Comments on: Red Worm Cocoons http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/ Red Wiggler Worms, European Nightcrawlers and loads of helpful Worm Composting Information Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:39:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: red worm food http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-8498 red worm food Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:53:17 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-8498 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Building a wooden worm compost bin | "Home Grown Farming" - With Nature http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-7263 Building a wooden worm compost bin | "Home Grown Farming" - With Nature Fri, 23 May 2008 17:38:49 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-7263 [...] the bottom section as desired, but I can also just leave it for awhile to make sure that all the cocoons have hatched and new juveniles have had a chance to move to the top. To enhance cocoon production [...] [...] the bottom section as desired, but I can also just leave it for awhile to make sure that all the cocoons have hatched and new juveniles have had a chance to move to the top. To enhance cocoon production [...]

]]> By: Start your own worm composting bin | diyblog.info http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-7002 Start your own worm composting bin | diyblog.info Wed, 07 May 2008 19:46:43 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-7002 [...] you’re using that duration as an science lesson, tell your worm hunters to look for the tiny worm cocoons, which contain baby worms. prepare certain they manufacture their way back into your compost bin [...] [...] you’re using that duration as an science lesson, tell your worm hunters to look for the tiny worm cocoons, which contain baby worms. prepare certain they manufacture their way back into your compost bin [...]

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-1275 Bentley Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:57:37 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-1275 Thanks Kami - glad I've been able to help! Rest assured you will continue to see lots of new updates and added features in coming weeks and months! B. Thanks Kami - glad I’ve been able to help!
Rest assured you will continue to see lots of new updates and added features in coming weeks and months!

B.

]]> By: Kami http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-1274 Kami Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:37:13 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-1274 Reading your website has been so much fun. I got my first bin a month ago and started with a few worms I bought at a bait shop. Your information has helped me a great deal in getting that bin going. I just ordered a bunch of worms online and am growing to three bins! Your site has been very helpful and encouraging. I hope you are able to continue to update us on what is going on with your bins! Reading your website has been so much fun. I got my first bin a month ago and started with a few worms I bought at a bait shop. Your information has helped me a great deal in getting that bin going. I just ordered a bunch of worms online and am growing to three bins! Your site has been very helpful and encouraging. I hope you are able to continue to update us on what is going on with your bins!

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-1269 Bentley Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:21:16 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-1269 Amie - in a well-balanced system you will still find that worms like to crawl up the sides of the bin sometimes. Unless there are masses of them and they seem really intent on escaping, this is definitely nothing to be concerned about. I'm glad to hear that things have settled down in your bin! Gillian - It's great that you are keeping two separate bins. This will serve as a great insurance policy in case something goes wrong with one of them. If your worms seem to have settled down I wouldn't worry about separating out cocoons. That said, it might be fun to set up a smaller third system and stock it only with cocoons to see what happens! :-) Amie - in a well-balanced system you will still find that worms like to crawl up the sides of the bin sometimes. Unless there are masses of them and they seem really intent on escaping, this is definitely nothing to be concerned about. I’m glad to hear that things have settled down in your bin!

Gillian - It’s great that you are keeping two separate bins. This will serve as a great insurance policy in case something goes wrong with one of them. If your worms seem to have settled down I wouldn’t worry about separating out cocoons. That said, it might be fun to set up a smaller third system and stock it only with cocoons to see what happens! :-)

]]> By: Gillian http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-1259 Gillian Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:29:01 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-1259 Hi, thanks for the great advice, and being a newbie, I have started two small wormeries, Thanks Amie, she had the same problem as me with the roaming and mine seem much happier now. Is it advisable to just leave alone or does it pay to separate some cocoons and or worms as they mature. any advice greatfully received. Hi, thanks for the great advice, and being a newbie, I have started two small wormeries, Thanks Amie, she had the same problem as me with the roaming and mine seem much happier now.
Is it advisable to just leave alone or does it pay to separate some cocoons and or worms as they mature.
any advice greatfully received.

]]> By: Amie http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-1244 Amie Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:16:36 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-1244 They look much happier now. Only one is wandering up the side. Thanks for your advice. You're doing a great service to us newbies! Amie They look much happier now. Only one is wandering up the side. Thanks for your advice. You’re doing a great service to us newbies!

Amie

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-1226 Bentley Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:40:25 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-1226 Hi Amie, I definitely wouldn't be surprised if that's why they were roaming. These worms are very often raised on manure (an ideal food for them) and food waste is a much different material, almost certainly with a much different microbial community. Also, the stress of shipping the worms may also lead them to roam once they are placed in a new system. You definitely did the right thing letting them mellow out for awhile with the food they have. Hopefully that get's things back on track for you! B. Hi Amie,
I definitely wouldn’t be surprised if that’s why they were roaming. These worms are very often raised on manure (an ideal food for them) and food waste is a much different material, almost certainly with a much different microbial community.
Also, the stress of shipping the worms may also lead them to roam once they are placed in a new system.

You definitely did the right thing letting them mellow out for awhile with the food they have. Hopefully that get’s things back on track for you!

B.

]]> By: Amie http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-1204 Amie Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:28:06 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worm-cocoons/#comment-1204 I was wondering why some of my worms were roaming since I was told that they wouldn't if they were happy. I have been very careful to make sure that the conditions inside my bin are perfect so maybe they're just roaming because they were raised in different conditions. I hope this is the case since they have plenty of bedding and we've left them for a few days to work on the food they have in there. What do you think? I was wondering why some of my worms were roaming since I was told that they wouldn’t if they were happy. I have been very careful to make sure that the conditions inside my bin are perfect so maybe they’re just roaming because they were raised in different conditions. I hope this is the case since they have plenty of bedding and we’ve left them for a few days to work on the food they have in there. What do you think?

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