Vermicomposters Unite! Official Worm Farmers Thread

[Mohican]

I bake and grind my eggshells now because I got tired of finding them whole in my garden year after year!







Cheers,
Mo

 

[Dr.D81]

I bake and grind my eggshells now because I got tired of finding them whole in my garden year after year!







Cheers,
Mo

Very cool mo! I like that and will be doing it next batch i throw in.

 

[Smidge34]

I bought the cheapest Mr. Coffee grinder, $10 I think. Makes grinding large batches of shells a breeze.

 

[Mohican]

Wy wife got me the mortar and pestle for Xmas so I really wanted to use it. It took a while but it was great therapy

 

[Smidge34]

Mo's definitely a mortar and pestle kinda guy though!

 

[Smidge34]

Lmao! I typed out my last post before you posted Mo!

 

[Dr.D81]

Mo's definitely a mortar and pestle kinda guy though!

Yes he is and i am kind of partial to them too. My grandmother had one i played with as a kid

 

[hyroot]

I got my mortar and pestle at costco. It's the stone kind that you see at El Torito when they make guacamole at your table in one.

 

[MustangStudFarm]

I bake and grind my eggshells now because I got tired of finding them whole in my garden year after year!







Cheers,
Mo

Good idea to bake them first. I bet it is cleaner and easier to crush!

 

[machinegreenkelly]

Anyone try giving their worms Exlax yet?

 

[Smidge34]

Good idea to bake them first. I bet it is cleaner and easier to crush!

Yes, easier, cleaner and it kills any possible Salmonella threat as well.

 

[Rrog]

I eat raw eggs daily for years in shakes

 

[Smidge34]

I screwed triple digit chicks in the navy and college put together, never wore a rubber and never caught anything that required a doctor's care. Still, not very smart. I didn't catch anything IN SPITE OF not wrapping up.

 

[anzohaze]

Does anyone use long tables or bins daisy chained together so worms will move thru different bins sorta like worm bin 360 but instead of stacking tall stack side by side so they you can just harvest a while tray t once

 

[Rrog]

I'm thinking the vertical stack is what works. The fact that there aren't any sideways bins (that I've seen) prolly means something. Look at the Worm Inn Mega for an alternative to vertical trays stacked.

 

[ShLUbY]

def just take up too much space on the floor. I'm gonna try and get my worm bins together tomorrow. I have a shit ton of soil to mix up tonight first. Well to me it's a lot! three 20 gals

 

[ShLUbY]

so I have this sunshine mix #4 left over which has some lime in it already from the company.... only have 3-4 gallons of it left. did i read not to put the worms in with lime? i was gonna use this stuff as some of the bedding... along with the leftover coco i have...

 

[Dr.D81]

so I have this sunshine mix #4 left over which has some lime in it already from the company.... only have 3-4 gallons of it left. did i read not to put the worms in with lime? i was gonna use this stuff as some of the bedding... along with the leftover coco i have...

I have to add lime from time to time to keep the ph right and them happy. i would think you should be ok

 

[Wetdog]

My bedding is peat based and lime is a MUST with the peat. It's way too acidic for the worms otherwise.

Wet

 

[4ftRoots]

You can't go wrong with shredded cardboard. I bought a paper shredder for 50 bucks huge 20 paper one and I shred cardboard. No lime, no anything except leftovers. The compost comes out dark and the worms reproduce quick when I strain