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Liquid Feed And Wormeries
We are just getting into gardening having now actually got a garden, which
helps ;) Monty Don used a liquid feed, I think it was green in colour, does anyone know what he uses or what's the best feed to buy? Also I wanted to start a wormery. I have an old bin I have drilled lots of holes in but its the worms that are causing me the problems. I know garden worms wont do but are worms from the fishing tackle shop any good? Having looked at the prices online they are a little expensive and I would like to buy locally. Any tips or help on starting a wormery would be appreciated. Many thanks Steve |
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Any tips or help on starting a wormery would be appreciated. Many thanks Steve |
Steve Burrows wrote:
We are just getting into gardening having now actually got a garden, which helps ;) Monty Don used a liquid feed, I think it was green in colour, does anyone know what he uses or what's the best feed to buy? Also I wanted to start a wormery. I have an old bin I have drilled lots of holes in but its the worms that are causing me the problems. I know garden worms wont do but are worms from the fishing tackle shop any good? Having looked at the prices online they are a little expensive and I would like to buy locally. Any tips or help on starting a wormery would be appreciated. Many thanks Steve They'll be far more expensive in a fishing shop. Anyway, you already have all the worms you need in your garden. Go and look under some leaf litter or in a heap of rotting vegetation. The thin red worms are what you are looking for. If your bin has holes in the bottom, then just fill it up and leave it on the soil. The worms will find their own way in. -- Excellent day for putting Slinkies on an escalator. |
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"Steve Burrows" wrote in message
... Also I wanted to start a wormery. I have an old bin I have drilled lots of holes in but its the worms that are causing me the problems. I know garden worms wont do but are worms from the fishing tackle shop any good? Having looked at the prices online they are a little expensive and I would like to buy locally. Any tips or help on starting a wormery would be appreciated. Many thanks Steve Hi Steve If you google worm compost or vermicomposting, there are lots of useful sites. I also use an old dustbin. I don't have holes in it but a tap at the base and plenty of old crocks for drainage. Then layers of bedding (shredded newspaper), the usual kitchen scraps/garden waste and some soil and lime when needed. I also have a second bin with holes in the base that I use for drying out the compost after I have "harvested" it. I place my bin on bricks, partly so I can fit old milk containers under the tap to collect the leachate. This can be used as a liquid feed and I have always found it to be excellent, although I know some people don't recommend it. About worms, you want Eisenia - I have Eisenia Foetida, or brandlings. I really don't know if these can also be used as fishing bait. I got mine originally from a friend's compost. You don't need many, they breed in no time provided they get enough food and the right conditions. If you are anywhere near Sheffield you are welcome to some of my worms, but otherwise why not try asking around at gardening/recycling places? Hope this helps, Eleni. |
"Steve Burrows" wrote in message ... We are just getting into gardening having now actually got a garden, which helps ;) Monty Don used a liquid feed, I think it was green in colour, does anyone know what he uses or what's the best feed to buy? Also I wanted to start a wormery. I have an old bin I have drilled lots of holes in but its the worms that are causing me the problems. I know garden worms wont do but are worms from the fishing tackle shop any good? Having looked at the prices online they are a little expensive and I would like to buy locally. Any tips or help on starting a wormery would be appreciated. Many thanks Steve Thank you all very much for your responses. They are very much appreciated. Cant wait to get my hands dirty :) Steve |
Word of warning with wormeries. I bought one from Wiggly Wigglers and though I have followed instructions etc they don't seem to be fantastically fast at breaking down the compost so I ma having to put a small amount into the bins once a week and still continue to fill up the compost bins at the back of the garden. Think at this rate I would need about 25 bins to get rid of all the kitchen waste (minus the orange peel) I had more worms in my plastic compost bins ............... Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
Janet Tweedy wrote:
Word of warning with wormeries. I bought one from Wiggly Wigglers and though I have followed instructions etc they don't seem to be fantastically fast at breaking down the compost so I ma having to put a small amount into the bins once a week and still continue to fill up the compost bins at the back of the garden. Think at this rate I would need about 25 bins to get rid of all the kitchen waste (minus the orange peel) I had more worms in my plastic compost bins ............... Janet This can be a problem. The worms don't break down the waste itself, but rather feed on the results of the natural breakdown. It does go a bit faster if you chop up the waste finely so it rots quicker. -- Liberty is the Mother, not the Daughter of Order. -Proudhon |
"Eleni" wrote in
. uk: Then layers of bedding (shredded newspaper), Just to say this is an important bit, and worth taking note of. There's nothing like a sheet of newspaper (or handful of shreddings) to prevent a worm bin getting all full of flies in the summer. I just stick a single sheet on top every week or so and damp it. Avoid great lumps of it though, or your worm compost will take longer and end up looking a bit grey. Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
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