Installing Indoor Cat Tree

[The Dogmother]

Just took delivery of my worms, so spent this lunchtime bedding them down in the Can o Worms that I bought from Twiglet (thanks Sarah), can't wait to get home tonight to see what they're up to. Phil's laughing at the thought of having baby worms as they breed and reckons that I'll be naming them

[Karen & co.]

Great stuff, it'll be exciting spotting the tiny ones

 

karen x

[Mrs Frugal]

I got my can of worms last week and I love it! Ollie rushes out to say hello to the worms and delights in feeding them his leftovers! They're lovely!!

 

Congratulations!!

[Cinnamon]

Oooo - I like this idea too

 

Ok, where from,how much,& what do they do apart from wriggle?

[The Dogmother]

You can buy one from the Omlet shop, and all the info is on http://www.wigglywigglers.co.uk

[chocchick]

Will a normal compost bin do-or do they need the special one so they won't escape and become Trin/Katy's supper?

[The Dogmother]

I think that you can do it in a plastic rubbish bin with a tap on the bottom, but it's easier if you have the layered bin like a can o worms so that you can easily lift out the layers and remove the compost rather than digging out the whole bin.

 

I understand from Graham that worm composting can be rather slow at first and take a while to get going.

[Nicola H]

Chocchick have a look at this site wormery on a budget

 

I was seriously thinking about making this one but OH bought me the Can-O-worms for my birthday.

[The Dogmother]

Brilliant Nicola!

[Lesley-Jean]

You've got WORMS

 

Perhaps you should read this sticky

 

Let us know how they go Clare, I'd be very interested

[Mrs Frugal]

I rang my Mum to say I'd got worms expecting that reaction and she said "Oh how exciting" !

[The Dogmother]

Mine said 'Ugghhh'. She's never liked even garden worms; I remember waving them at her as a child and her running away.

 

They look very lively this morning - crawling everywhere and on top of the moisture mat too. I gave them some stale bread and apple cores yesterday. They won't be over-worked as we don't have a lot of kitchen waste at all.

 

We'll have to compare notes Kate as we got them around the same time.

[Cinnamon]

I will have worms too soon

 

Have just placed an order for a Can-O-Worms,which unfortunatly ended up being a rather large order as I got a bit tempted by doormats,T-Shirts....the hens have some treats coming too

 

Looking forward to getting pet worms though.

I just have to make sure The Hubby doesn't use them for fishing

[Mrs Frugal]

Great news Sarah! I don't think you'll be disappointed!

 

Good idea, Clare. We'll see how we get on. I'm hoping for great things as mine get fed quite a lot! In fact, I'm having to split all the leftovers between the worms and the compost heap! The worms get cooked stuff and the compost bin gets peelings! How it's going to be when the new composter comes, I don't know! Split 3 ways, I suppose!! I'll have compost coming out of my ears !

[Cinnamon]

Hubby has just pointed out to me that there is little point producing all this compost if I can't water anything I grow in it due to Thames Waters' imminent drought order.

 

Men....they never see the bigger picture,do they ?

[Mrs Frugal]

Party Poopers, one and all!

[The Dogmother]

Typical that!

 

I'm not expecting anything to happen quickly - anyone I have spoken to about vermicomposting says that it is slow and you have to be careful not to overload them. That's fine, because we have hardly any kitchen waste, which isn't already eaten by either the bunnies or the chooks.

 

I do, however, need a garden waste composter. Our local council is doing them for £5 at the moment, ao I shall be tempted by one of those soon. I need to reorganise the woodpiles first though and see where I might have some room.

 

I need some time off work (fat chance!) to do all of this

[The Dogmother]

Kate, have you noticed that the worms are all up at the top of the tray in the morning - is there a reason for this?

[Lesley]

The worms are usually at the top if they need more food I think.

[The Dogmother]

Ooo, that's odd because they've got food. I am trying not to give them any more until they have eaten that first lot as I don't want it to start rotting and smelling. It just seems to be a 'morning thing'.

[Cinnamon]

My worms are here,happily snuggled into their nice Can O Worms

 

This is really exciting - theres a fair bit I don't feed to the hens & I reckon I can give most of it to the wigglers

 

Kate & Clare....do keep posting as to how its all going,won't you

[The Dogmother]

Mine seem to be doing ok, I am putting just a little stuff in there at the moment, and making sure to balance the green stuff with brown (paper) stuff and a bit of Bokashi. It really doesn't smell at all, although there are a couple of fruit flies in there when I take the lid off.

 

The worms seem to be up at the top or in the lid in the morning, which doesn't seem to be a comment on the conditions in their environment as they are down in the 'muck' later on. Reading the leaflet, I think that it's because they are light sensitive and come up to the top when it's dark.

 

I plan to stir it up a bit today and have a look at how many worms I have and how lively they seem.

[Mrs Frugal]

Mine are doing a sterling job! All the food we put in last week has gone! They are clever little chaps!

[The Dogmother]

Yours sound more industrious than mine Kate - how many worms (weight) did you get? Perhaps I need more

[Cinnamon]

I got 500g, I think.

 

I will give them some Bokasi too - good tip Clare

At the moment they have a handful of coriander & some celery leafs to get them started