indigogirl17
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Blazing here again...90's and dry after aq period of 3 weeks of solid rain a few weeks back. .
Posts: 191
Zone:: 5b
Favorite Vegetable:: sweet corn, collards, turnip greens, yellow wax beans, Cherokee purple tomatoes
Joined: March 2011
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Post by indigogirl17 on Oct 31, 2013 13:45:59 GMT -5
A friend last year gave me a worm composter, complete with worms descended from some he had fostered for many years. he taught me how to care for them. It has been a fun project and gives me some more compost that is beautiful. It would be a wonderful kids' project and really has been easier than many online articles would give someone to believe. In the winter, I leave it in the compost pile, cover it over with leaves and the worms do very well.
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Post by stratcat on Nov 2, 2013 22:52:19 GMT -5
That's real neat, Indigogirl17. Not like we can have too much compost!
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indigogirl17
Pro Member
Blazing here again...90's and dry after aq period of 3 weeks of solid rain a few weeks back. .
Posts: 191
Zone:: 5b
Favorite Vegetable:: sweet corn, collards, turnip greens, yellow wax beans, Cherokee purple tomatoes
Joined: March 2011
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Post by indigogirl17 on Nov 4, 2013 10:03:55 GMT -5
My friend used the plastic boxes cat litter comes in, cleaned out thoroughly. Then you drill a set of holes in the bottom (so the worms can go in and out of your compost pile). drill another set of holes around the top of the sides. Line the box with torn up newspaper (preferably only the black and white), then a layer of dirt, layer of newspaper, layer of dirt, sprinkle with water and let sit overnight. Then add your worms and cover with another layer of dirt. Then add food waste. These boxes have hinged lids, so it's easy to add organic food waste (just no onions, garlic, meat or citrus). They love toilet paper tubes, torn up paper towels (just no greasy ones), peels, seeds, vegetable trimmings, egg shells (those I crush these and use on my roses), overripe fruit. Give the worms about a week, then move everything to one side and put the uneaten waste to the bottom and cover with the nesting materials. Do the same when you add new food waste. My friend overwinters his in the basement, but he was in New Hampshire. I found I didn't like the little gnats that accompany it, so I overwintered either in my garage or buried it in the compost pile and covered with leaves. it did fine in NW Ohio. When you get too many worms, dump out the box on an old screen, and separate about a third of the worms into a new container and start over. Add the compost to your pile and start the cycle again.
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indigogirl17
Pro Member
Blazing here again...90's and dry after aq period of 3 weeks of solid rain a few weeks back. .
Posts: 191
Zone:: 5b
Favorite Vegetable:: sweet corn, collards, turnip greens, yellow wax beans, Cherokee purple tomatoes
Joined: March 2011
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Post by indigogirl17 on Jul 7, 2017 16:42:32 GMT -5
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