The other marker of the turning of the seasons is the #wormfarm has been evicted from the conservatory.

We really neglect the poor blighters, but they seem to hang on in there. We have had this for a few years now, still with its original worms. (Well, their descendants I presume.) I have popped some veg waste, shredded card, and coffee grounds in the empty middle layer and shifted the bottom tray at the top and left it open to encourage the worms to migrate downwards.

I also collected the worm wee in a big screw top tub.

We should make better use of their wormy efforts really.

Next job was mopping the clearish 2/3 of the conservatory including the tragic job of soaking the dried corpses of escapee worms off the lino.

I bought a #wormfarm a few months back, and I've never had one of these before. I have a bokashi bin, but I just eat way too much fruit for it to handle all of the peels, so I thought why not get a worm farm to handle all of the non-citrus and foods that they like, and keep my bokashi bin for non-worm things.

Since getting it, we've had real hot days (35C+), and more recently, 40C+ for days, so I always wake up to a few on my floor that have met an unfortunate end.

I haven't put too much food in to it yet, just bits here and there and hoping they'll enjoy themselves enough inside to not want to try to escape.

Here, I've put some coffee grounds and some corn silk and mixed it all in. The worms have since gone to town, and there's barely any of it left. I just dropped little bits of lettuce in today, so I'll see how it goes. The hope is to generate fertiliser and a lovely soil to put towards my garden.

If you have any tips whatsoever for this newbie, let me know.

Setting up raised garden beds in the greenhouse at present. Using #hugelkultur and #WormFarm elements to enhance soil life. Natural basalt soil is topped off with homemade compost for added #compostodon goodness. #FairyBootFarm, Lutruwita (Tasmania).

No. You look compostable. Into the worm farm you go. Muahahahahahaaaaa. #WormFarm #vermicompost #wormstodon #takeawayboxes

When #sewing and #gardening collide. Some fabric off cuts (organic cotton twill) in my worm bin has become a baby worm nursery
#compost #wormfarm #vermiculture

Went to check on my worm farm since it's a hot, muggy day (temps around 33C according to the app). Some of the worms had moved to the lower (empty tray), possibly to escape the heat (according to my googling). So i put them back and added a large ice block to 1 corner of the tray which i hope will help.

Worm farm arrived in the mail today. With worms which are alive - so far. Hope i set it up right and positioned it correctly. First time trying out a worm farm. Fingers crossed.

@hannu_ikonen check out bokashi bins, I believe that'd be the most indoor friendly way of #composting - bonus points for being able to use it for citrus, onion, and garlic peel as well as coffee grounds. We placed ours under the kitchen sink, and use two rotating bins, then cycle it though a #vermicompost #wormfarm with added #charcoal to inoculate the #carbon structure with #microorganisms and make #biochar. This should be installed outside though, or at least in a garage type of space. With its small footprint, even a balcony space works well. It may take some time to get a feel for what works best for your situation, all part of the journey The quality and potency of the #wormtea and solids is amazing - your plants will it!

Oh hey worms #compost #WormFarm

We save eggshells and grind them into powder to go into the #allotment #compost heap and #homegarden #wormfarm. When thoroughly dry they grind easily to a powder in a normal spice grinder.

I've heard for years eggshell is good for worms. But then see people putting large chunks of eggshell into their compost? How big are their worms?! Do they have teeth??!! And then there are always just big chunks of eggshell out the other side.

So we started grinding ours in the hope that is more useful.

I made a worm bin.
#vermiculture #wormfarm #endtimes #garden #climateAnxiety
https://madpiratemayday.substack.com/p/silly-little-projects-for-the-end

The worms are producing so many castings right now. Around 8 litres from the last harvest and still a lot more ready to go. Big bin is 200 litres and it’s pretty full atm! #Vermiculture #vermicomposting #wormfarm

Our worm composting bin is finally done, made with scrap wood we had lying around with nog metal parts on the inside. I hope they will enjoy it :)

I've exciting news, I've worms!

Its a cheap worm farm I picked up from Aldi for 20 dollars, got the worms and other stuff from Bunnings and now I've worms :D they've survived a week with me so farther are eating through the lettuce, just slowly.

Bébés

One of the best tips you can do to feed worms is to pre-compost their food.

Quick question to the #mastodon #fediverse.

I plan to expand my worms small-scale operation this year and will buy some worms. Does any of you sell some?

I know where to get some but if I could get it from Mastodon wouldn't it be cool?