17 Jan '07 10:34 am Hi! I'm new here and I'm looking to share my passion, which has to do with anything organic but more specifically WORMS. I have be composting with worms for about 10 years and there is so much to share. If you compost and understand the value of compost not only to use in the garden but as the better way to handle your organic waste, then you should be worm bin composting. If you've never heard of it, there's no time like the present.
Let's talk worms!
Wormnwomn
Jack Holloway
Passionate Gardener
SEQUOIA FARM Haenertsburg South Africa
Welcome
18 Jan '07 12:38 am Welcome on board, Wormnwomn! Love your member-name
Friends of mine, nursery owners nearby, have recently discovered and started producing what they call vermiculture - we were going to discuss it in the summer hols, but these have come and gone...
Do tell us more, and I will soon be able to tell you if you are speaking one and the same language!
Faith S
Perpetually learning gardener
Alabama, USA
Welcome
18 Jan '07 5:07 am Hi Wormnwomn, welcome to the Forum. I too am a totally committed Organics person; however, I have never tried vermiculture. I have read about it and seen it described on TV. I have just the old traditional compost bins as well as a large supply of composted horse manure. There are lots of worms in both, but not the red wigglers that I understand are preferred for vermiculture. Would you share a little more info about how the worm castings compare to traditional compost. Rates of usage, etc.?
xomed28
helper
Welcome
18 Feb '07 11:38 pm Hi Wormnwomn, Welcome!!! I am also new. I have been looking at worm composting bins. I can not wait to get started.
GardenMan01
contributor
27 Feb '09 8:46 pm Eww that picture you have of all those worms really gross me out! Haha, I love it
FarmerPhoebe
helper
Menomonie, WI USA
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27 Apr '09 8:26 am Hi! I'm gonna be worm composting for the first time ever this year. I have a friend Chris, her twitter tag is @Suburban_Farmer, who is so into vermicomposting, she has named her worms: Fred 1 - 10,000 and even started a Facebook Fan Page for Fred No. 422! She is a hoot and would be a great addition to this discussion.
