Comments on: Worm Inn Tomato Garden?

By: John Duffy

John Duffy — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:55:10 +0000

Just a quick note for Tom Dewell…If you’ve not yet embarked on a vermiculture system…Just jump in head first.
It is …
1. Easy
2. Fun
3. Rewarding
4. Productive
Don’t let a fear of failure stop you from getting into it. It really is a blast! Bentley & all the worm heads who hang out here will gladly share their knowledge & expertise with you.
I would suggest starting out small & as you get a “feel” for vermicomposting, expand from there…
Nothing ventured, nothing gained…Go for it!

By: LARRY D.

LARRY D. — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:18:58 +0000

Tom-Front seat.Right after i install seat belts.Don’t want my babies to tumble over.Don’t know how old you are,but trucks didn’t come with them back then.They have to take turns riding with me.I wonder if they’ll try hanging out the window?

By: Bentley

Bentley — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:27:35 +0000

TOM – Thanks for your kind words. You are of course welcome to link to anything on the site.
Redworm One is Larry D’s creation so I can’t comment on the worm holding properties of the vehicle. haha

By: Bentley

Bentley — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:22:22 +0000

TED – I believe it! The plants in both of my hanging systems are already out and up. Pretty cool.
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LARRY – That is a catchy name! lol
I was almost going to make a creepy pants hanging garden instead, but decided the Worm Inn would work much better (plus I didn’t want my neighbors to think I was more of a weirdo than they already do – haha)
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ANJA – I am eager to see what happens with this as well. The plant I put in the Worm Inn has been cramped in a small pot for too long so I’m not sure it will reach its full potential, but ya never know. The variety in both of these hanging systems is “Tomatoberry”. Will be quite the show if I can get a decent number of fruit to grow and ripen!

By: Anja

Anja — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:48:30 +0000

What a great idea. Love to see the results an the size of the full grown plants. What tomato varieties are you using for this?

By: LARRY D.

LARRY D. — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:49:43 +0000

Hey Bentley,i got a name for that one already.Call it the poopsy turdy!(insert laugh here).If you hang the creepy pants beside that at halloween,it will look pretty cool at night.Red light shining on it,and Scaaarrr…E!
That is one neat set up.Sure glad you think outside the box!I may be able to interest a bunch of people on this one!

By: Tom Dewell

Tom Dewell — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:43:42 +0000

I couldn’t decide, after going through most of your posts, which one to comment on so I scrolled back to the top and started here!

This blog has the most incredible information on it. I want to link back to some of it from our blog where we have recently done a post on worm farming, if that’s OK … of course will full credit.

I have yet to start my own vermiculture system, but your ideas make me want to start right away.

I love the hanging tomato plants – have read about this, but never done it.

Soooo much information to absorb. But one question: in the Worm One truck, do you have the worms in the front seat or the engine compartment! I know compost worms will migrate if they don’t get enough organic matter, but in a really nice looking truck? 🙂

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:35:55 +0000

I bought the Topsey Tervey tomato hanger this year to try on a tomato plant. The plant is smarter than you think. Is it growing downward? No, it’s growing up along the side of it. Maybe next year, I’ll attach a brick to the top/bottom of the plant

By: Bentley

Bentley — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:14:07 +0000

Hi Stephen,
I will definitely water regularly. Worms LOVE it wet as long as the system remains reasonably well oxygenated (also important for the plant). Since both of these drain well, this shouldn’t be an issue.

I will likely leave the worm inn system to sit for a little while before adding any scraps since there is plenty there now for both the worms and the plant. With the other system I have added alpaca manure twice, as well as one batch of food waste (now that I think about it, it was old green tomatoes – does that make the tomato plant a cannibal? haha)

I’ll have a better idea re: feeding frequency etc within a few weeks.
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By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:59:45 +0000

Do you water the Worm Inn system just as you would any normal tomato plant? How does that effect the worms? How often do you feed the system new food scraps?