tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post272913146339794254..comments2023-09-29T18:37:14.377+10:00Comments on Eight Acres: I'm a worm farmer!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-19211103220646129222012-05-21T15:23:40.625+10:002012-05-21T15:23:40.625+10:00Hello,
My dad (and the whole family) raised fishin...Hello,<br />My dad (and the whole family) raised fishing worms for years when I was a teenager. He used cotton hulls mixed with processed manure. (Raw manure will burn them). My dad made 12X12ft beds after he had processed the cotton hulls. He also built a tin shed over the beds. He found that the worms would "crawl" (leave the bed) when it rained at night so he put a plastic bucket upside down, by his window so the rain noise could wake him. He installed electric lights hanging over the beds so he could turn them on when it rained. He didn't have to feed the worms. The decayed cotton hulls and a little manure was enough. <br />To get started, Dad purchased a wash tub full of worms just like your handful, but 4 to 5 gallons of pure worms which he distributed over the beds. The only reason he stopped raising them....they developed a disease...Hope you do well. Dad also made "sorting" tables near the beds so we could just rake the dirt off back into the bed.<br />Friends, Polly, Memphis, TN, USAprettypollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703593569524105901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-45713352077204689342012-05-20T02:05:01.839+10:002012-05-20T02:05:01.839+10:00I am so going to try worms this year! Come link u...I am so going to try worms this year! Come link up at our new DIY Linky at www.littlehouseinthesuburbs.com!Deanna Caswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667810054059540883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-41319058313605550752012-05-19T20:12:51.679+10:002012-05-19T20:12:51.679+10:00Exciting Liz. It's so cool when they start bre...Exciting Liz. It's so cool when they start breeding and you get hundreds of them. They love apple, so one tip is to peel or grate a whole apple for them. They'll be in wormy heaven. XxEmmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10894865592266996002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-80593771108598025312012-05-17T20:00:59.459+10:002012-05-17T20:00:59.459+10:00You'll love your new wormery Liz :) I've h...You'll love your new wormery Liz :) I've had mine a couple of years now and it comes in so handy for composting bits of things like cooked food, which most people would never put in the ordinary compost bin.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861108457109878599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-60070271209459784332012-05-17T19:23:42.425+10:002012-05-17T19:23:42.425+10:00I'd also assumed that my compost bin (and now ...I'd also assumed that my compost bin (and now the chickens) would take care of everything, but it really doesn't cope and also tends to go a bit mushy in winter here, so I've started to think about getting a worm farm too. I will be interested to follow how yours goes and try to work out if I can fit one into our tiny garden.city garden country gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477373490943625987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-52622801752955181682012-05-17T12:40:35.934+10:002012-05-17T12:40:35.934+10:00Hi all, good point Gavin, I actually moved the wor...Hi all, good point Gavin, I actually moved the worm farm into the garden under the shade cloth, as it did get a bit hot where I put it next to the compost. <br /><br />Great to see Monday's Child's blog all about aquaponics, looking forward to learning more as we get it started for ourselves. I definitely need to get them breeding quicker if I was to use them for fish food, but I do have a larger worm farm planned....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-18435222535361927442012-05-17T01:37:29.436+10:002012-05-17T01:37:29.436+10:00Very cool! I've been looking into doing Black...Very cool! I've been looking into doing Black Soldier Fly larvae for my aquaponic fish-feeding, but hadn't even thought of just doing worms. I have some already in the growbeds, and want to get some in the dirt garden when we get going out there. But fish food... I can't believe it so totally slipped my mind to do that.<br /><br />Right now I'm using an organic fish pellet. And it's not cheap. And we suppliment with the overgrown greens. (Like that head of lettuce you ignore until it's a 2 foot tower? Toss the whole thing in there, and you can pull out the bare stalk the next day to put into the compost bin.)<br /><br />Okay, time to increase my worm population. Thanks for the push!Monday's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300167121271267150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-81077579386441242162012-05-16T22:08:42.597+10:002012-05-16T22:08:42.597+10:00Hi Liz, one tip if I may. The worms cannot handle...Hi Liz, one tip if I may. The worms cannot handle the hot summer sun, and should not be left in the open in direct sunlight. I have mine against the southern wall of the house which keeps them from drying out or cooking in the hot sun.<br /><br />Gav xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995214671079288985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-58980651031379550952012-05-16T10:25:17.931+10:002012-05-16T10:25:17.931+10:00what a great idea - I have often wondered what you...what a great idea - I have often wondered what you would feed the fish in an aquaponic arrangement.africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-63993546942952844892012-05-16T10:13:55.203+10:002012-05-16T10:13:55.203+10:00That is lots of fun!That is lots of fun!Clint Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12125748678345517185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-53244305967291165702012-05-16T07:29:30.807+10:002012-05-16T07:29:30.807+10:00I wonder if your fish would also eat grain meal of...I wonder if your fish would also eat grain meal of some kind along with what else you could put in. We used to feed oatmeal to the fish when I was little and they liked it though it seems strange to think about throwing it to fish now.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.com