Worm farm idea  

Yucky Lilaclady,
I don't like worms. I know all about what good they do to compost heaps and they are necessary to aerate the soil etc - but I really do not like worms so I will not be doing this. Are you going to do it? It's the way that they wriggle that scares me - plus having a big sister who would chase me with worms and then, when I was caught, would put them down the front or back of my dress. shudders. Well, good worming my friend - to each his own. Blessings

I never had a worm farm anywhere near me, I have always lived on the second floor, and so it doesn't apply to me, even though I had a garden for the last three years and a downstairs appartment,

thanks for the info though.

First of all I don't have a chance of do gardening, because we live in apartment. But if I live in a home and have place to do gardening, I will not do a worm farm. Its not my kind of things. I hate worm. But I am glad you have shared the information, which can help someone to worm farming.

I don't mind worms because I know how good they are for our gardens, and I went on a course a couple of years ago to learn all about worm farming. I found it very interesting and fascinating!
The idea you are talking about seems so simple, and one that I could implement in my garden lilaclady, so methinks I might give it a go - using a potato sack is best I think. Have you started one?

That's quite interesting, lilac!! Thanks a lot for the suggestion. :)

Cheers and happy Mylotting

Some people have buckets under their sinks to put in their scrap vegetables for worms to eat. They will use this "black gold" to put in with their house plants. This will also help to keep some of the trash out of the landfills and be a benefit to those that use it. I have also known people that would just bury their vegetable scraps in holes dun in the garden in various spots. They would plant their plants over these holes so that the new plants would have a good start. Of course they had good soil with plenty of worms in it .I personally scatter my vegetable scraps over the garden to create a mulch that the worms can eat at their leisure.In the spring time I will turn over the garden so that the mulch is in the ground and I will start adding new mulch/ worm food.

ohhh!i see friend,and thanks for this idea and also for allowing me to respond to your discussion friend,and this sounds as a very good idea and happy worming to you too friend,i love to do thiis and definitely i will try friend,bye friend!!

Sounds great and cheap too!

I have a question though! Where could we get the worms to populate the worm farm?? And what do they feed on? How many times do we have to feed the worms every day?

hi there
i love this idea & the end result is great as it is straight t the garden & would work wonders here @ my home as there is not much room to put a compost bin etc....
merry xmas & a happy new year
latas lamb101
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I have heard of this where people have a container in their basement and feed the worms all year round with organic waste. I have heard of restaurants doing this also with their vegetable scraps too. It is not a popular idea as a lot of people do not like worms so would rather throw the scraps in the garbage. I understand if it is done right it does not smell and you wan use the castings as a soil supplement.

I have never heard of it being done in a burlap bag before and I would be afrain fo it drying out. Most of the projects I have seen use large plastic containers of some sort .