WORM BIN BUILDING. START UP AND TROUBLE SHOOTING. 1. You can buy a plastic box, use one you have at home, get one at a garage sale or second hand store. Try to get an old one, so you are recycling! You can build a wooden box, but I have found that they are heavy Read more »
Many of you are asking about this topic, so I knew it had to be added to the blog. Passive migration is the technique I use here with all, but two of the bins, I raise worms in and it has proven, over the years, to be the most effective for me. I start with Read more »
Due to the unseasonably mild weather in the fall, and for most of the winter, the red worms have been very busy here making more worms! I am offering the worms for sale at $15.00/lb and the second pound for $10.00 to the same buyer. This is a considerable decrease in the cost of the Read more »
I am not sure about where you live, but the heat has been truly outside of my comfort zone. If it is like that for me, how is it for my worms? Unless your bin has lots and I mean lots of soaked, damp, shredded and wrung out bedding paper, the worms will suffer. What happens Read more »
Q. Why is the paper bedding so important to the worm’s bin ? A. For a variety of reasons: the bedding is a site to bury their food in. A place for them to mate in, leave their cocoons to mature, a safe haven when it may be too hot or cold outside the bin Read more »
I will be away, yes, finally I will be out of town for the holidays. I will be leaving on the 22nd and back late on the 27th. I will leave 6lbs of worms ( bagged up in 1lb bags each) in the bin by the front door on your left as you face it, Read more »
I receive many questions either via email or on the phone regarding this issue. Here are some of them. Questions regarding the bedding for worms in their bins has been an ongoing and recurring theme. Since the bedding is a vital component of the worm bin, this a good place to start. Q: Can I Read more »
People who are buying worms are the most honest people I have ever met, so here is how I run things here. Ordering is very easy. First time buyers: Feel free to either call me or email me and I will have your worms ready for you to pick up from my location in Read more »
Grey Water One of my favorite topics is water, it’s uses and the ways we can all work to conserve this precious resource. Consider, if you will, how many places on the planet inhabitants spend most of their day walking to the daily ration of water and bringing it home again for use. Here we Read more »
The facts: Size: (3mm) Fruit flies are small about 1/8-inch in length including the wings. Fruit Fly Key Identification: A key identifying character is its bright red eyes. The Fruit fly is about one third the size of the filth or house fly. Color: Body color is usually a light yellow to tan color. Just Read more »