composting worms

[Blueberry]

Erm...I was thinking about worms. Until this

[sgtiger]

Lisa - You are not alone. There are many others with this affliction. Here's a thread for you about compost wackos - it's akin to our wool weenies thread:

http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/m...805019109.html

If you're not doing half these things, you're not a wacko yet. There is still time to get help. Or you can just come over to the dark side.

ETA: You might want to find out if the rancher is using de-worming medication for those cows, otherwise your wormies could get very sick. Then you can ask nicely if you can take some field patties home with you. They'll probably give you a bunch of queer looks or you'll have them rolling on the ground snorting, but most cyclist seem to be immune to those sorts of things.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Here's a cute photo I took yesterday of one of the eensy beensy new baby composting earthworms I found in my worm bin....he/she is waving hello :

[TxDoc]

Here's a cute photo I took yesterday of one of the eensy beensy new baby composting earthworms I found in my worm bin....he/she is waving hello :

Ahem... I'm not too familiar with worms, I must confess... but where is the head and where is the tail, and what are the two darker 'blurbs' on the worm???

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Ahem... I'm not too familiar with worms, I must confess... but where is the head and where is the tail, and what are the two darker 'blurbs' on the worm???

the head end is pointing up, exploring. You mean the two blackish things?- they are just little pieces of dirt. Here is some earthworm anatomy:
http://hubpages.com/hub/Earthworms-and-digestion

they have no brain!

[Biciclista]

Lisa
next thing you know your worms will become partners in crime with Ruby!
My mother told me that when she was a little kid one of the more exasperating jobs she had was that when a horse went by and defecated on the street, her mother would make her go out with a dust pan and brush and pick it up... for the garden.

you're not alone.

Speaking of my mother, there used to be a Donkey that lived about 3 miles from her house (this is the last 15 years) and he always defecated in the same spot, on the edge of his pasture, which was close to the side of the road. I know my mother helped herself to his droppings at least once for HER garden!

[OakLeaf]

I talked with my sister the other day and she told me she's started a worm bin.

An unexpected benefit is that it's forcing her to eat at home more. (She knows how to keep healthy, she's just very, very busy.) At first she had nothing to feed her earthworms but tea bags.