Comments on: Making Microbes - Part II http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/making-microbes-part-ii/ Red Wiggler Worms, European Nightcrawlers and loads of helpful Worm Composting Information Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:01:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/making-microbes-part-ii/#comment-9106 Bentley Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:09:59 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=214#comment-9106 That's an interesting idea, Kami My impression of it is that the beneficial microbes found in finished vermicompost are not really a food source for the worms - after all, they can't live in their own poop forever, right? I'm trying to culture some of the big juicy protozoans you can pretty well see with your naked eye scooting around in pond water. Maybe some partially finished vermicompost, plus some molasses might not be bad to try though. Thanks for the suggestions! Maybe I can include that as a third treatment and see how it compares. B That’s an interesting idea, Kami
My impression of it is that the beneficial microbes found in finished vermicompost are not really a food source for the worms - after all, they can’t live in their own poop forever, right?
I’m trying to culture some of the big juicy protozoans you can pretty well see with your naked eye scooting around in pond water.
Maybe some partially finished vermicompost, plus some molasses might not be bad to try though. Thanks for the suggestions! Maybe I can include that as a third treatment and see how it compares.

B

]]> By: Kami http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/making-microbes-part-ii/#comment-9096 Kami Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:23:22 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=214#comment-9096 Hey Bentley, When I make vermicompost tea, I throw the castings back into the bin. The worms seem to love them as almost immediately they show up. I am guessing the microbes are enhanced by the molasses in the tea. Anyway, maybe a good solution is simply to put some vermi tea in your bin instead of waiting until the microbes colonize in the organic material. Or, put some vermicompost in the bucket when you add the organic material. Hey Bentley,

When I make vermicompost tea, I throw the castings back into the bin. The worms seem to love them as almost immediately they show up.

I am guessing the microbes are enhanced by the molasses in the tea. Anyway, maybe a good solution is simply to put some vermi tea in your bin instead of waiting until the microbes colonize in the organic material. Or, put some vermicompost in the bucket when you add the organic material.

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