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Emily H
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Comments (10)The downside to worms and related areas is that it's not like math . Reason I say that is that if a person in Maine gives me (in Arizona) the a couple of the dimensions of a triangle I can give them all the info they will need to find the rest . Not so with worms . There seem to be no gurus . There are no places to find rock solid bet your boots on this sources of info . There's a lot "well , for me here in XXX we can do this or that" and so on . I have searched and am down to just a few "almost" sure fire methods to use worms . I am now getting ready to use euros to live in the soil in which I garden so their poop will help the soil and as they produce more than I need then I will sell them as bait . The produce will benefit me as well as a few bucks from anglers . It seems that raising worms will work but like the word says "it's WORK" . Start small and learn from your mistakes . A friend of mine had to get out of the biz because shipping costs ate him up . He was selling on E-bay and they demand overnight shipping on worms . I'm sure that if you ask enough people questions you will hear some stuff over and over . You can start with those answers and answer many of the others through trial and error . Keep your worms separate so one mistake does not kill them all . Experiment with small groups . This stifles growth at one end but in case of a catastrophy you are not starting over . It's a slow process but at the rate that worms reproduce you will eventually benefit from their sheer tanacity . I would think that 5 years is a reasonable time to give for this type of project . It's a long time , granted BUT I'm reminded of a girl I knew back east . I advised Nursing School . She said (and I paraphrase) "My God , I'm 40 years old . It will take 6 years since I work . I'll be 46 when I graduate."I replied "How old will you be in 6 years IF you don't do it ?" She is a retired RN and enjoying a GOOD retirement . Work it like a school project . Ask every question of every person . When I was younger I was a pilot . We had a little saying . "When I had 10 hours I didn't listen to anyone . When I had 100 hours I listened to SOME people . When I had 1000 hours I listened to EVERYONE." This is something that "might" support but will at least supplement you . The business will be YOU . It will succeed if you make it succeed and fail if you make it fail ....See Morehow to pick a designer and get quality from a full service pro
Comments (7)We got ours from word of mouth. So far everything has been word of mouth (sometimes the "mouth" has been this forum). We asked on my husband's workplace electronic bulletin board, "We are planning to do a remodel. Blah blah blah (specifics). Has anyone done something similar? Who can you recommend? Can we see your XYZ?" We got several contractors' names and several architects' names. We asked the contractors about architects, we asked the architects about contractors. And narrowed in. Then of course everyone at his workplace knew we were doing a remodel, and we were then referred to a KD by still another colleague. We saw the referrer's place and figured it wouldn't hurt to talk to said KD. From having interviewed all the zillions (it seemed like) architects and contractors, AS WELL AS READING THIS FORUM OBSESSIVELY (important), we had a massive list of likes/don't-likes for the kitchen (though we were still keeping open minds). It didn't seem to take too long in talking with our KD before we realized she 1) understood what we were saying, 2) knew what she was talking about and (3) made some interesting suggestions that showed that she had "heard our words." We had, after all, interviewed zillions of architects and contractors. Usually we spent about 2 hours with each, going over the house room by room, but it didn't take 2 hours to come to our conclusions about the architect or contractor. So yes, ask around. As far as expectations being over the top, I'm thinking of starting a new thread, "Oh you hateful Gardenweb-Kitchen-Forum-ers! You have sharpened my eyes - way too much!" :) Between the posters on this forum and our rental house landlords and their 14-page single-spaced Instruction Manual for their house, I feel like one of those crime shows where my eyes are like zoom-in microscopes on fingerprints (that stainless steel surfacing ought to be a boon for crime-busters!), dirt, dust, mold, but now I include cracks, scratches, dents, mis-alignments, and the like. I try to keep a lot of these thoughts to myself but when I was at hubby's office yesterday, I was thinking "pretty marble table - wow, chipped already!" or "this is what you want your cabinets NOT to do" and other helpful insights like that. :) drb...See MoreKnow any good plumbers in your area?
Comments (0)Trust Plumbing LLC · More Info Hey everyone! Houzz needs your help in gathering reviews for home service pros in your area. Do you know a great plumber, painter, house cleaning, HVAC or other service pro in your area? Write a review and help them be found by Houzzers in your area! http://houzz.com/writeReview (US and Canada residents will also be entered into a monthly sweepstakes to win an iPad - Terms at the link)...See MoreKnow any good pool or spa pros in your area?
Comments (0)Trust Plumbing LLC · More Info Hey everyone! Houzz needs your help in gathering reviews for home service pros in your area. Do you know a great plumber, painter, house cleaning, HVAC or other service pro in your area? Write a review and help them be found by Houzzers in your area! http://houzz.com/writeReview (US and Canada residents will also be entered into a monthly sweepstakes to win an iPad - Terms at the link)...See More- Emily H7 years ago
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