I have worms...

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Yes, I no longer live alone. :slight_smile:

I just bought a worm composter from Grassroots Environmental Products (372 Danforth Ave at Chester, in Toronto).

A quarter-kilo of Red Wigglers are now tasked with munching out on my non-meat, non-oil food-waste. They will transform it into “castings” that make excellent fertilizer…

I bought the “small” size. For $80.49 (including all taxes), I got:[ul]
[li]a red square plastic bin[/li][li]a lid (with air holes) to cover the bin[/li][li]another lid to serve as a tray under the bin[/li][li]plastic feet for the bin[/li][li]a sheet of fabric mesh to keep the contents of the bin from falling through the drain holes[/li][li]a bag of bedding for the worms to live in[/li][li]250 grams of Red Wiggler worms (in bedding for transport)[/li]and
[li]instructions[/li][/ul]I attached the plastic feet to the bin (using the supplied plastic bolts and nuts), mixed and moistened the bedding, and installed the worms. I added some superannuated celery from the back of the fridge, covered it all over with bedding, put the lid on, and put the whole thing on its tray in the closet.

Then I logged on. Here is a Google search on “vermicomposting”. Some interesting links there.

Apparently the worms have to adjust after the move. If they get anxious, they climb the walls of the bin. The instructions I received were unclear about putting food scraps in right away; I did that anyay. We’ll see how things go…

This composting should cut my garbage down to a very small amount. After separating the paper, cardboard, bottles & cans, and now vegetable waste, what remains is mostly meat waste and plastic packaging.

I think i’ll name the worms after disgraced former corporate CFOs and CEOs… :smiley:

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Dang, I thought you had tape worms or something in your intestines. That would have been cooler. :smiley:

Tell us how it goes. Maybe I’ll convince my family to get some little wormies. Oooh, prank time mwahahahahaha. I’m feeling evil right now

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hehe, your this reminds me of the movie “Dumb and Dumber”, Sunspace. The part where Jim Carrey’s character is talking to woman he really wants to hook up with… they’re talking in the limo and he just spouts out…

Cracks me up every time. :slight_smile:

LilShieste

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[WKRP]
Re-e-e-e-ed Wigglers, the Cadillac of worms…
[/WKRP]

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And, as the worms prosper and propagate, you may sell the excess as fishing bait. Big profits await. Google “vermiculture” and see.

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May I suggest Mega Mel as a name for one of the worms? Or is that an insult to worms? :smiley:

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I got worms too. My leaf pile from last fall. Chopped it up. Mixed it a few times. Used to be about 6x6x2’, now like 3x3x1’. And full of earthworms and red wigglers. Another month or so and there will be no recognizable leaf parts in it.

All for $80.49 less than what you paid for yours.

Remember, call them casts, not any of those old Anglo-Saxon favorites.