Vermicomposters Unite! Official Worm Farmers Thread

[Bueno Time]

looks just like mine home depot?

Wal-Mart but I did see them at HD too

 

[Mohican]

Feed it to the worms!

 

[Dr.D81]

yeah I think you are right, but considering their alternative was slowly drowning in a huge puddle, they should be thankful damnit!
my bin(s) are about 18-24 inches deep

They will live in a ben, but not multiply. Dont know why but that is what will happen.

 

[DonPetro]

I put some large night crawlers in my bin once and they got ravaged by the soil mites. They didn't last long.

 

[Dr.D81]

I put some large night crawlers in my bin once and they got ravaged by the soil mites. They didn't last long.

Damn twice now i have keep them for like two months befor they started dieing off.

 

[st0wandgrow]

I put some large night crawlers in my bin once and they got ravaged by the soil mites. They didn't last long.

No shit? Wonder why they don't bother with the wigglers?

 

[Dr.D81]

No shit? Wonder why they don't bother with the wigglers?

We have reds in the ground here, but had both at my old place about 200 miles north of here.

 

[Mohican]

All of the worm guys say red wigglers only. No nightcrawlers.

 

[Dr.D81]

All of the worm guys say red wigglers only. No nightcrawlers.

That is all i have in mine now but i would keep the night crawlers because they would go away in the hot summer up there, and i fish.

 

[DonPetro]

No shit? Wonder why they don't bother with the wigglers?

Im thinking it has something to do with the exudes. The night crawlers seemed to have a much drier "skin" than the wigglers who always exhibit a glossy sheen.

 

[Mohican]

My dad told me that you put night crawlers in rabbit manure and the worms get huge and multiply. Said you could make a fortune selling the worms to fishermen. That was my introduction to the world of worm farming.

 

[Dr.D81]

My dad told me that you put night crawlers in rabbit manure and the worms get huge and multiply. Said you could make a fortune selling the worms to fishermen. That was my introduction to the world of worm farming.

I will have to bring some down in the spring and see. I got the rabbit cage moved and some crap taken off. Now i have to rebuild the doors, and build the frame to mount the tub under it. I have some people checking for some of the big ass rabbits for it.

 

[Mohican]

Research the rabbits to see whether there is a better breed for its manure.

 

[Dr.D81]

Research the rabbits to see whether there is a better breed for its manure.

I want the big ones because i am going to be eating them.

 

[Mohican]

Do they taste better though? In Hawaii you couldn't own a black dog, because there were people who ate black dog as a delicacy.
I have had rabbit at the french restaurant. I prefer the duck

 

[greasemonkeymann]

They will live in a ben, but not multiply. Dont know why but that is what will happen.

Got home, smoked a bowl last night, and had a better idea, I put them in my no-till 100 gallon smartpot, they are in there with a nice cover crop of nitro-fixin legumes.

 

[hyroot]

Got home, smoked a bowl last night, and had a better idea, I put them in my no-till 100 gallon smartpot, they are in there with a nice cover crop of nitro-fixin legumes.

I've always wondered about using cover crops in worm bins.

if they're not multiplying in a Rubbermaid. The bedding may be to shallow. Or not enough air holes.

 

[greasemonkeymann]

I've always wondered about using cover crops in worm bins.

if they're not multiplying in a Rubbermaid. The bedding may be to shallow. Or not enough air holes.

well, my smartie is for next years outside crop, one of em anyways.
I don't know about a cover crop for wormbins, seems like it'd be a bitch to harvest the castings, not to mention it'd probably go dry a lil more often, maybe for a huge outside vermicomposting project?

 

[Mohican]

Smart pots work great!

 

[st0wandgrow]

I looked into it at one point. I read rabbit meat is the best meat for you. I'm not sure how much grass they eat a month + alfalfa but on amazon it goes for 100 for 50lbs of orchard grass. Great deal.

How fast do your rabbits go through a pound of grass Stow? I want to raise rabbits but it has to be economical.

http://www.amazon.com/Oxbow-Animal-Health-Orchard-50-Pound/dp/B000WFPJUY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416681187&sr=8-1&keywords=orchard grass hay 50

I checked with my buddy that raises rabbits. He said you want a New Zealand buck whcih go for about $50-$75 around here. Then he breeds him to Californian females because apparently the New Zealands are a little agressive and the Californians are very chill (imagine that). He feeds them some type of high protein rabbit food to fatten them up along with alfalfa/timothy hay. He has 1 male and three doe's, and he harvested about 250lbs of meat from them in the past 12-14 months from the resulting kits. He figured he spent about $450 on food during that time, so around a $1.80 per pound. I haven't bought meat in ages so I couldn't tell you if that's a good deal or not??