Melon rinds
Emily Leuba
6 years ago
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Comments (19)I recently attended a friend's house warming, and as I was about to take a bite from a slice of watermelon, it struck me that I should ask the hostess if I could have all the rinds. When I did, she said, "For compost?" I responded, "Compost worms." She said, "Here, write it down on a piece of paper and put it next to this jar so people can put their rinds in there." I left with about 3 lbs of rind. Into the indoor bins the pieces went. That was last Saturday. Today is Friday. It took about 3 days for the worms to find the rinds, and now, there are several worms under most of the pieces, but there is certainly no 'feeding frenzy' going on. At this rate, I would expect it to take at least two weeks for the rinds to be consumed, maybe longer. HOWEVER... I did see for the first time since I stared my indoor bins, some "young" (small) worms. (Not "pot worms" Enchytraeidae.) I think the picture of the cocoon that chuckiebtoo posted is the best one I have seen. I had a completely different idea about what they looked like. Paul...See MoreMeal planning
Comments (20)I don't want to lead this thread too far afield, but I do want to answer questions posed to me. So.. "Isn't it fun to maximize the result of our hobby?" I think MY response to that question is "no". The problem with "no" (or "yes") is that the question assumes that "we" all want the same thing(s). I would love to have a 'zillion' worms, BUT... I'm simply NOT willing to concern myself over 'techniques' and practices that have no wide-spread consensus OR that "put me out" more than I care to be. "Life" is FAR too variable to imagine that there is a "best" way to raise animals or plants. "Best" CAN be defined IF money is involved, because that qualifies effort and expense, but I am certainly not "in this" for the money. I'm well over 60. I've spent my adult life as a biologist and engineer. I have seen people chase their tails over 'things' that simply cannot be determined to be "true", all in an effort to have, or be, or find, or SOMETHING, "the best". With preciously rare exceptions, "the best" is a VERY elusive target. I've seen too much tangible and emotional energy spent on that endeavor. For those young enough to still be "seeking", I say "go get 'em!". For me, I have "found"; and what I've found is that helping others brings me peace, and worrying about "best" and "most efficient" do NOT bring me peace and there is nothing more valuable than peace. So again I encourage all to do what* you "like", which may very well be to pursue "the best", but most of all, I encourage you to find peace in what you do. Paul * "what" you like is NOT the same as "as" you like....See MoreHow much in food scraps do you produce a week?
Comments (4)I am just one person but am a vegan and so everything I eat the wormies can eat. I put my stuff through a food processor and can fill two quart size mason jars a week. I put those jars in the fridge and by the time the wormies get it the stuff is about two to three weeks old so they scarf it up. Currently my bin has almost two pounds of worms in it so they're not quite eating the two jars a week, but they're getting close. I have found that it really doesn't take that much time and effort to run everything through the processor, plus it takes up so little space like that. And I never have to worry about some one mistaking it for actual food just from the way it looks. I do gather scraps during the week in a container in the fridge and process that stuff maybe once or twice during the week....See MoreMelon nightmare
Comments (6)Emily, the above ideas are all good ones. Might I also suggest that you don't add the leachate back into the top tray - water the leachate down with good amounts of water and add it to your garden or compost bin where it will be doing some good rather than keeping your bin too wet. I've just recently started my first wormbin360 (all others have bin DIY) and haven't had a drop in the catchment tray. Mind you I have one of the 4 trays with only shredded newspaper just below the active tray. Bedding in the feeding tray is mostly coconut coir which I've never tried before. When I first added the worms (about 1/2 lb) they stayed all balled up together for about 24 hrs before they started to migrate into the rest of the bedding. I was a bit worried at first but all seem to be happy now. Harry...See MoreEmily Leuba
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