I wonder ....

• Monday, April 14, 2008 - Vermiposting

Any one grow worms? How *easy* is it to do? Do you sell them? We're looking for something our 7 & 8 year old boys can do & this would be right up their alley LOL ..... most likely all the children would want to be involved though LOL

 For those who are unsure of what vermiposting is ...... basically you're a worm farmer. You build (or buy) bins, lay some bedding (newspaper shredded, wet & wrung out) ..... lay some food in the bin (banana peels, tea bags, orange peels .... they love fruit) ... then put another layer of wet/wrung out newspaper .... for preventing fruit flies ... the worms eat the compost items & turn it in to fertilizer .... they also breed quickly (depending on the type of work). You can make money at this but I'm not sure how much or how often.

http://www.cityfarmer.org/wormcomp61.html

http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/Easywormbin.htm

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms/neighborhood/index.html

http://www.css.cornell.edu/compost/worms/basics.html

Very informative video from YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxhEQEA0GN8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhyTzhPtJcg

A group of fish is called a school .... a group of cattle is a herd ........ well ..... a group of worms is called a squirm.

Hmmm ...... maybe we could name our homestead "Squirm Acres" LOL ....... or ...... ""Wiggler Acres" .......... "Inch Acres" ? We'll have to toss those around for a while LOL

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• Monday, April 14, 2008 - worms

Posted by mccrjill
I bought the can-o-worms and keep it in our basement - they are very low maintenance. Mainly I use the drained water for indoor plants & sometimes use the solids to mix with things I plant. It really gives houseplants a boost. We've had it nearly 2 years & they are only filling the 2nd layer up but they seem healthy & hungry. I just feed them every few days - I'd say go for it. Your boys would enjoy it. Jill

Edited by mccrjill on Monday, April 14, 2008 at 11:43 AM
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Posted by mountainmama
We are planning on raising worms in our rabbit manure. I know it doesn't sound very nice but it is supposed to keep the smell down.
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