Comments on: Worm Inn Journal-05-13-10

By: LARRY D.

LARRY D. — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:47:30 +0000

Bentley-Just so you know i read your articles more than once.
Check the date folks.
I told you that you had the best looking worms on the web.Still can’t get mine that pretty.If that’s your camera,let me borrow it!

By: Bentley

Bentley — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:22:24 +0000

LoL – TJ, you are on the wrong thread! Go here:
http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/the-1000-facebook-fan-fest/

June 21 is taken though

By: TJ Chang

TJ Chang — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:19:47 +0000

i would say, it’s gonna be June 21, 2010.

By: cody

cody — Mon, 24 May 2010 22:03:04 +0000

wish i could shake up my heard i’m not at home at the moment 🙁 hopefully by next year i have 100000 worms.

By: Bruce Westfall

Bruce Westfall — Sat, 22 May 2010 03:33:00 +0000

Sorry Bentley, but “out” and “processing” are most definitely CANADIAN! The first is “laust” at 7 seconds.

At least you don’t say “Eh?” or “Beauty.” ( way too much ‘Strange Brew’ for me)

I loved the part about ” I don’t want to be stressing them ‘oat’ “, followed a few minutes later by grabbing entire subdivisions and turning them upside down. If worms could do movies, you’d be Godzilla!

Based on the pampered life they have led in your care, they should not be worried about a little neighborhood shuffling.

I could just see them:
“Mmmm, I think this broccoli was frozen… AHHH – LIGHT! – MOVEMENT! – HANDHELD VIDEO! – OH NO! – Wh– Hmm. All is dark again. Y’know this homemade manure is just delicious and look how well the little cocoons are getting along…”

Makes me want to go shake up the herd a bit.

By: koolkid

koolkid — Thu, 20 May 2010 00:23:05 +0000

Yeah!My colony has exploded[ever colony i have has started out small at 4-10 individuals] worms started with 10 now have well over 60+ dermestids started with four adults back in janruary now have 20+[lost half because of a couple N00b mistakes] isopods started with i think 6 and now have the best progress.I started them back in february and have 30-40+! Love isopods.Click my name i have my own forum about them me and a buddy have decided to make it like a hobby.Its going good.Thanks bently not to worry i can wait i have stuff to do and beetles,worms and isopods to breed[wasps soon enough so i’ll be really busy with a d arenaria wasp queen[commonly called hornets but are in fact yellow jackets just as the bald faced hornet which can have 3000-6000 workers all buzzing around. Got ants as well Camp penn x3 and a new species camp chrom x1!]
Sorry about the long post.Keep up the wormy updates.

By: Bentley

Bentley — Wed, 19 May 2010 03:51:45 +0000

RICH – I have seen plenty of variation in Red Worm coloration. It can depend a fair bit on what they are eating, but yeah I seem to recall worms in my enclosed Rubbermaid tubs looking somewhat different that these ones.
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MARK – You and your doubts! Sheesh! lol
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The system was started up in the fall, but I only really started doing anything with it at the end of Jan – so about three months I guess (took it down at end of April).
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BARB – As mentioned in the post, it was indeed quite dry and crusty around the outside (the material that have been sitting against the walls). The beautiful vermicompost seemed to be right in the central zone. Due to the outer crust it did indeed come out of the system quite easily. Hard to say for sure how much vermicompost there was. The total material filled two big tubs, and much of it was nice stuff.
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TRACY – That’s funny! I guess we’re all fascinated with gobs of worms! haha. The total food added (since I began recording it at end of Jan) was only about 91 lb interestingly enough – of course, the majority of that was added during the overfeeding challenge. Next time around I think I will add food in a more “normal” manner and record everything for a much longer period of time.
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JOHN – I added moisture from the top. The problem with jeans is they grow mold quite quickly. If you try it let me know how you make out!
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BRYAN – In hindsight, I wish I had added more water around the perimeter. Adding water through the screen is cool, but unfortunately it all seems to end up right in the middle – so I’d recommend also doing some regular spraying near the walls.
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GEORGE – The Worm Inn definitely provided a DIFFERENT experience than I am used to. I felt much more involved in the process. Having the system sitting so high off the ground helps (rather than having to stoop over to open up a bin or dig around in a bed) I think.
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KIM – I have had quite a bit of practice with the one-handed stuff thanks to this video series! haha Don’t think I’ll be getting an Oscar for cinematography anytime soon, but I’m still pretty impressed with what can be done with a regular ol’ point-and-shoot digital camera.
Funny to think of having a “Canadian accent” – but as long as you like it, I’m down with that! haha
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BOB – Not sure if “muted worm” will catch on (haha), but ya never know!
🙂
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KOOLKID – Don’t be sad! The Worm Inn will be back in action before you can say ‘dermestid beetle’ three times fast. haha
Glad you popped by actually – I meant to mention in my post (for your sake) that the sow bugs (isopods) did really well in the system. I found a lot of them when I dumped and sorted the material!

By: koolkid

koolkid — Wed, 19 May 2010 02:41:20 +0000

🙁 Sad to see this going down 🙁 gave me inspiration to start something else up called a dermestid beetle overfeeding challenge.Although unlike worms they tend to not get mould or anything as long as the food stays dry.

By: Bob Collinsworth

Bob Collinsworth — Sat, 15 May 2010 03:55:42 +0000

I just thought about something else: Rich mentioned the color of the worms in your video. Not brown, red, orange, pink, or yellow but a combination of all of the above. I guess worms have a color of their own only don’t tell my wife because I can see her going into a dress shop asking for a frock in “Muted Worm” with “Butterscotch” trim. You may be starting something new here Bentley . . . just as I am getting a handle on what in the heck “Mauve” is!

By: Bob Collinsworth

Bob Collinsworth — Sat, 15 May 2010 03:50:08 +0000

What a great video. As Tracy said earlier I too found myself saying “For heavens sake Bentley – pick them up!” What a massive teeming glob of worms. It was interesting to learn that VC existed pretty much throughout the Worm Inn . . . not just at the bottom as we expected. If I had any doubts as to what the Worm Inn could do and how friendly an environment it would provide for worms, they have been dispelled thanks to your video.