Comments on: Worm Farming: Livestock for the Home Gardener

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:18:49 +0000

Brian, the worms are doing great and producing castings for the garden. I will try to write an update later this summer or maybe even put some video up about the Can O Worms and how I use it.

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:54:37 +0000

How is you Can O Worms doing? I’m looking forward to an update.

By: Seb

Seb — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:37:32 +0000

Ah OK, I have noticed these worms, but I never realised they were any different to regular earth worms. Thanks

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:58:22 +0000

Seb, they are special varieties of composting worms such as “Red Wrigglers” that are smaller than regular earthworms and reddish in color. You can sometimes find them outdoors in piles of leaf litter or forest debris.

By: Seb

Seb — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:48:45 +0000

Are these regular earth worms? Or do you need to get special worms for the compost?

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:19:53 +0000

Hi, interesting post. Vermiculture is cool, we carry a lot of different red worms and nightcrawlers and worm supplies, I love seeing people so enthusiastic about the subject.

By: Tyra

Tyra — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:07:45 +0000

Fascinating, most interesting post/ Tyra

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:21:40 +0000

There are probably a lot of factors affecting the speed that the composting worms work at. Quantity of worms, what they are fed, temperatures and seasons, etc. I don't have the book that comes with the Can-O-Worms composting bin, but I did pick up a copy of Worms Eat My Garbage. The author recommends different strategies depending on whether you are after finished compost, large quantities of worms, or want to process as much garbage as possible. I'm not as concerned about how much garbage is recycled as I am in producing a volume of worm castings to use as a soil amendment and to create a soil-less mix for seed starting. My worms seem to go through their organic waste at a good pace but I have a lot of worms, don't add much fruit, and chop any large items into small pieces. The worms also seem to be as enthusiastic about eating dry, brown, fibrous, organic matter.