look good man way to go....I am just restarting yet another bin...my old wormfarm got left behind....yeehaw...separating worms from castings is simple put some food on one side and they almost all eventually migrate to it...easy to collect then....
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Worming 101
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MuricanWeedwolf
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Nice thread, but can't we call it what it is? It's vermiculture/vermicomposting.
According to the top results in the Urban Dictionary, Worming is "the act of licking a person's eyeball for erotic gratification". None of the posted definitions have anything to do with earthworms.
According to dictionary.com, the only verb definition that has anthing to do with invertebrates is the 4th definition, "to free from worms", referring to intestinal parasites.
If we're going to use a common language, we might as well use it properly
According to the top results in the Urban Dictionary, Worming is "the act of licking a person's eyeball for erotic gratification". None of the posted definitions have anything to do with earthworms.
According to dictionary.com, the only verb definition that has anthing to do with invertebrates is the 4th definition, "to free from worms", referring to intestinal parasites.
If we're going to use a common language, we might as well use it properly
damn stoney! that is some beautiful shit! you sellin any? 
Stoney Johnson
Member
Thanks H B. I could certainly hook a brother up.
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MuricanWeedwolf
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It's called the horticulture industry, an industry I've been working in for almost 20 years.
Orchardists, nurserymen, farmers, etc all use the same jargon. Wheat farmers and tomato farmers too. Only gardeners (hobbyists) sometimes use odd terms. Remember, it's just a plant, right?
I suspect worming is the hobbyist's term
...but who cares, we're getting into semantics now, aren't we
Dude u walked in here with a pile of semantics, it was your opener.
We all know its called vermiculture. What we dont need is somebody nobody has ever seen before rolling up and telling us about it. Is that how you make friends irl, correcting people language? Cause its annoying as fuck.
We all know its called vermiculture. What we dont need is somebody nobody has ever seen before rolling up and telling us about it. Is that how you make friends irl, correcting people language? Cause its annoying as fuck.
I think that last sentence should be because, not cause. Or at least do 'cause.
Just sayin
Just sayin
Hello fellow worm enthusiasts! I don't know if this is gonna work, but I decided to build a vertical worm hotel...I'm calling it "Casa Del Gusano". I got the idea from a youtube video I saw.
Each level is 2' x 2' x 3.5". The bottoms of each level have 1/8" metal screens attached with U-nails. I currently have cardboard on the top and bottom, but I'm going to upgrade those pieces this weekend with some 1/4" plywood I have lying around. I will be cutting the wood to size and then drilling some holes in them for air. I may even construct an independent door for the top with a handle and some hinges.
The handles on the sides perform two functions:
1. To make each level of the worm hotel easier to lift.
2. Because of the way I mounted them, the handles enable me to sort of lock each level in place as I stack/move them.
I have two more levels to build, but I'm going to let the worms acclimate and eat some of the food I put in that first level before I add more food to the second level. The worms should migrate up to chase the food in the next level once they're done with the first level and so on. I'm hoping I can keep them happy enough to stick around and breed more worms.
First floor...worms are glad to be outta the box. I looked around the internets and decided to go with Sonoma Valley Worm Farm. I paid 50 bucks for 2 lbs of Red Wigglers. They arrived very quickly and very much alive.
Second level holding the temporary cardboard top with holes drilled in it for air.
I kinda precharged the bedding with alfalfa meal, some basalt fines, old coffee grounds and filters, crushed egg shells, some of the cover crops I have going right now (cut up into smaller pieces), a bit of peat, and some shredded newspaper. I watered the whole thing lightly after I added the worms. I'll be checking it in a couple more days to see what's happenin.
It'd be so cool to have my own castings. I can't afford to pay the prices they charge for castings out here.
HB.
Each level is 2' x 2' x 3.5". The bottoms of each level have 1/8" metal screens attached with U-nails. I currently have cardboard on the top and bottom, but I'm going to upgrade those pieces this weekend with some 1/4" plywood I have lying around. I will be cutting the wood to size and then drilling some holes in them for air. I may even construct an independent door for the top with a handle and some hinges.
The handles on the sides perform two functions:
1. To make each level of the worm hotel easier to lift.
2. Because of the way I mounted them, the handles enable me to sort of lock each level in place as I stack/move them.
I have two more levels to build, but I'm going to let the worms acclimate and eat some of the food I put in that first level before I add more food to the second level. The worms should migrate up to chase the food in the next level once they're done with the first level and so on. I'm hoping I can keep them happy enough to stick around and breed more worms.
First floor...worms are glad to be outta the box. I looked around the internets and decided to go with Sonoma Valley Worm Farm. I paid 50 bucks for 2 lbs of Red Wigglers. They arrived very quickly and very much alive.
Second level holding the temporary cardboard top with holes drilled in it for air.
I kinda precharged the bedding with alfalfa meal, some basalt fines, old coffee grounds and filters, crushed egg shells, some of the cover crops I have going right now (cut up into smaller pieces), a bit of peat, and some shredded newspaper. I watered the whole thing lightly after I added the worms. I'll be checking it in a couple more days to see what's happenin.
It'd be so cool to have my own castings. I can't afford to pay the prices they charge for castings out here.
HB.
Nice! It really is fulfilling being able to make your own.
I probably would have gone with a finer grid hardware cloth, but see how it works.
Also I think the bottom plywood will rot out eventually from the leachate, but no biggie.
Maybe line it with plastic sheeting and then drill your holes?
Nice work!
I probably would have gone with a finer grid hardware cloth, but see how it works.
Also I think the bottom plywood will rot out eventually from the leachate, but no biggie.
Maybe line it with plastic sheeting and then drill your holes?
Nice work!
Thanks for the compliments, fellas!
I'm not sure what I'm going to do about the leachate just yet. I have some ideas that involve me building a stand with legs and maybe incorporating a plastic funnel in to the base somehow. I probably should have gone with the finer mesh, but I'll figure it out eventually. It's just a fun experiment at this point.
HB.
I'm not sure what I'm going to do about the leachate just yet. I have some ideas that involve me building a stand with legs and maybe incorporating a plastic funnel in to the base somehow. I probably should have gone with the finer mesh, but I'll figure it out eventually. It's just a fun experiment at this point.
HB.
MuricanWeedwolf
Member
Wasn't trying to be annoying, just trying to get everyone on the same page. As you can see, the wikipedia page for worming does not (currently) include any reference to vermicomposting. Similarly, Merriam-Webster makes no reference to vermiculture in its definition of worm (v.).
Even published glossaries of weed cultivation (1) (2) (3) make no reference to the word "worming" let alone correlate it with vermiculture/vermicomposting.
Find me ONE reputable place where the term "worming" is used in reference to vermiculture/vermicomposting (not counting this thread) and I'll leave this alone. Otherwise, let's agree that the title of this thread should be changed. What do you say?
I wouldn't mind getting European Nightcrawlers (aka. Euros) for castings.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_nightcrawler
I could even use the excess worms for fishing too.
We have lots of Canadian Nightcrawlers here that are much bigger than
the Euros but they hard very hard to keep in Summer unless they're refrigerated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumbricus_terrestris
Euros can handle room temps just fine and are much bigger than the little Redworms normally used in vermicuture.
Euros are used by some people for vermiculture now. People with pet fish, reptiles,etc. would be able to feed them
with worms too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenia_fetida
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_nightcrawler
I could even use the excess worms for fishing too.
We have lots of Canadian Nightcrawlers here that are much bigger than
the Euros but they hard very hard to keep in Summer unless they're refrigerated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumbricus_terrestris
Euros can handle room temps just fine and are much bigger than the little Redworms normally used in vermicuture.
Euros are used by some people for vermiculture now. People with pet fish, reptiles,etc. would be able to feed them
with worms too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenia_fetida
Stoney Johnson
Member
H B , your goal should be zero lecheate. The presence of lecheate is an indication of a less than optimal environment for your worms.
hoss1111
Member
You weren't trying, but you succeeded anyway. This is a reputable place. You knew what was meant by "worming." Others may not know what vermicomposting/vermiculture means, and would miss valuable info. Why do you care so much?
I don't agree that the title should be changed. -granger
I don't agree that the title should be changed. -granger
Stoney Johnson
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