Comments on: What Grains and Food to Feed Worms to Fatten Them Up http://wormcompostingblog.com/what-to-feed-worms/what-grains-and-food-to-feed-worms-to-fatten-them-up/ Helpful information on worm composting and vermiculture. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bruce http://wormcompostingblog.com/what-to-feed-worms/what-grains-and-food-to-feed-worms-to-fatten-them-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4624 Bruce Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:56:45 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=81#comment-4624 Gramps, Thanks for the great information. This should help numerous folks using egg shells! This is what this site and <a href="http://WormExpert.com" title="Worm Expert" rel="nofollow">The Worm Expert</a> site are all about... sharing information that can be useful to others... Thanks again! Bruce Gramps,

Thanks for the great information. This should help numerous folks using egg shells! This is what this site and The Worm Expert site are all about… sharing information that can be useful to others… Thanks again!

Bruce

]]> By: Brian M http://wormcompostingblog.com/what-to-feed-worms/what-grains-and-food-to-feed-worms-to-fatten-them-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4613 Brian M Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:57:35 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=81#comment-4613 Bill what Gramps means is to put the egg shells through a Fine screen (sieve) and Microwaving is sometimes called Nuking. Brian Bill what Gramps means is to put the egg shells through a Fine screen (sieve) and Microwaving is sometimes called Nuking.

Brian

]]> By: bill ellisor http://wormcompostingblog.com/what-to-feed-worms/what-grains-and-food-to-feed-worms-to-fatten-them-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4608 bill ellisor Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:29:37 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=81#comment-4608 i dont understand the words sive,and nuke. please explain. thanks. i dont understand the words sive,and nuke. please explain. thanks.

]]> By: Gramps http://wormcompostingblog.com/what-to-feed-worms/what-grains-and-food-to-feed-worms-to-fatten-them-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4607 Gramps Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:53:29 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=81#comment-4607 Found this out by accident. Got a bunch of raw egg shells. I washed them out in warm water and then decided to dry them in the microwave. Put them on a paper towel and cooked them on high for about 3 minutes. I could then reach in and pull that little membrane that is in one end right out. The real surprise came when I ground them and dumped them through the sive to help get rid of the membrane, there wasn't any. So today I had another bunch so I tried it again with the same results. Tried it on some that had been hardboiled. After grinding I had very little of the membrane in the sive, just a few small pieces. So now I nuke all my shells Found this out by accident. Got a bunch of raw egg shells. I washed them out in warm water and then decided to dry them in the microwave. Put them on a paper towel and cooked them on high for about 3 minutes. I could then reach in and pull that little membrane that is in one end right out.

The real surprise came when I ground them and dumped them through the sive to help get rid of the membrane, there wasn’t any. So today I had another bunch so I tried it again with the same results. Tried it on some that had been hardboiled. After grinding I had very little of the membrane in the sive, just a few small pieces.

So now I nuke all my shells

]]> By: Bruce http://wormcompostingblog.com/what-to-feed-worms/what-grains-and-food-to-feed-worms-to-fatten-them-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4584 Bruce Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:09:44 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=81#comment-4584 Donnie Actually the red wigglers will consume the shredded newspaper hence leaving no paper behind over time. Of course one would need to stop feeding the newspaper for a few weeks! This will enable one to harvest the cocoons and or little red wigglers. Bruce Donnie

Actually the red wigglers will consume the shredded newspaper hence leaving no paper behind over time. Of course one would need to stop feeding the newspaper for a few weeks! This will enable one to harvest the cocoons and or little red wigglers.

Bruce

]]> By: donnie http://wormcompostingblog.com/what-to-feed-worms/what-grains-and-food-to-feed-worms-to-fatten-them-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4570 donnie Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:11:35 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=81#comment-4570 It can also work with earthworms and European nightcrawlers. Keep in mind usually mites are after the food especially when top feeding. Usually it can be a sign of too much food or that the worm bin bedding is to wet. You can also try to dry the bedding out and stop feeding if need be for a bit. Another trick to help dry out the bedding would be to add some dry bedding to the top of the worm bin or dry shredded newspaper which will absorb some of the excess. Once the nespaper becomes good and damp,remove and add some new dry shredded newspaper. Continue the process until the bedding material reaches an optimum moisture level. the only problem with putting newspaper in to absorb excess is red wigglers constantly having cocoons near food on top and if by putting news paper on top near food your going to be taking lil coccoons & lil worms and there goes your worms.im also on facebook i aint got no worm stuff on there message me at donnie crain on facebook It can also work with earthworms and European nightcrawlers. Keep in mind usually mites are after the food especially when top feeding. Usually it can be a sign of too much food or that the worm bin bedding is to wet. You can also try to dry the bedding out and stop feeding if need be for a bit. Another trick to help dry out the bedding would be to add some dry bedding to the top of the worm bin or dry shredded newspaper which will absorb some of the excess. Once the nespaper becomes good and damp,remove and add some new dry shredded newspaper. Continue the process until the bedding material reaches an optimum moisture level. the only problem with putting newspaper in to absorb excess is red wigglers constantly having cocoons near food on top and if by putting news paper on top near food your going to be taking lil coccoons & lil worms and there goes your worms.im also on facebook i aint got no worm stuff on there message me at donnie crain on facebook

]]> By: Jerry Alexander http://wormcompostingblog.com/what-to-feed-worms/what-grains-and-food-to-feed-worms-to-fatten-them-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4564 Jerry Alexander Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:10:56 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=81#comment-4564 There are other formulas which will enable faster growth,without hormone shots :-) which I will introduce in a couple weeks......Where can I find that recipe? Jerry There are other formulas which will enable faster growth,without hormone shots :-) which I will introduce in a couple weeks……Where can I find that recipe?
Jerry

]]> By: bill ellisor http://wormcompostingblog.com/what-to-feed-worms/what-grains-and-food-to-feed-worms-to-fatten-them-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4509 bill ellisor Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:06:51 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=81#comment-4509 bruce i put about 200 cocoons in a 5 gal bucket.tell me what i should do now. thanks bill ellisor. bruce i put about 200 cocoons in a 5 gal bucket.tell me what i should do now. thanks bill ellisor.

]]> By: Bruce http://wormcompostingblog.com/what-to-feed-worms/what-grains-and-food-to-feed-worms-to-fatten-them-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4504 Bruce Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:15:52 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=81#comment-4504 Kevin The hormone shots was meant as a joke as we do not use any hormones in our feed or worms. In fact I pay extra for items such as chicken feed which contains <strong>no</strong> additives! Bruce Kevin

The hormone shots was meant as a joke as we do not use any hormones in our feed or worms. In fact I pay extra for items such as chicken feed which contains no additives!

Bruce

]]> By: Kevin http://wormcompostingblog.com/what-to-feed-worms/what-grains-and-food-to-feed-worms-to-fatten-them-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4502 Kevin Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:07:16 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=81#comment-4502 what about the hormone shots as promised in the article? Was this ever done as I cannot see it! Many thanks. what about the hormone shots as promised in the article? Was this ever done as I cannot see it! Many thanks.

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