Two earthworms, Joe & Bill where peacefully chewing along one day when there
came a loude BANG and they where blown across the yard.

Joe says, "WOW, what was THAT?"

Bill "Oh, that was just John, he's been over in the coffee grounds again"



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"Pam - gardengal" wrote in message
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OK. So I understand that I can put coffee grounds in my worm bin.

My question is whether there is an upper limit to this. We drink a lot
of coffee and I would hate for the little critters to get hyper and
stampede.

So, can I just toss in the grounds from my coffee pot each day?

Roy - Carpe Noctem

Nothing that I have read about vermiculture indicates any specific
proportions of what edibles to provide - the whole point is to recycle
kitchen scraps/waste into a useful end product. However there is a rule of
thumb that determines how large a worm bin you should have based on the
amount of waste product you generate. Provided that ratio is maintained, I'd
go ahead and give them as many coffee grounds as you have available, but
provide any other kitchen scraps as well. I'd think a varied diet might
encourage increased productivity. But then again, all that caffeine might
just keep them up and running at full steam!

You could always apply any excess coffee grounds directly to the garden,
specially around acid loving plants.

You may find this helpful:
http://www.wormdigest.org/




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