Comments on: The Vermi-Mulch Bean Garden http://www.redwormcomposting.com/gardening/the-vermi-mulch-bean-garden/ Red Wiggler Worms, European Nightcrawlers and loads of helpful Worm Composting Information Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:17:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/gardening/the-vermi-mulch-bean-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-22364 Bentley Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:08:15 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1068#comment-22364 Hi Don, Really sorry for the delay responding! Great questions. I need to write another post about this actually. In a nutshell, while I wouldn't say that I "harvest" the worms from these gardens when the growing season is over, I do attempt to do some consolidation. As I've discovered, it can be tough to achieve the best of both worlds - i.e. big healthy plants AND a huge thriving population of worms (that could be harvested and sold) at the end of the season. I'll definitely talk more about what I mean by this in an upcoming blog post. I didn't add any concentrated amounts of worms - just the stuff I call 'compost ecosystem'. It's a material that's essentially half-way between worm habitat/food and vermicompost, so there are plenty of baby worms and cocoons, but also any adults I happened to miss when harvesting. Hi Don,
Really sorry for the delay responding! Great questions.
I need to write another post about this actually. In a nutshell, while I wouldn’t say that I “harvest” the worms from these gardens when the growing season is over, I do attempt to do some consolidation.
As I’ve discovered, it can be tough to achieve the best of both worlds – i.e. big healthy plants AND a huge thriving population of worms (that could be harvested and sold) at the end of the season. I’ll definitely talk more about what I mean by this in an upcoming blog post.

I didn’t add any concentrated amounts of worms – just the stuff I call ‘compost ecosystem’. It’s a material that’s essentially half-way between worm habitat/food and vermicompost, so there are plenty of baby worms and cocoons, but also any adults I happened to miss when harvesting.

]]> By: Don http://www.redwormcomposting.com/gardening/the-vermi-mulch-bean-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-22279 Don Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:06:59 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1068#comment-22279 Bently, Do you intend to harvest (count-weigh) the worms before your winter kicks in? It would be interesting to see how well they prospered since we all know that 'composting worms can't live in a garden'. Also, did you add any additional worms, or just use the juveniles and eggs that were in the vermicompost as stowaways? Don Bently,
Do you intend to harvest (count-weigh) the worms before your winter kicks in? It would be interesting to see how well they prospered since we all know that ‘composting worms can’t live in a garden’.

Also, did you add any additional worms, or just use the juveniles and eggs that were in the vermicompost as stowaways?

Don

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/gardening/the-vermi-mulch-bean-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-22273 Bentley Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:15:14 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1068#comment-22273 JERRY - You are right. Not a lot of bad things being said about vermicompost. It seems to be one 'fertilizer' that really lives up to the hype! ------------- SUSAN - That's really cool - thanks for sharing!Looks like an interesting site in general. 8) JERRY – You are right. Not a lot of bad things being said about vermicompost. It seems to be one ‘fertilizer’ that really lives up to the hype!
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SUSAN – That’s really cool – thanks for sharing!Looks like an interesting site in general.
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]]> By: Susan Bolman http://www.redwormcomposting.com/gardening/the-vermi-mulch-bean-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-22269 Susan Bolman Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:39:27 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1068#comment-22269 In Australia, they've put worms together with a way to grow veges with minimal water with 'wicking worm beds'. Check out http://outbackharvest.blogspot.com/2008/09/wicking-worm-beds.html It sounds like a great idea even if you're not in an arid area. It incorporates a place to feed the worms after the garden has been started. (Yeah internet!) In Australia, they’ve put worms together with a way to grow veges with minimal water with ‘wicking worm beds’. Check out http://outbackharvest.blogspot.com/2008/09/wicking-worm-beds.html

It sounds like a great idea even if you’re not in an arid area. It incorporates a place to feed the worms after the garden has been started. (Yeah internet!)

]]> By: Jerry Gach http://www.redwormcomposting.com/gardening/the-vermi-mulch-bean-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-22252 Jerry Gach Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:10:55 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1068#comment-22252 Bentley, GREAT blog! I've had similar results with everything I've ever grown in bedding "Kissed" by worms. Successful farming of plants grown in castings (Vermi trenches or any worm related matter) is so common, that I cannot remember EVER hearing anyone say that they were unsuccessful in farming using worm byproducts. Have you? Makes you wonder why anyone would want to "Add poison to their food" by using synthetic fertilizers. Bentley,

GREAT blog! I’ve had similar results with everything I’ve ever grown in bedding “Kissed” by worms.

Successful farming of plants grown in castings (Vermi trenches or any worm related matter) is so common, that I cannot remember EVER hearing anyone say that they were unsuccessful in farming using worm byproducts. Have you?

Makes you wonder why anyone would want to “Add poison to their food” by using synthetic fertilizers.

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