Does anyone keep a worm box?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I'm preparing one. My daughter would like to begin a worm farm.
AstralSmoke
Level 8
May 6, 2018
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Do you mean for worm composting, a.k.a. vermicomposting? If so, I did it successfully for several years but gave it up a couple of years ago. It is effective and efficient, but like other types of composting it is labor-intensive at times.
I used a 3' x 2' x 2' high box made from leftover non-treated lumber. If you are interested, I can give you links to websites and share a few tips I learned from experience.
Three things to keep in mind:
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you cannot use common earthworms, nightcrawlers, or any other type of worms except for a couple of varieties of red wigglers.
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once you get started, it is necessary to adhere to a fairly simple formula. The amount of cubic feet of bedding and the number of worms it will support determines the amount of organic waste it will support.
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in addition to the correct amount of organic waste, the bedding must be kept moist but not soggy. You can leave a well-maintained vermicomposting box alone for three weeks or so, but after that it gets ugly. A friend of mine made that mistake.
MikeEC
Level 7
May 6, 2018
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I use a couple of plastic tubs, got the red wigglers, and it has done well for several years. I am not the best with high maintenance stuff, the worms have done well though periods of neglect and periods of over abundance. I enjoy it, my winter's worth of tea bags is now out in my garden enriching the future tomato plants.
@HippieChick58 that is pretty much the experience I had also. I use the type of coffeepot that has a "Mr. Coffee" filter and use the unbleached type. During the winter, I just save them in a container and then once a week toss the grounds and filters into the flowerbeds. I just finished gathering up the uncomposted filters and use those to line the bottom of plant pots.
A bonus for doing that is coffee grounds are poisonous to garden slugs (we have a type that grows several inches long and leaves slime tracks on the sidewalk). Since I have been adding coffee grounds to plant beds, I have not seen any evidence of those nasty slugs,
@HippieChick58 Great idea about the coffee filters lining pots. I use rocks
I'm always interested in more info.
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