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Good article on earth worm castings
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Its hard to tell but they should not be dry. Once ewc is dry it is very difficult to re-hydrate them.ColdSmoke said:
Sure is. They are amazing little creatures in that whatever goes into them goes through their gizzard and comes out higher in nutrients than when it went it.meinchoh said:Amazing how scientific worm poop can be, isn't it?
ColdSmoke said:
They should look similar to moist coffee grounds (although slightly larger) and smell like rich topsoil after a spring rain has passed and the sun has shown upon the earth (a heavenly scent... very foresty and sweet.) To the touch they will be soft and pliable micropebbles. Perfectly fresh castings should have all of those qualities.
By all means do use all 20lbs!!! 
But im telling you man... you should start your own worm farm... they are soooo easy. And there is no better feeling than looking at beautiful healthy plants and knowing that you created their nutrients (that is with help from the worms ofc 
) Start small and work your way up to a worm empire 
But im telling you man... you should start your own worm farm... they are soooo easy. And there is no better feeling than looking at beautiful healthy plants and knowing that you created their nutrients (that is with help from the worms ofc ) Start small and work your way up to a worm empire 
Can you post a link to a good tutorial, or video for building and maintaining a worm farm?Noah Yates said:By all means do use all 20lbs!!!
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Noah Yates said:By all means do use all 20lbs!!!
I have the worm factory, but it's taking forever for them to eat everything in the first tray and move up. I think it will take 6 months before I get my first castings.
I live in north Texas where summers are blisteringly hot. Can earthworms survive in an non air conditioned garage? Winter time here seems ideal for worms.Noah Yates said:By all means do use all 20lbs!!!
Roguejim said:
Dude!!!!! I totally should. I have been wanting to start a thread called "Game of Worms"
Hey ColdSmoke. You will have castings much faster than that. How many pounds of worms did you start your farm with and how long has it been running?
Well... I will just say for now that I use large plastic totes.
You just prepare them and occasionally turn everything (mix it up).
One pound of worms would easily seed a 30 gallon tub such as one of these.
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You just prepare them and occasionally turn everything (mix it up).
One pound of worms would easily seed a 30 gallon tub such as one of these.
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Castings take a long time to get unless you have 10,000 worms and are feeding 10 lbs of food a week.ColdSmoke said:
Yes you would have to bring the bin into the house or you will kill them.ColdSmoke said:
Optimum temperature for Red Wigglers is about 77 degrees so 90 degree garages would probably kill most if not all of them unless you were giving them moisture constantly.