Walker, I did a test bed and regularly turned the bedding. I did so, gently, limiting exposure to light to a minimum each time, and found no discernable...
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bruce smith
gardensmith@...
Feb 2, 2000 6:56 pm
Hello, I'm new here and i haven't seen a post since I joined this group a few weeks ago. everyone buzy with their worms ??...
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Jean McClymont
jeanmcc66@...
Feb 6, 2000 11:38 am
Sorry bruce but I've been out feeding the worms so as to have big fat ones for fishing. ... ______________________________________________________...
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gardensmith@...
Feb 6, 2000 1:53 pm
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! On Sun, 06 Feb 2000 22:41:14 EST "Jean McClymont" <jeanmcc66@...> ... GardenSmith a.k.a. smitty Thyme On My Hands Gardens My...
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Ladee
ladeetop@...
Feb 6, 2000 11:54 pm
Wups, there I go again skirking my responsiblities. As list owner, you'd think I'd post something once in a while, eh? Well, we've recently run into an "icky"...
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Sunnie Johnson
sunnie2@...
Feb 7, 2000 8:00 pm
Hi, I'm not raising worms yet, but want to. would like to hear what others are doing. Anyone making money off them???? :) the grubs sound gross! sunnie (in...
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gardensmith@...
Feb 7, 2000 8:39 pm
LOL, I raise them to eat my garbage. Pretty neat little buggers too. read the book worms eat my garbage great read that. here is a cool worm site to check out...
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Ladee
ladeetop@...
Feb 8, 2000 8:37 am
LOL...I assume, Gardensmith, that you're referring to the worms eating your garbage, not the o-so-grosso grubs! BTW...tried to go the site you recommended and...
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The Debus Family
debus3@...
Feb 8, 2000 8:38 am
I work for a large corporation that has several organic farms in the US, Mexico and Brazil. We have raised worms for years simply as a means of improving our...
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Ladee
ladeetop@...
Feb 8, 2000 6:14 pm
Pete, Here are some of the resources I've come across in my research. I had a GREAT one for windrows, but can't seem to find it -- they must be offline (as...
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Ladee
ladeetop@...
Feb 8, 2000 6:29 pm
I stumbled onto this last night, while I was checking my old research links for Pete. These folks are sponsoring a "Vermy School." Six weeks of FREE online...
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Ladee
ladeetop@...
Feb 8, 2000 6:48 pm
You know, sometimes the internet is WEIRD! GS sent the new link to me and the only difference was the capitalization. And it worked! Anyway, here it is again,...
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w_bennett@...
Feb 9, 2000 3:11 pm
Ladee: I've run into these in my standard compost windrows. While I haven't bothered to ID them, I figure they may be cicada larvae, or maybe just cricket. I...
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Ladee
ladeetop@...
Feb 9, 2000 11:59 pm
Walker ... Aren't the nematodes a bit small for that purpose? I mean these grubs REALLY are about 1.5 inches long x 1/3 inch thick. ... Our feedstock comprises...
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mangodance
bmn@...
Feb 12, 2000 3:38 pm
Without further description or seeing them, they sound like maybeetle larvae. These are the little brown wood-colored beetles that you see coming to light...
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bruce smith
gardensmith@...
Feb 13, 2000 8:37 pm
hello all, I am wondering if anyone has any thoughts on outdoor worm composting of leaves in zone 6 Connecticut, usa ? Would I need to feed the worms? Or would...
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Ladee
ladeetop@...
Feb 13, 2000 10:08 pm
Good heavens! I *hope* they're not the larvae for anything flying. The adult bug would be as big as the palm of my hand. I'm tellin' ya, I'm not exaggerating...
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MK Dragon
mkdragon@...
Feb 14, 2000 5:15 am
I don't want to be your lullaby. Michelle Kwan ... If you can give me a fairly detailed description of these things, I'll run it by an entomology newsgroup I...
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ladeetop@...
Feb 15, 2000 2:57 am
... Please select one or more of the following: o WebRing o Just stumbled on it o Someone recommended it o Saw your website o Searched on eGroups by going to...
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gardensmith@...
Feb 15, 2000 11:38 am
... GardenSmith Smitty Thyme On My hands Gardens My favorite places: Anythinggardenswap@onelist.com http://members.tripod.com/~dmford/seeds/seedexchange.html...
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Walker Bennett
WBennett@...
Feb 18, 2000 2:17 am
I have a friend up in Quebec (a bit cooler than CT) who does just that. The trick is to have enough mass in the bin to insulate against the cold. He uses a...
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Ladee
ladeetop@...
Feb 18, 2000 3:48 pm
Hi, folks, I just wanted to take a public moment and welcome all the newcomers to the list and remind folks of a few basics. We've achieved a membership ...
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w_bennett@...
Mar 29, 2000 6:12 pm
Good grief it's been quiet here! I have transferred my worms from my experimental bin now to a more permanent structure. This one is now outside and holds 16...
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Ladee
ladeeniall@...
Mar 31, 2000 12:21 am
...busy as heck. On top of the wormy buz, I'm building toward developing another business -- computer-related. So my time here has been limited. When we...
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w_bennett@...
Mar 31, 2000 3:39 pm
This year will probably be mainly personal use, but my eventual goa is a small-scale commercial operation specializing in castings and 'Compost Tea'. I figure...
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John Skuse
jskuse@...
Apr 7, 2000 4:28 pm
Hi I've just starting out in this worm breeding thing What is the tea everyone talks about and how do you collect it. At present Iam using horse dung and...
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Dracohexe@...
Apr 8, 2000 5:56 am
HI. What happened to the group. I am just starting out and thought I could get some answers here <G> I have no idea as to how to collect the tea in a plastic...
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Walker Bennett
wabennett@...
Apr 8, 2000 12:41 pm
John: I tried posting this on Friday, but unfortunately the address of the pc I was using didn't match my registered address so it didn't take. You'll find...
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Walker Bennett
wabennett@...
Apr 8, 2000 1:04 pm
Pete: I think everybody's out in the garden due to the early spring! A bathtub sounds like an excellant choice to raise worms in, but you'll have a hard time...
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Malachi 3:16
mal316@...
Apr 8, 2000 1:25 pm
I have a small plastic worm bin that I keep right on my kitchen counter and last time I checked, they were doing great! How long does it take for them to make...
