Kan anyvone invorm me on der subject of verms? Ees der a vermikulturist on board dis kraft? Vut I vould like to know is, how to go about adding verms to mine garden to help vith der soil. Vank you so much!
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Re: Verms?
Fri, June 27, 2008 - 4:45 PMPerhaps you mean to say Vat is a Verm?
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Re: Verms?
Fri, June 27, 2008 - 9:29 PMHa ha! Dot is vunny! You are vunny! Vot is verms! ? Ha ha ha!
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Re: Verms?
Thu, June 26, 2008 - 10:51 PMIf you're going to do vermiculture in composting bins, then you can use the redworms that garden centers charge way too much for (check your nearest bait shop for better pricing on them), but I've heard it's not good to introduce redworms directly into the soil in areas where they aren't native because they can crowd out native species with their vigorous ways.
I have had a worm bin at my condo since we moved in. It's an old 100-gallon fish tank that I seeded with a layer of organic compost at the bottom and about 50 redworms that friend gave me. Now I have hundreds of worms and they eat all of our compostable kitchen waste making nice, rich compost for the deck garden. -
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Re: Verms?
Fri, June 27, 2008 - 12:27 AM"I have had a worm bin at my condo since we moved in. It's an old 100-gallon fish tank that I seeded with a layer of organic compost at the bottom and about 50 redworms that friend gave me."
...And all of a sudden, my mental image of your apartment has changed from aroma candles and crafts, to the hole-in-the-wall 'Dumb and Dumber' apartment where they grow worms in tanks for when Lloyd opens up his 'worm-farm' store. lol -
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Re: Verms?
Fri, June 27, 2008 - 12:56 PMThe worm bin is in the shed out back, the crafty, girly stuff (and the tarantulas) are in the house.
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Re: Verms?
Fri, June 27, 2008 - 1:44 PM
You probably already have worms in your soil. Just put down a thin layer of manure or coffee grounds and wet. Lay some cardboard down and wait for a few days. Make sure it stays moist below. The worms will hang around and procreate there. It is much easier, cheaper, and better for the land to just create a suitable habitat to increase what is already there instead of importing. -
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Re: Verms?
Fri, June 27, 2008 - 9:25 PMVat aboot der poop? Is dere already poopen in mine soil?
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