Sorry I don't know the answer to question one, you might find some sights specific to that worm if you do a google search. As to question two. There are chemicals in citrus that worms don't like so a citrus peal put in your worm bin will not get broken down very quickly and too much citrus might make the worms want to move elsewhere and try to escape. Pineapple is a bromeliade I think and not a citrus. However, I don't know if it contains anything that the worms won't like. You could always try putting a small bit into your worm bin and keep an eye on it to see how quickly the worms get to it. My guess is they might like it.

Thanks for the tips, davidtay. I didn't even realize I should get an electrician. Do folks typically pull out circuitry if they're trying to keep a light fixture? I assumed they just removed the fixtures since they didn't trash the house at all (just removed light fixtures, towel bars, window coverings, and bathroom mirrors). Our property inspector said we were lucky, as other foreclosed homes have been left a wreck, with demolished countertops (from former owners removing the sinks!), deliberately damaged walls, missing dishwashers, etc. I'll try to open up some of the blue covers this weekend and see if I see anything obviously wrong. It's a home in a rural area and I'm assuming that getting an electrician to drive 2 hours round-trip is going to cost me quite a bit! As for wiring being up to code, can you explain why this is something you suggest in a relatively new house (less than 10 years old)? I can see why you'd want to investigate code upgrades if it were an older home (say 40+ years old) but wouldn't a relatively new house be ok without upgrading to the 2014 code? Maybe I should also cross-post in Home Decor, as I don't know how to pick the type of light fixtures for each location either? Does anyone have advice on that?

I hear you DYH. I so much miss my old garden, an eight year labor of love. And I miss my finished basement with my office and all that storage! I cried and cried the day I closed on that house and left. I miss the big old house I grew up in. SO and I were just talking about this today. I think it depends on how happy you were in the house and how it compares to your present home. I am now living in my parents former home, which I inherited from my mother. I'm here going through her stuff, my stuff and SO's stuff. Dad moved to a condo. While I like the house, (it's lovely and the lot is beautiful) it lacks storage and is on a busy street. I could probably manage those two issues, since the house cost me nothing. But I can't manage the overwhelming sense of sadness I get from living in my mom's house with her things and constantly going through the same motions as she did. SO said that I have to not let it bother me. Not sure how that is going to happen. I do busy myself but when the process of busying myself includes doing the exact things that my late mother did in her exact spot with her implements . . . for some that might be comforting, but for me not so much. I have no desire to get rid of the family heirlooms, but I need a new space. We hope to move someday . . . Only time will tell if we manage to swing it.

PoohBearLvr - I have one suggestion for you. Bring your Aeonium Kiwi indoors for the summer. We have too much humidity during their dormant period. I have watched several Aeoniums - with a Kiwi being my first - slowly decay away. Roots still looked alright, but the plant couldn't take the heat and humidity. Kind of like me! I bring mine indoors when the temp is consistently 85+, usually by mid June. They sit in front of a south facing window and I did not withhold water when they are indoors because they dried out too much from the AC. So I watered every 2-3 weeks, judging for myself if they needed a drink. Someone on this forum suggested I try treating my plants like above. So far it has worked well. And I'm ready to get another Kiwi! Good luck!