Should I seed my compost heaps from my worm bin?
Jon Biddenback
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Comments (15)August 2001 Tiffy buys new property. April 2002 Tiffy's DH unable to find any worms on said property to go fishing after digging 14 holes. May 2002 Tiffy discovers S&C Forum and reads about used coffee grounds (UCGs) and composting and begins her quest. July 2002 Tiffy discovers a source for UCGs and starts picking up over 200 lbs per week. September 2002 Tiffy begins flinging UCGs on the lawn and in the new garden beds. Compost bins - 4 of them - were full. April 2003, DH digs 4 holes to acquire worms for fishing. Ucgs are flung throughout the summer and composted diligently with shredded leaves and seaweed and then applied to the gardens. June 2004, Tiffy shows DH that worms can be had by simply gently jiggling the base of her Coreopsis Domino plants. By doing so the worms will simply come out of the ground and the shovel can stay in the shed. The end......See MoreNo worm tea in my compost bin *****is it to dry??
Comments (2)The drainage of a worm bin is not worm tea. It is usually called leachate. It can be good for plants and it may be bad them. Tea is made by placing worm castings in an aerated container of water with a food source(molasses) for about 24 hours. I usually use a dual fish aquarium air pump for two milk jugs. If you think more air helps you can use the two hoses on one jug. On the amount of molasses, I'm still experimenting on that. Having allot of leachate or muddy bedding are signs that your bedding is watered too much and or the worms are overfed. There may be other things that contribute to saturated bedding....See MoreCan I use burpee's seed starting mix in my worm bin?
Comments (2)Haven't we learned the difference between "bedding" and "food" yet? Bedding is high in carbon. Food is high in nitrogen. What MichyTan is describing is probably balanced. It can be considered both bedding and food. Or neither, depending on how thoroughly it has been composted. Having said that, I, like Wormsome, wouldn't use it exclusively as bedding or food. Toss some in the bin and see how the worms respond to it. You describe 95% of what is in it. I would want to know what the other 5% is. It may be something the worms don't care for....See MorePics of my First Ripe Volunteer from The Compost Heap
Comments (4)The salad was great and was served with meat loaf, baked potatoes and corn on the cob! We have a prolific lemon tree, so our usual salad dressing is a light squeeze of lemon juice, a drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper. We also grow Walking Onions, and I cut up some of those and a couple radishes too. Luckily we have a few neighbors who don't grow tomatoes, so if the harvest gets too much, they won't go to waste....See Morearmoured
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