Comments on: Introducing the new members of our family. All 1500-odd of them http://miscmum.com/2008/01/15/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:22:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Miscellaneous Mum - Trying to find the objective correlative, everyday » Blog Archive » Finishing My Story #1 - Little Critter Update http://miscmum.com/2008/01/15/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3653 Miscellaneous Mum - Trying to find the objective correlative, everyday » Blog Archive » Finishing My Story #1 - Little Critter Update Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:25:14 +0000 http://www.miscmum.com/2008/01/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3653 [...] explain, this time last year we’d just purchased a worm farm. Unfortunately, not long after I wrote that post the worms went back up to Mr. Worm Creator In The [...] [...] explain, this time last year we’d just purchased a worm farm. Unfortunately, not long after I wrote that post the worms went back up to Mr. Worm Creator In The [...]

]]> By: Babyamore (Trish) http://miscmum.com/2008/01/15/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3652 Babyamore (Trish) Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:56:14 +0000 http://www.miscmum.com/2008/01/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3652 oh I am off to go buy my wrigglers now - so did you feed them right away ? and should I give the watermelon a miss ? I will go check shadownight too. <em>Babyamore (Trish)'s last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/QHnl/~3/227232034/52-blessings-to-be-grateful-for-on.html' rel="nofollow">52 blessings to be grateful for on Friday</a></em> oh I am off to go buy my wrigglers now – so did you feed them right away ? and should I give the watermelon a miss ?
I will go check shadownight too.

Babyamore (Trish)’s last blog post..52 blessings to be grateful for on Friday

]]> By: Imaginif child protection became serious business. » Australia Day edition of the Carnival of Australia http://miscmum.com/2008/01/15/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3641 Imaginif child protection became serious business. » Australia Day edition of the Carnival of Australia Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:09:50 +0000 http://www.miscmum.com/2008/01/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3641 [...] Mum presents Introducing the new members of our family. All 1500-odd of them posted at Miscellaneous Adventures of an Aussie Mum, saying, “Proving worm farming is [...] [...] Mum presents Introducing the new members of our family. All 1500-odd of them posted at Miscellaneous Adventures of an Aussie Mum, saying, “Proving worm farming is [...]

]]> By: ShadowKnight http://miscmum.com/2008/01/15/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3651 ShadowKnight Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:28:48 +0000 http://www.miscmum.com/2008/01/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3651 From my recent experience aslong as the maggots are not eatting the food completely the worms will survive. In fact mine seemed to breed up further and were fighting back on their own. I have read some vermiculturists advising to do nothing and let the maggots disappear on their own. I could not do it and had to intervene. The milky bread did the business after I did a long haul of picking em out by hand originally. Good luck with the vermiculture, it is very rewarding. To anyone thinking of giving it a go, do so. It is easy as pie and the benefits are huge. From my recent experience aslong as the maggots are not eatting the food completely the worms will survive. In fact mine seemed to breed up further and were fighting back on their own.

I have read some vermiculturists advising to do nothing and let the maggots disappear on their own. I could not do it and had to intervene. The milky bread did the business after I did a long haul of picking em out by hand originally.

Good luck with the vermiculture, it is very rewarding. To anyone thinking of giving it a go, do so. It is easy as pie and the benefits are huge.

]]> By: Emma http://miscmum.com/2008/01/15/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3650 Emma Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:36:14 +0000 http://www.miscmum.com/2008/01/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3650 I'm new here, but thoroughly enjoyed this post. My worms unfortunately didn't survive me but I would like to attempt a worm farm again in the future. I’m new here, but thoroughly enjoyed this post. My worms unfortunately didn’t survive me but I would like to attempt a worm farm again in the future.

]]> By: Jayne http://miscmum.com/2008/01/15/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3649 Jayne Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:55:46 +0000 http://www.miscmum.com/2008/01/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3649 My wrigglers are tourists from the garden who've set up home in my compost bins. I shred newspaper and the junk mail for them every other week and throw in some water to keep the paper moist. You end up with compost you could grow a dead body in lol ;) <em>Jayne's last blog post..<a href='http://ourgreatsouthernland.blogspot.com/2008/01/trivial-history-january-16.html' rel="nofollow">Trivial History January 16</a></em> My wrigglers are tourists from the garden who’ve set up home in my compost bins. I shred newspaper and the junk mail for them every other week and throw in some water to keep the paper moist.
You end up with compost you could grow a dead body in lol ;)

Jayne’s last blog post..Trivial History January 16

]]> By: Miscellaneous-Mum http://miscmum.com/2008/01/15/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3640 Miscellaneous-Mum Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:01:28 +0000 http://www.miscmum.com/2008/01/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3640 Thanks all for your comments - ShadowKnight wow! You're a wealth of untapped wisdom! re: maggots. Yes, that part has come and (hopefully) gone. What affect do they have on the worms though? Do they attack the worms and eat them? Or are they just a pest? At some point we might be starting a veg garden and that would be the aim, to transplant them in there to make it even better, plus all the juices and castings too. Janet - no I haven't seen the movie - but I AM intrigued now!!!!! Thanks all for your comments – ShadowKnight wow! You’re a wealth of untapped wisdom!

re: maggots. Yes, that part has come and (hopefully) gone. What affect do they have on the worms though? Do they attack the worms and eat them? Or are they just a pest? At some point we might be starting a veg garden and that would be the aim, to transplant them in there to make it even better, plus all the juices and castings too.

Janet – no I haven’t seen the movie – but I AM intrigued now!!!!!

]]> By: Janet http://miscmum.com/2008/01/15/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3642 Janet Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:19:07 +0000 http://www.miscmum.com/2008/01/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3642 Well, I was a fascinated to the point of almost wanting to try it someday until I read about the maggots. I'll pass on that little side effect, thanks. I'm probably the only one in the world who remembers this, but Harrison Ford had a worm farm in the Henry Winkler movie "Heroes." Came out in 1978. Yes, I know most of you werent' born yet. I was in high school. I don't mind worms myself, but I only see them in the garden, or rather the rocky, silty, shady patches of ground in which I plant things in the perennial hope that they'll grow. Some do, so I keep doing it. If none did, I would give up. <em>Janet's last blog post..<a href='http://adventuresinthe32-akrewood.blogspot.com/2008/01/thanks.html' rel="nofollow">Thanks!</a></em> Well, I was a fascinated to the point of almost wanting to try it someday until I read about the maggots. I’ll pass on that little side effect, thanks.

I’m probably the only one in the world who remembers this, but Harrison Ford had a worm farm in the Henry Winkler movie “Heroes.” Came out in 1978. Yes, I know most of you werent’ born yet. I was in high school.

I don’t mind worms myself, but I only see them in the garden, or rather the rocky, silty, shady patches of ground in which I plant things in the perennial hope that they’ll grow. Some do, so I keep doing it. If none did, I would give up.

Janet’s last blog post..Thanks!

]]> By: ShadowKnight http://miscmum.com/2008/01/15/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3643 ShadowKnight Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:59:39 +0000 http://www.miscmum.com/2008/01/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3643 As a devout gardener I reap the benefits of my worm farm regularly. Castings are great planting material and provides all plants a huge nutrient boost. Also, the worm juice is a fantastic liquid fertiliser. For this I suggest stock piling a couple of 2 litre coke bottles, its amazing how much the little buggers will produce, which reminds me I need to check that soon. By the way, when, and it will be when, god awful maggots invade get a loaf of bread, soak it in milk, and put it on top. Leave it for a few days then remove the loaf. Most of the ugly maggots will be removed in one foul swoop. You can then repeat the process and cleanse the system. I learnt that the hard way recently in my Worm Wars series. Well done on the great environmental decision to implement a vermiculture ecosystem. You will see a great reduction and waste and have a much healthier garden as a result. Just look after the little critters! <em>ShadowKnight's last blog post..<a href='http://schwoit.com/2008/01/09/maggot-wars-return-of-the-worm/' rel="nofollow">Maggot Wars: Return of the Worm</a></em> As a devout gardener I reap the benefits of my worm farm regularly. Castings are great planting material and provides all plants a huge nutrient boost. Also, the worm juice is a fantastic liquid fertiliser. For this I suggest stock piling a couple of 2 litre coke bottles, its amazing how much the little buggers will produce, which reminds me I need to check that soon.

By the way, when, and it will be when, god awful maggots invade get a loaf of bread, soak it in milk, and put it on top. Leave it for a few days then remove the loaf. Most of the ugly maggots will be removed in one foul swoop. You can then repeat the process and cleanse the system. I learnt that the hard way recently in my Worm Wars series.

Well done on the great environmental decision to implement a vermiculture ecosystem. You will see a great reduction and waste and have a much healthier garden as a result. Just look after the little critters!

ShadowKnight’s last blog post..Maggot Wars: Return of the Worm

]]> By: MICHAEL MANNING http://miscmum.com/2008/01/15/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3644 MICHAEL MANNING Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:10:44 +0000 http://www.miscmum.com/2008/01/introducing-the-new-members-of-our-family-all-1500-odd-of-them/#comment-3644 Hello! Visiting from jean-luc-picard's birthday!! This is a fun site you have here. Will drop back by!!!:) Hello! Visiting from jean-luc-picard’s birthday!! This is a fun site you have here. Will drop back by!!!:)

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