composting worms

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

How exciting!

By the way, I just moved to Red Hook, so we should meet up for a ride when it finally gets warm

Red Hook? That's within driving distance for a ride get together, for sure! (oops, at first I was thinking of Red Rock, which is really close to us...Red Hook is a bit further but still short enough to arrange something). I have all kinds of great rides of all sizes mapped out over the past three years. (most starting with breakfast at Ralph's)
PM me if you want to exchange contact info.

[badger]

thanks, Lisa, for the info. I guess I should read the book (they gave it to me along with the bin and worms).

I actually put the scraps in the fridge to prevent them from rotting and letting the fruit flies lay eggs and hatch. I guess next time I'll throw them in the freezer!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I discovered some worm cocoons (eggs) in my worm bin today!
I posted some pix on my blog, for those interested in seeing what they look like....I'm quite excited!:
http://strumelia.blogspot.com/2009/0...m-cocoons.html
Obviously some of my worms must have already been 'in the family way' when they arrived here.

[Tuckervill]

You're cracking me up, Grandma!

Karen

[badger]

I "harvested" my compost today - I remember why I haven't done it since last year - it's very time consuming to separate out the compost from the worms, and you'll never separate them completely as there are the babies and eggs mixed in there still.

I must not be doing it too badly, though, as I had to take out a whole bunch of worms out; way too crowded. Anyone want wriglers?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Ok, so what is the lowest of the low one can sink to? Stealing poop, maybe?
Well that's what I 'almost' sunk to today, for the sake of my little eisenia foetida composting worms.

I was riding my bicycle through the countryside this beautiful Spring morning, and I passed by a large field where black angus beef are kept. There is a very sturdy fence around this field. I gazed longingly at the wonderful cow flops dappling the field, day dreaming about how much my compost bin worms would enjoy a treat of aged manure...
Then, I spied a nice cow patty that had been deposited right next to the fence wire! =8-D I could easily get my hand through and flip it right into the handy dandy plastic bag I always carry in my saddle bag! Technically I would be stealing the poop, but I couldn't quite see myself winding up on the police blotter if I got caught, right?

But I was just at the beginning of my 13 mile ride, and I would be coming home the same way, so I decided to do the poo heist on my way home so I wouldn't have to haul it around for miles.
I got my come-uppence, though, because on the way back I slowed down there and searched for the poo pile with my name written all over it...and I couldn't find it again! I had to go home empty handed.

But as fate would have it, interesting developments were yet to come!

This afternoon I had to take one of my cats to the vet. As I pulled into the vet's parking lot, it dawned on me that the vet used to have some sheep she kept in back of her house! When she finished with my cat, I asked if I could have some sheep doo doo, and she said "Sure, take all you want!"

So I loaded up my bag and now I have some nice sheep doo treats to try out on my worms! Should add some good nutrients to their diet- for free, too!

Thank goodness I didn't have to stoop to poop looting. This time.

[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.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

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.

I notice that too!- I find myself buying more fresh veggies and fruits and eating them, partly so I'll have special scrap treats for my wormies!
Well it's all good!
And we are making plans to put in a bigger veggie garden now in the backyard.

[uforgot]

Lisa, your worm looks like it is sporting a stylish brown derby.