Comments on: Tiny Tub Challenge – 3-26-15

By: BDon

BDon — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:19:40 +0000

Hi again, I have managed to harvest a number of worms from my compost bins (tiger worms we call them here or Eisenia fetida). I have done this by sifting through the compost by hand. Is there a more efficient method of processing a reasonably large amount of material (2 daleck style compost bins) to get more worms out?

I have seen guides for getting worms out of the soil (using water and dog shampoo) but is there a method for compost worms.

By: Bentley

Bentley — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:10:07 +0000

Thanks John! Will do.
🙂
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Judy – it IS a little unusual that you haven’t see any cocoons by this point. But you mention seeing smaller worms, so to me this seems to indicate that you are simply missing the cocoons (since it looks as though some have hatched already). I am assuming you started with two worms?

By: Judy

Judy — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:03:40 +0000

Sorry if this is a duplication, cannot remember where I first posted this question.
My bin is doing well, happy worms. I see some smaller worms but not any cocoons. How can I tell what is a cocoon?
My bin is about two months old, is it too soon?
Thanks for all of the help.

By: John Duffy

John Duffy — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 01:28:59 +0000

As a Grandpa, I have learned to listen to the little ones more than I did as a dad. They are quite perceptive and intuitive and often right on the money with their observations. Their little minds don’t get as cluttered as ours.
Give that little one a hug