Didn't know anything about it or I would have gone. The meeting is tomorrow (Sunday) at 2:30 at the Norfolk Botanical gardens. You just tell them you are here for the rose society meeting and they let you in. They are having a novice exhibitors competition. I am not into that personally but it will be cool to see. I'd love to meet you! I will post contact info later when I find my newsletter. Sunni

Some lady is advertising meal worm castings on Craigslist for $15 for a 35 pound bag. I had read this thread before I went to her house so asked her if she had gotten her castings from the place in Compton that I think you were hinting about, and that I read you can get it for free. She said yes her castings were from that major mealworm producer but they weren't free. I offered her $13 for the bag and she said OK. When I got home I weighed the bag and it was only 28 pounds, not 35, and the bag said hybrid wheat on it, but I figured they were just recycling the bags so didn't care about that. My question, is the supplier Rainbow farms in Compton or Long Beach, and are the castings really free if one goes direct to them, or if you have to pay how much is a bag and what size is it? The castings were very light and looked sort of like termite or furniture beetle sawdust if you ever saw that. Does one have to worry about beetle eggs in the mealworm castings hatching and flooding your house and yard with beetles? http://www.greenpeople.org/listing/Rainbow-Farms-Fertilizer-40597.cfm

I'm so jealous! I think part of the problem is that I put mealworms out at night very often so they don't have to wait for me to get out of bed the next morning, so they only heard the whistle once in a while. But it'd be worth it (to me) to make them wait 1/2 hour and have them understand the whistle! I'm starting today! My blues fledged a few days ago, and the parents are all over their preferred house. I haven't looked to see if they started building yet....but I hope for more action soon. The last nest was in a spot that I can't see easily, so I felt deprived! I blame the sparrows for that! Ann

Thanks everyone. I must say I have been taking tons and tons of pictures when the babies come. I think there are three boys and a girl, but I am not sure. I love watching the six of them fly in. They are not staying in our yard for the most part they are back by the field behind our property but they come to eat regularly and I love love love to watch them. Kenn, I just got an order from Southern Insecataries yesterday, I must say even though they are pricey this year they do have really good worms and I love to order one day and have them the next. I am so hoping Sunshine has some available soon though that DHL shipping from Georgia is ridiculous! Oh and I checked that Duncraft site and it told me they offered free shipping on your first order only. Donna