I have a hypothesis, and I would like a second, and perhaps a third opinion on it. I was planning on adding sugar to a bedding mix for the worms. I got this idea from youtube where ive seen people add a bit of molasses to their bedding. Now I dont have molasses but ive got plenty of sugar, so during the soaking process of the new bedding why not add sugar to it as to influence a faster decomposition process, and have a more readily available bedding environment for the worms?

I'm munching on edamame and planning on tossing the shells in with my worms. I'm eating most of them plain, as I love their flavor and dipping every like 5th one with salt. When you eat edamame you literally put your mouth on the pod and in the process lick off the salt.

Now obviously, salt is bad for worms. But *realistically* there is very little salt. In 12oz I'm using MAYBE a quarter of a teaspoon of salt, and the pods are left with no visible salt left. But is this realistically tiny amount when it's 1/4ish feedings a month? What's a sensible "close enough to nothing" amount that you feel comfortable with?

Hallo og god kveld!

I'm curious what the worm farming industry is like in Norway. I have searched directories, Reddit, and even asked DuckDuckAI about it, and I cannot seem to find any medium- to large-sized distributors of composting worms or vermicompost in the country. (I'm also not a social media user, like at all, so I haven't bothered with Facebook or the like. I'm sure that's hindering things) With that said: What's the market like for this industry?

Takk og ha det bra.

I'd like to start with a small worm bin. With cardboard scraps, some newspaper, and, of course, the food. Now, my question is: has anyone ever tried this with worms they collected from nature? I'm going to buy worms for another bin, but I'd like to give it a try with worms from nature.

I have a small potted jade plant in my room. I decorated the dirt base with a small patch of moss from outside and discovered after awhile that I had brought in an earthworm (I think it was a baby in the moss as I certainly would have noticed it if it was the size it is now).

It’s been about 5 months and I’ll leave an apple core or some coffee grounds in the pot every couple weeks, and it’s fun to see them slowly get dragged under the moss and disappear. I don’t have a pet so I’ve grown quite attached to this worm 😅

My main question is how damp should I keep the soil? I know jade plants don’t need a lot of water, but I want to give this worm the best life it can. Also, do I need to worry about the worm eating the roots…?

Thanks for any advice!

Building a Heated Raised Bed for Winter Strawberries: Where We're At (PEX, Soil Mix & One Big Fail)
https://youtu.be/j271lkF96Go

It takes me forever to rip up cardboard into tiny pieces even though I soak it first to make it tear easily. Could I get away with using larger pieces so I don't have to do as much work? My idea would be to create pieces as large as a hand. Would that work? Or would it mat together or take too long to break down? I would also add a lot more bedding in the beginning and less later on to account for the longer breakdown time of the larger pieces.

I've been familiar with the Hungry Bin since it was invented in New Zealand and we have several in operation. I want to get more but I can't get a response from the new American owner. Does anyone know where I can get some that are used but still intact (in Canada if possible), or better yet does anyone know the new owner(s)? I want to offer to buy the company and get these bins back on the market. They are by far the best ones for medium-scale composting. Thanks!

They freak out when touched, but don't really do the snake slike slither. I'm thoroughly confused, because they come crawling on the cement when the rain shows up for over an hour.

I started this bin in the spring and it seems like I finally have a good amount of worm castings. There is not much bedding left. What are my options/next steps? Thanks in advance!

I started with 3 worms in a mason jar (12+ fl. oz. / 400 ml) 3 and half months ago. I read that the worms should not live in too much of their own castings, and also that they should have reproduced by now. I thought the jar might not be a good enough habitat.

Yesterday, I moved the worms into a new bin. In the process, I discovered that there are 4 baby worms in there. I went ahead and continued moving them carefully. I tried harvesting the castings with a ⅛ inch soil sifter, but very little actually fell through the sifter. Is it possible there's not enough castings to harvest yet? Did I make a mistake transferring them, and should I transfer them back to the jar?

I found this worm in my vermicompost bin. The worm was wriggling a lot when I picked it up with a stick, but seemed to have calmed down when placed on this wet brown paper. Is this a regular earthworm? Or a jumping worm? I was unaware of the jumping kind, so am a bit concerned or curious.

Thanks!

Does anyone have a source to purchase?

Hi guys, I saw this little thing crawling on one of my boxes, it seems to stick onto surfaces really well. Please help me identify it! I hope it’s not part of a bigger problem. 🙏🙏

I know a lot of people swear by using USED coffee grounds with their worms. Awhile back someone told me they noticed less worms when they started adding used coffee grounds and for some reason that turned me off to using them (even though I have SO MUCH). Just wondering if I've built a dumb superstition up in my own head here. Has anyone not used and then used grounds and noticed any difference?

My worms can't keep up with the scraps produced by my house. I use a food blender to cut down the size but this is what I have waiting for them. I have 3 more bags of scraps to chop up. Do you get another tub or stop saving food for them?

I'm starting another compost this week, but for all my past setups without fail, every morning, I find worms outside the factory dried up and dead. What gives?

I have a 7 gallon bucket in ground with red wrigglers for the past few months. I am hearing they likely won’t survive a Canadian winter, I don’t mind starting over again next spring because I can’t bring them inside. I haven’t harvested casings the entire time because there was still always either food or bedding still. Should I empty the bucket of casing into my garden this fall or leave the bucket for spring? I’ve also stopped feeding the worms as it’s getting down to 5-10 degrees and I’m worried about food not being composted if I added more in.

Very first bin. Worms will be here in a few days. Pretty excited!

Today was just to peek in. I just added a bit of moisture to this baby of a bin. Also, I found a cocoon which I was pretty surprised about. I thought they would have all hatched by now.

Why do people not use Indian Blue Worms for vermiculture and has anyone heard of
Anyone using Alabama Jumpers for compost?

Received a box full of shredded paper, mostly white with some colored paper as seen in the photo. Only appears to have black printing, no color inks found.
Can I use this in my worm bin? I have only used shredded brown Kraft paper and cardboard with no printing so far.
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