tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post6572305702599355196..comments2024-03-27T12:24:29.019+08:00Comments on PetuniaLee™: Worm DisasterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-17718839545686338242009-09-25T12:01:17.056+08:002009-09-25T12:01:17.056+08:00Thanks very much for the helpful information! Been...Thanks very much for the helpful information! Been thinking about setting up worm bins for ages...Barefoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928299345773651985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-76505668954026648272009-09-25T11:48:51.725+08:002009-09-25T11:48:51.725+08:00The bins need to be in shade. Cooler temperatures ...The bins need to be in shade. Cooler temperatures encourage worm reproduction.The newspapers form a bedding with air pockets and dampness. Worms breathe through their damp skin, but they drown when the media is too wet. As the newspaper breaks down, the worms eat that too. The worms hide in the air pockets within the newspapers and they also lay eggs there. I tape black masking tape all over the translucent plastic box to make cut out light as much as possible.Petunia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168448898497786754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-13586533762593865082009-09-25T11:32:45.597+08:002009-09-25T11:32:45.597+08:00Thanks! A couple more questions: The bins must alw...Thanks! A couple more questions: The bins must always be in the shade? What are the newspaper for? Food for the worms?Barefoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928299345773651985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-52881248286870287722009-09-25T09:33:31.806+08:002009-09-25T09:33:31.806+08:00Ivana - Keep reading. You should blog too. I would...Ivana - Keep reading. You should blog too. I would love to read about Belle's exploits.Petunia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168448898497786754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-34982408055832381612009-09-25T09:32:53.499+08:002009-09-25T09:32:53.499+08:00Leah - No trouble at all! I keep the worm condo ou...Leah - No trouble at all! I keep the worm condo outside under my bamboo. My helper takes off the lid every morning and puts it back on every night or when it rains. I feed them blended veggies and fruit peels. They reproduce faster that way. I actually had got them reproducing real good but have been so busy that I let them swim in their shit and didn't replace the newspaper. There must have been a lack of air in the gooey shit? I dunno.Petunia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168448898497786754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-72617246621099343242009-09-25T09:29:41.079+08:002009-09-25T09:29:41.079+08:00Ting - I'm not sure yours are the right ones. ...Ting - I'm not sure yours are the right ones. I was gonna pass you half of mine when mine double in population.<br /><br />Wait a bit. I'll double 'em and pass you. Then you can sell worm houses to the preschoolers. I can just imagine what joy you'll bring to the little boys!!Petunia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168448898497786754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-71998909891666773112009-09-25T08:56:51.974+08:002009-09-25T08:56:51.974+08:00Hi! I was going to ask about your worm condo. Is i...Hi! I was going to ask about your worm condo. Is it a lot of work to maintain it? Where in the house do you put it?Barefoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928299345773651985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-32697322589406875892009-09-25T08:49:52.221+08:002009-09-25T08:49:52.221+08:00Actually I also wonder about the worm pee or tea. ...Actually I also wonder about the worm pee or tea. I never seem to get any as well. And my big worms have disappeared. I only managed to find few small ones. Therefore my vegetable waste never really get chomped up and composted quickly and completely.<br /><br />You seem to be a much better worm keeper than I am!Blur Tinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792543153416871887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210435929787404330.post-81688651902211834902009-09-25T03:42:04.332+08:002009-09-25T03:42:04.332+08:00I know that this is all good... but ewwww!!!! I lo...I know that this is all good... but ewwww!!!! I love reading your posts = )Ivanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006896559286505123noreply@blogger.com