Comments on: Mark’s OSCR – 12-14-09

By: Mark from Kansas

Mark from Kansas — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:05:55 +0000

Hi Arnold,
I took my Vermicompost to our local county extension agent. They in turn sent it to K-State. It cost me about $20.00, if I remember right.
They gave me a count of the macro nutrients.

Arnold,
If you get a chance, I would like to hear more about your worms.
Best Always
Mark

By: arnold

arnold — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:14:53 +0000

#16 I would like to know where I might take my composite to find out the nutrenits it has. Im new at this worms business. dec 19 2009

By: Mark from Kansas

Mark from Kansas — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:30:04 +0000

William,
I have a small hardware store in my town. Try Tru Value or one of the smaller less known stores.
I found the big box stores are not always the best when it comes to odds and ends.

By: William

William — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:25:34 +0000

Hi mark this is william, I had a question pertaining to the mesh. Every where that i go i can’t seem to find 1/8 in mesh just 1/4 in mesh and i wanted to know where you got it from.

thanks.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:10:06 +0000

I can relate to tossing vermicompost that does not meet quality standards back into the top. First it covers the top layer and sometimes that is needed if a lot of fresh stuff has just been added to prevent fruit flys. I am almost thinking of a three flow through system. Papa bear, Mama bear and baby bear. When the worms are removed at the bottom, 10 percent of the energy can be used to get most of the worms out of 90 percent of the compost. Then just take that last 10 per cent of compost with worms that would be difficult to seperate from the tiny bit of compost and toss it back on top. Sort of like not farming hedgerow to hedgerow but leaving hedgerows.

By: Mark from Kansas

Mark from Kansas — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:32:03 +0000

Hi Heather,
Some of that finished Vermicompost was really wet and after I screened it some turn into these little balls. I did not want to spend any more time trying to dry it out. So back in it went.

By: Mark from Kansas

Mark from Kansas — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:25:06 +0000

Hey John,
I would (and other readers) be interested if you would comment further.
Mark

By: Mark from Kansas

Mark from Kansas — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:22:34 +0000

Kuan,
I found the cable does work, it has to have the crust/sand knocked away from it.
Mark

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:17:18 +0000

just so I understand–you put the finished VC back in the OSCR? It looked great, may I ask why you would do that?

Thanks!

By: John H. from Orlando

John H. from Orlando — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:10:00 +0000

Mark,
I like your comments regarding “my garbage”. I know I have a greater appreciation for the life force that still remains in our “waste”. I know after a few years of vermicomposting I now think of this matter as non-people-edible caloric resource (energy) and certainly not waste. It drives home the point how uneducated (or lazy)are most people in many industrialized areas, who toss or flush this source this energy source. It is frustrating to think that we spend more energy to dispose of this instead of letting smaller critters do there thing. Okay I’ll stop before I start sounding like Yoda…hehe Keep up the great posts!