I guess not.

I'm going to try and put a craigslist want ad for some.

Burn1 has a great link in his sig for https://www.vermiculture.com/store/ They sell both redworms and cultured nightcrawlers for vermicomposting.

PHB

HighonPottery · 11-16-2007, 12:51 AM

thanks!

jaykush · 11-19-2007, 10:21 PM

https://www.wormcompostingtips.com/

1stimer · 11-22-2007, 08:13 PM

This is a great thread. I am going to have to start some worm bins. It looks fool proof and super easy.

Mt Toaker · 12-06-2007, 04:07 AM

One of those articles mentioned not to put spicy foods in there and I read in this thread some one put a pepper in theirs. Just thought I would bring that up.

jolene · 01-15-2008, 09:38 AM

You need to have a nice mix of wet soft things like fruit peels and fibrous material like damp newspaper and hay - if you sprinkle some rock dust on the top it will help the worms eat more as they use it in their stomachs to grind up the food and it will add loads of minerals for the funghi.
You can make a worm treat to encourage growth and breeding by mixing oats, bakers yeast, rock dust, dolomite lime and alfalfa (a handful or two on the top) and covering it with damp newspaper. If you chuck some rock phosphate in the mix too you get good flowering worm castings.

Suby · 01-15-2008, 02:39 PM

Jolene great post!

S

11-06-2007, 09:13 PM	#41
jaykush dirty black hands Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the old growth forest Posts: 4,990	that stuff can be a bit touchy sometimes. and i wouldnt let it sit for that long it will go anaerobic and start to stink. best use would be on top of a compost pile or on some flowers. castings Tea is soaking the finished castings in water and sometimes bubbling it to help aerate the mix, the microbes multiply in the tea and benefit your plants soil. __________________ “Everything is written in the book of nature. This book is always open.” sepp holzer
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11-19-2007, 10:21 PM	#46
jaykush dirty black hands Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the old growth forest Posts: 4,990	https://www.wormcompostingtips.com/ __________________ “Everything is written in the book of nature. This book is always open.” sepp holzer
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01-15-2008, 09:38 AM	#49
jolene Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 88	You need to have a nice mix of wet soft things like fruit peels and fibrous material like damp newspaper and hay - if you sprinkle some rock dust on the top it will help the worms eat more as they use it in their stomachs to grind up the food and it will add loads of minerals for the funghi. You can make a worm treat to encourage growth and breeding by mixing oats, bakers yeast, rock dust, dolomite lime and alfalfa (a handful or two on the top) and covering it with damp newspaper. If you chuck some rock phosphate in the mix too you get good flowering worm castings.
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Suby AWD Aficianado Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the healing arms of planet love. Posts: 2,435	Jolene great post! S __________________ Organic Fanatic Collective Suby's Kitchen The "Beer" Fridge ~Pimp Your Organic Fertilizer~
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HighonPottery Jack Ball #420 "Rasta Jack" Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 408	I have been trying to get my hands on some of these red composting worms without any luck. I tried at a few nurseries and they don't have any advice other than try a bait shop. All the bait and tackle shops only carry nightcrawlers. Any advice? I'd figure vermicomposting would be a big thing nowadays, but I guess not. I'm going to try and put a craigslist want ad for some.
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HighonPottery Jack Ball #420 "Rasta Jack" Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 408	thanks!
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1stimer Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 137	This is a great thread. I am going to have to start some worm bins. It looks fool proof and super easy.
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12-06-2007, 04:07 AM	#48
Mt Toaker Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 680	One of those articles mentioned not to put spicy foods in there and I read in this thread some one put a pepper in theirs. Just thought I would bring that up.
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