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Compost Worms
Where's the best place to buy compost worms? Bunnings etc?
What sort should I get? |
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where ever you can get them at a good price ymc,
do for red wrigglers or tigers the night crawlers are that by name and nature. if you knew someone with a worm farm you could get some from them. On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 18:29:48 +1000, "YMC" wrote: Where's the best place to buy compost worms? Bunnings etc? What sort should I get? With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 18:29:48 +1000, "YMC" wrote:
Where's the best place to buy compost worms? Bunnings etc? What sort should I get? Where are you? |
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These people will send you all the worms you want.
I dont think I want worms. I had to take some awful medicine to get rid of them. Link http://tinyurl.com/69mpvy |
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"len gardener" wrote in message
... where ever you can get them at a good price ymc, do for red wrigglers or tigers the night crawlers are that by name and nature. if you knew someone with a worm farm you could get some from them. Thanks. I'm living in Warrandyte. Victoria. I think I'll just swing around to Bunnings and get a bucket. But it cost about $59 for a 1000+ compost worm bucket. My hesistation is cos in the past I used to buy the worms and find them gone into about a years time. Then I realize its cos the compost piles are in direct sun. And during Summer the worms die. So I relocated the bins to a shady spot. |
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$45 delivered from Worm farm! Why go to Bunnings?
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"Erik Vastmasd" wrote in message
... You are using compost piles and your compost isn't in compost bins? Pardon. I have a compost pile and a compost bin in the sunny spot. I've got a fairly large garden - and a large nature strip lawn area to cover. Ideally I should have 6 compost bins. If so you would not be able to keep the piles sufficiently moist enough for compost worms to survive particularly if in the full sun. Point taken. But can the compost piles work if I put a tarpulin plastic sheet over it? I have the conventional worm farms in shady spots but I have also established compost worms in two compost bins one of which is shaded, the other is in the full sun and worms have survived in both for several years so far. Hmmm... I'm in Victoria - the black compost bins turn super hot in Summer when the temperatures hit 30+. I've found the worms scrambling to the top rim of the lid cover during that time. They can't come out and they die. The phenonmenon only occurs during Summer. During Winter, the worms are very happy campers. |
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"Erik Vastmasd" wrote in message
... That would probably work OK since the piles are in the shade and the plastic tarpaulin would probably stop a lot of evaporation. The compost pile heaps is in the sunny spot, due to the layout of the garden... mmm... come to think of it - it may get pretty dry. But I think what I'll do is to place a tarpulin over it and underneath wet newspaper... perhaps another problem is that the area gets a fair bit of black ant activity during summer and I suspect they would be attacking and eating the worms. I'll see how I go over the Summer and try your advice. I'm in Victoria also. During the summer I check both compost bins daily and add a bucket of water when I think the compost is starting to dry out too much. When I add vegetable peelings, garden cuttings or lawn clippings etc. I cover them with three or four sheets of wet newspaper to help keep the bins moist inside. I don't immediately add large quantities of new garden cuttings or fresh lawn clippings to my compost because of the heat generated, I prefer to store cuttings and clippings on its own for two or three weeks before adding it to my compost bins/worm farms. You seem to have the right idea there. I usually put in raw lawn clippings into my compost bins. And that would probably increase the temp a fair bit. I've relocated my black compost bins in the shady spot - and will house the compost worms there in the safety of the shade. The compost piles however, are exposed to full sun and a West facing brick wall. And there's not much I can do about it - due to the garden layout. Lets' see how it goes over the summer period. I'll get back to the forum again. |
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Has anyone used the company "worms downunder"?
$99 delivered for 4000 worms. Seems a pretty good deal. http://www.wormsdownunder.com.au/wor...timonials.html "Jon" wrote in message u... $45 delivered from Worm farm! Why go to Bunnings? |
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