Bogan's backyard!

[AussieBogan]

Yeah bummer,quick plant another seed bogan with the warming days it will catch up to the others before you know it,,,GQ

 

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Already onit![emoji16]

That's fucked.. did a sick job training it

I know right! My first go at super cropping a mainlining...

[AussieBogan]

Who has a worm farm?

 

Last month I decided to get a worm cafe https://www.bunnings.com.au/reln-garden-3-tier-worm-cafe-worm-farm_p3160013 and some worms https://www.bunnings.com.au/dr-worms-1200-essential-kit_p3010124 all was pretty simple to set up, and tucked in the corner of the garden... so last time I fed them was when I set them up with kitchen scraps and eggshells... So I check on them this morning and there's absolutely no food scraps left and they started chewing on the blanket (wet news paper)

 

Anyway, is there any specific organic matter I can feed my worm cafe to boost the worm castings?

 

I put a few comfrey leaves in there for them while I consult the community!

 

Thanks for reading Yo!

[AussieBogan]

[itchybromusic]

yep i got me a worm farm 

the prob with kitchen scrapes are seeds , worm farming is cold composting basically 

only with hot or thermophilic composting do you destroy seeds in the process 

 

if seeds popping up all over is not your thing , then keeping kitchen scrapes , especially seeded scrapes

out of the bin is a good thing

 

as far as what to feed the worms just think what do i want to give my plants  

 

there are guys setting up worm farms in 20gal geopots & using everything they 

put in there soil mix pretty much including scoria / aeration so they can at some point 

transplant straight into the geo worm farm 

 

some of the best casting come from almost finished compost , which is a good base feed 

leaf mold , that layer at the bottom of a leaf pile , wet , black & not quite broken down yet is another good base feed ( base feed = main volume )

 

as you said comfrey , lucerne , straw , kelp , neem , rock dust , gypsum , dolomite ( BTW pretty sure the compost conditioner = dolomite )

egg shell , oyster shell , grass clippings , cardboard , malted barley powder & as you found out news paper 

 

apart form a base feed which you could mix with peat or coco , a bit of everything is good , things like cardboard or news paper , even straw 

won't really put anything special in the system but the worms enjoy eating it 

 

somewhere in this 3 part interview with clackamas coot aka Jim Bennett , he speaks about his geopot worm farm he plants into when composted

https://youtu.be/gW96L6Qycms 

[AussieBogan]

yep i got me a worm farm

the prob with kitchen scrapes are seeds , worm farming is cold composting basically

only with hot or thermophilic composting do you destroy seeds in the process

 

if seeds popping up all over is not your thing , then keeping kitchen scrapes , especially seeded scrapes

out of the bin is a good thing

 

as far as what to feed the worms just think what do i want to give my plants

 

there are guys setting up worm farms in 20gal geopots & using everything they

put in there soil mix pretty much including scoria / aeration so they can at some point

transplant straight into the geo worm farm

 

some of the best casting come from almost finished compost , which is a good base feed

leaf mold , that layer at the bottom of a leaf pile , wet , black & not quite broken down yet is another good base feed ( base feed = main volume )

 

as you said comfrey , lucerne , straw , kelp , neem , rock dust , gypsum , dolomite ( BTW pretty sure the compost conditioner = dolomite )

egg shell , oyster shell , grass clippings , cardboard , malted barley powder & as you found out news paper

 

apart form a base feed which you could mix with peat or coco , a bit of everything is good , things like cardboard or news paper , even straw

won't really put anything special in the system but the worms enjoy eating it

 

somewhere in this 3 part interview with clackamas coot aka Jim Bennett , he speaks about his geopot worm farm he plants into when composted

https://youtu.be/gW96L6Qycms

Thanks itchy, that answered all my questions!

 

Figured at some of the prices I see castings advertised it be worth having a go and the big advantage is I know what's in my castings! That geopot worm composting sounds fun!

 

Was there meant to be a video?[emoji16] [emoji16]

[itchybromusic]

Thanks itchy, that answered all my questions!

 

Figured at some of the prices I see castings advertised it be worth having a go and the big advantage is I know what's in my castings! That geopot worm composting sounds fun!

 

Was there meant to be a video?[emoji16] [emoji16]

that's the number 1 thing about almost everything , if i made it , i know what's in it 

 

yes coot is right into his worm farm / planter

 

nu no vid just audio 

Edited September 9, 2017 by itchybromusic

[Tunkers]

I emptied out my old compost bin into my diy wormfarm and then just added newspaper and scraps and about 50 worms. They're still alive which gives me the tick of approval.

 

 

Trouble I have is the kids keep throwing stuff in, I don't think the worms can keep up

[AussieBogan]

Worms my new thing now

[Tunkers]

Worms my new thing now

They sell tablets for that mate

[AussieBogan]

I emptied out my old compost bin into my diy wormfarm and then just added newspaper and scraps and about 50 worms. They're still alive which gives me the tick of approval.

 

 

Trouble I have is the kids keep throwing stuff in, I don't think the worms can keep up

Watch that... You don't want food going off in there?