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- Tue Jul 18, 2017 10:19 am
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: Tadpole like creatures in the wormery liquid
- Replies: 4
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RE: Tadpole like creatures in the wormery liquid
Speculating here, but they could be mosquito larvae, if your bin is outside.
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 4:55 pm
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: Horse manure
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10950
RE: Horse manure
Like Willy says, they will die off without a host, but they can also survive for up to 3 months under 'optimal conditions'. Was going to suggest that you could spread it out on a tarpaulin and let the birds have a crack at them, but apparently they are parasitic in birds too! Although I can't be sur...
- Fri Jun 16, 2017 3:37 pm
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: Leachate friend or foe
- Replies: 15
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RE: Leachate friend or foe
Generally I collect 1 litre of leachate a week, which is about right since I feed 1.4 kg a week and fruit/veg scraps are 70% water or more. The only way I've found to reduce leachate when I feed this much is to leave the lid off. Not that I want to reduce the leachate: it's filtered through at least...
- Mon Jun 05, 2017 8:37 pm
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: eggshells in womery
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13057
RE: eggshells in womery
I give a couple of pinches of egg shell powder with every feed, so roughly 1/4 to 1/2 of a teaspoon per 1.5 kg of scraps. Still got plenty of pot worms, but they seem to get on fine with the wrigglers so no worries.
- Sun Jun 04, 2017 9:58 pm
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: Is shredded newspaper toxic?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 21137
RE: Is shredded newspaper toxic?
I would avoid giving them anything glossy or brilliantly coloured. Brown paper, newspaper and plain cardboard should be fine. A roughly 50/50 mix of browns and waste would be OK, anything higher than that may slow down the composting process.
- Mon May 29, 2017 12:03 pm
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: worms in sump
- Replies: 27
- Views: 32547
RE: worms in sump
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- Mon May 29, 2017 11:59 am
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: Melons
- Replies: 15
- Views: 18302
RE: Melons
There seems to be an issue with this message board where posts do not appear, possibly due to cookies. Sometimes the only way I can see new posts is to use a completely different browser.
- Sun May 28, 2017 7:50 pm
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: Melons
- Replies: 15
- Views: 18302
RE: Melons
my daughter works ay a nursery and acquires unwanted fruit for me, tea bags etc. Has anyone use canary melon skins (the yellow melon).the skins are a bit waxy and I wondered if these were ok (in moderation) Pete I've given mine gala melon on a couple of occasions. They ate everything except a paper...
- Sat May 13, 2017 1:10 pm
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: What did you feed your worms today?
- Replies: 126
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RE: What did you feed your worms today?
Mine get a mix of whatever's in the freezer bag. Regulars include banana peels, apple cores, celery trimmings, carrot peelings, coffee grounds and tea leaves. Depending on what's happening in the garden, they might get the occasional treat of rhubarb leaves and brassica stems.
- Sat May 13, 2017 1:03 pm
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: when to feed
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6169
RE: when to feed
I use the same procedure as WillyWorm except my feedings are bigger in size (currently 700g) and only twice weekly, so each corner has 2 weeks between feedings. It's quite impressive how quickly the worms get through it once their population is big enough. There are always a few worms on the lid whe...