Dec 18 2008
The Wormguy
December 9 2008
I missed yesterday because I could not get into my account for some reason,but Im back today.
I didnt get a chance to check my deer population the other day because it barely snowed. Not enough to cover the ground for tracking. We are suppose to get a major ice storm today and tonight. That means no power out here in the woods. Time to crank up the wood stove.
Well enough about the weather, lets get onto worms. We talked about feeding fish the other day. Today we shall discuss Why Worms.
Worms have long been known to provide the soil with essential enzymes and nutrients. They do this by consuming large amounts of decaying matter and leaving behind their excrets or castings(black gold) as they are called in the industry. There are thousands of species of worms in the world, but most common are recognized in one of three groups.
1 The Nightcrawler
2 The Earthworm
3 The Redworm
All of these types of worms are used for fishing bait with the nightcrawlers and eartworms being the most popular because of their size.
The story changes when it comes to composting. The redworm, although being the smallest, is by far the most voracious eater of the three. Underideal condtions it has been reportedthat a red worm can consume its body weight daily, in the real world they consume about half their body weight daily. A good rule of thumb is 1000 redworms a pound, therfore we can expect 4lbs. of redworms to consume 14 pounds of waste per week (3lbs. a day x 7 days)
Wjen used in a home composting system, a typical family could expect to divert 728lbs. of organic waste from the lanfdfill every year. This is just from using a 2″x2″ worm bin. It takes about1 sq. ft. to accommodate 1000m worms. By using a 2″x4″worm bin a family could divert over 1400lbs of waste each year.
Tomorrow we shall talk about setting up your worm bin.
For more information visit my blog at Today.com Red worms and Euro Nightcrawlers or my website www.berwickwormfarm.com
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
STARVE THE LAND FILL AND FEED YOUR WORMS
For more info visit my blog
at Today .com Red Worms and Euro Nightcrawlers
