Comments on: Vermiponics System Wrap-Up

By: Bentley

Bentley — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:02:30 +0000

Sorry for the delay replying here, everyone!

NEERAJ – Definitely keep us posted on your progress. That sounds like an interesting approach. I think Jim Joyner (person who inspired me to start all this in the first place) is doing something similar in his new system this year (i.e. worm bed being separate from the grow bed). There are definitely some advantages to this approach.
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BELINDA – The grow bed contained lots of shredded cardboard and dryer lint, aside from the gravel (although, they can apparently do just fine living in a gravel bed) so they certainly had plenty of habitat. They can indeed live completely submerged in water for a LONG time as long as there is a certain minimum amount of oxygen present.
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CAROLYN – You wouldn’t happen to be a Robin, would you? haha
I’ve never seen a human refer to worms as “mouth wateringly juicy”.
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EVE – Yeah, I can’t wait to see how it all works outside! I’m definitely itching to get started (and in fact may be starting something sooner than originally expected). I didn’t know that about goldfish – I wonder if waterproof sunblock would work? haha
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THOMAS – I think we have similar dreams (although, I’d probably prefer 5-10 acres myself). Best of luck!
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By: Thomas J Smith

Thomas J Smith — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:08:22 +0000

I live on the Big Island of Hawaii in an Elderly housing complex.The science and art of vermiculture fascinates me! I have a three tier homemade composter in my living room and it works. It is populated with Red Wrigglers altho I started with blue tropicals as well. The blues sem s to have disappeared.
The BSF method is evenmore interesting but so far I havemaggots from ashiny green bodied flie. Pehaps BSF is not in my area(Hamakua coast).
I want to find an acre ortwo of agricultural land nearby and sevote more time toraising worms and BSF maggots to feed organic chickens.
If any one knows of simple lease ontheHamakus coast, please let me know.
Have very wormy good time,
Thomas Jerry Smith

By: Eve

Eve — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:17:01 +0000

Beautiful nice worms Bentley It does look like you will have a great crop and great worm conditions too.

Just a note on the goldfish. i grew goldfish in trash can sized containers in high school. You have to give them some shade. Or their little heads get sunburned. No fooling.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:35:26 +0000

Those are certainly the most mouth wateringly juicy, happy looking worms I have ever seen. Not a casting on their plump, shiny bodies.

By: Belinda Charpentier

Belinda Charpentier — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:47:07 +0000

I’m looking forward to the overview. I’m not sure I understand where the worms were living. In water? Rocks?

By: catherine daly

catherine daly — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:44:58 +0000

Could the small worms just be down to the sheer numbers of worms present? Commercial growers tend to separate out worms and put them in low density containers to discourage breeding and encourage all food consumed to be converted to growth. Maybe in such ideal conditions the worms don’t feel the need to ‘toughen up’ and grow bigger (which they would need to leave the bed and look for somewhere new to live). Also in your conditions you may be getting the maximum number of of babies from each cocoon and no time for them to reach adulthood.

By: Neeraj

Neeraj — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:46:53 +0000

Hi Bentley,
Long time follower of your website. Thanks.
I just finished setting up my Vermiponics system. It’s more of a Hydroponics system that uses worm tea.
Basically, I have a Tray that acts as a reservoir and grow tray. In the tray I have these foam like things that serve as the grow medium and soaks up the worm tea. An areator areates the worm tea in this tray and a pump runs the worm tea back into the worm bin. The tea from the worm bin then drains back into the tray.
Any thoughts on this? Would this work? I guess I’ll find out soon enough.

thanks
-Neeraj