Comments on: Worm farming http://downwiththekids.net/2007/11/02/worm-farming/ Modern Australian Family Life Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:17:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Vtg http://downwiththekids.net/2007/11/02/worm-farming/#comment-7837 Vtg Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:00:08 +0000 http://downwiththekids.net/2007/11/02/worm-farming/#comment-7837 Good thing I don't know you in person, or else I might take offence at you saying every time you see a worm you think of me! Glad it's going better, though a part of me was hoping I could drive by and score a free worm farm from your kerb! ;-) Good thing I don’t know you in person, or else I might take offence at you saying every time you see a worm you think of me!

Glad it’s going better, though a part of me was hoping I could drive by and score a free worm farm from your kerb! ;-)

]]> By: mum http://downwiththekids.net/2007/11/02/worm-farming/#comment-7742 mum Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:15:21 +0000 http://downwiththekids.net/2007/11/02/worm-farming/#comment-7742 Yes - thanks for the tips Vtg. I do think of you whenever I'm brave enough to lift the lid on our wormy friends - and I must say things have improved! The cut grass improved aesthetics enormously and since I've slowed down the scraps they seem to have migrated up from the mezzanine! I have also adopted some of your terminology - often asking DSO if he can identify any vegetable corpses - and that's just in our fridge - just joking! Having said that I haven't ruled out hypnotherapy because I still find that "worm jus" gut wrenchingly revolting! Yes - thanks for the tips Vtg. I do think of you whenever I’m brave enough to lift the lid on our wormy friends - and I must say things have improved! The cut grass improved aesthetics enormously and since I’ve slowed down the scraps they seem to have migrated up from the mezzanine!

I have also adopted some of your terminology - often asking DSO if he can identify any vegetable corpses - and that’s just in our fridge - just joking!

Having said that I haven’t ruled out hypnotherapy because I still find that “worm jus” gut wrenchingly revolting!

]]> By: Vtg http://downwiththekids.net/2007/11/02/worm-farming/#comment-7480 Vtg Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:26:12 +0000 http://downwiththekids.net/2007/11/02/worm-farming/#comment-7480 Curious to know how the mum-worm relations are going? Are they less repulsive? Curious to know how the mum-worm relations are going? Are they less repulsive?

]]> By: mum http://downwiththekids.net/2007/11/02/worm-farming/#comment-5249 mum Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:31:34 +0000 http://downwiththekids.net/2007/11/02/worm-farming/#comment-5249 I think I am overfeeding - just got a little bit excited at the start! Might take your advice and give them a break for a few days... I think I am overfeeding - just got a little bit excited at the start! Might take your advice and give them a break for a few days…

]]> By: Vtg http://downwiththekids.net/2007/11/02/worm-farming/#comment-5238 Vtg Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:21:32 +0000 http://downwiththekids.net/2007/11/02/worm-farming/#comment-5238 Praps I should steer clear of online diagnostic attempts, but anyway... if your worm farm stinks,you may be overfeeding: an easy thing to do when your 1000 worms are young and farm-fattened. Could be worth giving them a break until you can't identify any of the vegetable corpses, then slowly adding food at a rate that is consumed in a couple of days. As they get bigger they'll eat more quickly. A couple of other tricks I have learnt in my short time as a worm-wrangler: -freeze the vegie scraps (also helps me to slow down my feeding rate) and then blitz them in the microwave before adding them so they are nice and squishy (if you had time (with a new baby- ha!) and a blender you were happy to use you could also mush it all up a bit in there). This helps the wormies to eat a bit faster -put a ~15cm layer of dry grass clippings into the farm and put all your food scraps under this. Seems to reduce odour and discourage the flies and stuff a bit If you're just repulsed by the worms themselves, then other than hypnotherapy, no helpful suggestions! Praps I should steer clear of online diagnostic attempts, but anyway… if your worm farm stinks,you may be overfeeding: an easy thing to do when your 1000 worms are young and farm-fattened. Could be worth giving them a break until you can’t identify any of the vegetable corpses, then slowly adding food at a rate that is consumed in a couple of days. As they get bigger they’ll eat more quickly. A couple of other tricks I have learnt in my short time as a worm-wrangler:
-freeze the vegie scraps (also helps me to slow down my feeding rate) and then blitz them in the microwave before adding them so they are nice and squishy (if you had time (with a new baby- ha!) and a blender you were happy to use you could also mush it all up a bit in there). This helps the wormies to eat a bit faster
-put a ~15cm layer of dry grass clippings into the farm and put all your food scraps under this. Seems to reduce odour and discourage the flies and stuff a bit

If you’re just repulsed by the worms themselves, then other than hypnotherapy, no helpful suggestions!

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