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- Fri Aug 04, 2017 9:01 am
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: new wormery setup
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16478
RE: new wormery setup
Hi Willy Are you saying you get a trayful every month. That's some production. Had mine just over 2 months and am only now just thinking of adding a second tray. I wonder if I could have introduced a second tray sooner? I have noticed the 1st tray is now considerably heavier than it was at the begin...
- Mon Jun 26, 2017 7:45 am
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: Melons
- Replies: 15
- Views: 18302
RE: Melons
Morning All Well, had my wormery one month now and with added guidance here on this forum, particularly "WW" everything seems to be progressing fine. Was away over the weekend and with the concern of overfeeding, didn't want to put too much in the bin. What hungry little critters!! Amongst my feed w...
- Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:01 am
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: Leachate friend or foe
- Replies: 15
- Views: 24025
RE: Leachate friend or foe
Morning Willy Great write up and as you say, the debate continues. I will add as and when I have experience of leachate, but, that of course, will be some months away. OT I made my own very organic pesticide this year from rhubarb leaves and very successful it seem s to be. I put the boiled residue...
- Mon Jun 12, 2017 9:51 am
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: worms in sump
- Replies: 27
- Views: 32547
RE: worms in sump
Morning Willy Thanks for your response. Not sure if this is the correct forum , and although I am a long way from using leachate or castings I have been reading that the leachate, or when making compost tea, needs to be airated vigorously and many seem to do this over 24 hours using a fish tank aera...
- Thu Jun 08, 2017 7:36 pm
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: worms in sump
- Replies: 27
- Views: 32547
RE: worms in sump
Willy I think I may have been a little bit prematurely apprehensive. As the weed fabric failed miserably in my attempt to prevent settling in escapees, I decided to remove it today, so effectively, I started again by removing everything and although I found fairly large areas of emptiness, I also fo...
- Tue Jun 06, 2017 6:43 pm
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: worms in sump
- Replies: 27
- Views: 32547
RE: worms in sump
Hi Willy Funny you should mention about counting my worms. As Thursday will be a fortnight and time to feed, I had a bit of a rummage amongst the coir this afternoon and struggled to find many. There were a good number behind my weed fabric (remember I put it 3" up the sides and haven't reduced it y...
- Tue Jun 06, 2017 8:27 am
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: worms in sump
- Replies: 27
- Views: 32547
RE: worms in sump
Morning Willy First rain last night since that downpour last week. Just 6 escapees, 2 of which found shelter beneath the dustbin adjacent to the wormery and 4 beneath a bag of potting compost on the other side. Interestingly, just 1 in the lid. The 2 beneath the dustbin, if they'd have travelled jus...
- Sat Jun 03, 2017 2:53 pm
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: worms in sump
- Replies: 27
- Views: 32547
RE: worms in sump
Hi Willy Bought my worms a small plastic hand fork today, the size of a garden hand trowel. Got it in my local Range shop. It's made by Draper, so must be good and cost £1, but can't for the life of me think what good it would be in the garden, being plastic, but I read that worms don't like metal i...
- Sat Jun 03, 2017 10:04 am
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: Tray Compression
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4079
Tray Compression
Hi Guys New to "worm keeping" and my questions so far have been answered with humour and sincerity by my new worm mate, "Willyworm". As I've just started, this is a question for the future. I read that when the 1st tray is about 3/4 full, this is the time to add the 2nd, and the same before the 3rd ...
- Wed May 31, 2017 5:09 pm
- Forum: Worms & Wormeries
- Topic: worms in sump
- Replies: 27
- Views: 32547
RE: worms in sump
Hi Willy Gave her your answer and she's really looking forward to the swimming pool, but with just one brother at the moment, she figures she might have a bit of a wait. And there's a story!! Her brother is just 10 weeks old and was born 12 weeks prem in a bit of an emergency, so it could be said ...