Comments on: Worms on the loose! http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/1427 Susan Harris's blog about eco-friendly and urban gardening, plus the adventures of a DC-based garden writer, coach and occasional rabble-rowser. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:41:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Heather http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/1427/comment-page-1#comment-4695 Heather Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:53:29 +0000 http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/?p=1427#comment-4695 Susan, I think you are a great "worm mother"--and that's the problem. Your little guys are just itching to come out and be with you. Such love from one's "children" is a wonderful thing! My little guys, however, must not love me one little bit. They cower at the very sight of me, shrinking down into their zucchini/paper/potato peel world, thinking no doubt that I'm more Godzilla than mommy. They go so far as to slink as far away as they possibly can when confined to my Worm Factory--into the compost tea collection tray, where I'm sure they're hoping to make a getaway through the spigot. So if you're a bad mother, I must be Mommy Dearest! Susan, I think you are a great “worm mother”–and that’s the problem. Your little guys are just itching to come out and be with you. Such love from one’s “children” is a wonderful thing! My little guys, however, must not love me one little bit. They cower at the very sight of me, shrinking down into their zucchini/paper/potato peel world, thinking no doubt that I’m more Godzilla than mommy. They go so far as to slink as far away as they possibly can when confined to my Worm Factory–into the compost tea collection tray, where I’m sure they’re hoping to make a getaway through the spigot. So if you’re a bad mother, I must be Mommy Dearest!

]]> By: susan harris http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/1427/comment-page-1#comment-4687 susan harris Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:56:14 +0000 http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/?p=1427#comment-4687 Cheryl, here's my recent article about worm bins, which contains a link to instructions. http://www.gardenrant.com/my_weblog/2009/01/worm-composter.html Cheryl, here’s my recent article about worm bins, which contains a link to instructions. http://www.gardenrant.com/my_weblog/2009/01/worm-composter.html

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/1427/comment-page-1#comment-4682 Cheryl Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:09:37 +0000 http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/?p=1427#comment-4682 Susan, your worm "nursery" looks like a plain ol' Rubbermaid container with a spigot added to the bottom. If so, would you please tell us just how you made that container? I want to make one! Susan, your worm “nursery” looks like a plain ol’ Rubbermaid container with a spigot added to the bottom. If so, would you please tell us just how you made that container? I want to make one!

]]> By: donna http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/1427/comment-page-1#comment-4669 donna Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:46:00 +0000 http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/?p=1427#comment-4669 I think mine have mostly died since I've been neglecting them, but I kept them going really well most of the year. I'll start it up again in the spring. Yeah, I'm a lousy worm wrangler right now. I think mine have mostly died since I’ve been neglecting them, but I kept them going really well most of the year. I’ll start it up again in the spring.

Yeah, I’m a lousy worm wrangler right now.

]]> By: Danny Staple http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/1427/comment-page-1#comment-4662 Danny Staple Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:39:42 +0000 http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/?p=1427#comment-4662 I have added this post to <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/groups/growing_food" rel="nofollow">The All About Growing Food Group</a>. If you (or readers) have food growing related blogs, including veg, herbs, fruit, composting and planting tips, then please come and add your favourites to it. I have added this post to The All About Growing Food Group. If you (or readers) have food growing related blogs, including veg, herbs, fruit, composting and planting tips, then please come and add your favourites to it.

]]> By: susan harris http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/1427/comment-page-1#comment-4661 susan harris Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:03:22 +0000 http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/?p=1427#comment-4661 Rick, I have a longer post coming next week about invasive worms but here's a preview: there are NO composting worms that are native to the U.S. But the one almost everyone uses - the red wiggler - is not invasive, so don 't worry. Even if you live where it'll survive the winters, it only does well in compost situations, not in regular gardens or the woods. Even the experts on invasive worms - at the U. of Minn. - assure me the red wiggler hasn't been implicated in any invasive behavior. American native worms, like all earthworms, aren't good at composting - they're much slower to digest and crap than these wigglers. Rick, I have a longer post coming next week about invasive worms but here’s a preview: there are NO composting worms that are native to the U.S. But the one almost everyone uses – the red wiggler – is not invasive, so don ‘t worry. Even if you live where it’ll survive the winters, it only does well in compost situations, not in regular gardens or the woods. Even the experts on invasive worms – at the U. of Minn. – assure me the red wiggler hasn’t been implicated in any invasive behavior.
American native worms, like all earthworms, aren’t good at composting – they’re much slower to digest and crap than these wigglers.

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