Comments on: Red Worms Love Avocado? http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worms-love-avocado/ Red Wiggler Worms, European Nightcrawlers and loads of helpful Worm Composting Information Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:46:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worms-love-avocado/comment-page-1/#comment-6396 Bentley Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:07:52 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worms-love-avocado/#comment-6396 Thanks for sharing those tidbits, Allen. I haven't fed my worms too much of either, but would imagine the worms would like potato peels better than large quantities of the potatoes themselves (starchy materials are perfectly fine so long as you spread them around and don't go overboard with them). Citrus fruit would definitely add acidity, but I think the peels contain oils that likely irritate worms (sensitive) skin. That being said, I've added plenty of orange peels to my bins over the years and have never had any negative repercussions. B Thanks for sharing those tidbits, Allen.
I haven’t fed my worms too much of either, but would imagine the worms would like potato peels better than large quantities of the potatoes themselves (starchy materials are perfectly fine so long as you spread them around and don’t go overboard with them). Citrus fruit would definitely add acidity, but I think the peels contain oils that likely irritate worms (sensitive) skin. That being said, I’ve added plenty of orange peels to my bins over the years and have never had any negative repercussions.

B

]]> By: Allen http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worms-love-avocado/comment-page-1/#comment-6366 Allen Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:39:58 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worms-love-avocado/#comment-6366 I haven't tried the avocado (don't eat them at our house), but I do give them a lot of grapefruit peels as well as potatoes peels. I haven't kept good track of how the worms react to the either of them, but they do both get processed. I've been concerned a little about too much citrus making the bin acidic. Don't know about the potatoes peels, I've been told not to feed them to chickens, but the worms don't seem to mind them. Allen I haven’t tried the avocado (don’t eat them at our house), but I do give them a lot of grapefruit peels as well as potatoes peels. I haven’t kept good track of how the worms react to the either of them, but they do both get processed. I’ve been concerned a little about too much citrus making the bin acidic. Don’t know about the potatoes peels, I’ve been told not to feed them to chickens, but the worms don’t seem to mind them.

Allen

]]> By: P http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worms-love-avocado/comment-page-1/#comment-6228 P Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:34:06 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worms-love-avocado/#comment-6228 Just got my worms today. I started the bin couple weeks ago. Made it with a Rubbermaid tub with holes punched in the sides and bottom. Bedding is a mixture of shredded newspaper, leaves, and cardboard. Just got my worms today. I started the bin couple weeks ago. Made it with a Rubbermaid tub with holes punched in the sides and bottom. Bedding is a mixture of shredded newspaper, leaves, and cardboard.

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worms-love-avocado/comment-page-1/#comment-6218 Bentley Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:41:41 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worms-love-avocado/#comment-6218 Hi P, I moved your comment over to this post for you. No problemo. Interesting that your worms balled up in the avocado peel too! How did you set up your worm bin? Hi P,
I moved your comment over to this post for you. No problemo.
Interesting that your worms balled up in the avocado peel too!
How did you set up your worm bin?

]]> By: P http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worms-love-avocado/comment-page-1/#comment-6217 P Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:38:51 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/red-worms-love-avocado/#comment-6217 I have just started up a worm bin (I am waiting on a delivery of a pound of worms). I started the bin with some leftover fishing worms (about 15 redworms) I had a couple weeks back. Well I just got home from work today and checked out how the worms were doing and I had trouble locating them until I noticed they were all balled up in an avocado husk. I came inside to check out this site (which is very helpful to a new vermicomposter) and see you had done an article on what I just saw. What a coincidence. I have just started up a worm bin (I am waiting on a delivery of a pound of worms). I started the bin with some leftover fishing worms (about 15 redworms) I had a couple weeks back. Well I just got home from work today and checked out how the worms were doing and I had trouble locating them until I noticed they were all balled up in an avocado husk. I came inside to check out this site (which is very helpful to a new vermicomposter) and see you had done an article on what I just saw. What a coincidence.

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