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I put worms in my bed and slept in my bed, put a squirrel in my bed and mustard in my bed..?

Image by ReUse photos I’ve drilled a few holes. I like to put a few sticks in the bottom to keep the lowest part of the bed a bit drier. These are just some scrap pieces of oak I had lying around the shop. Don’t use treated lumber, as worms would be poisoned. Photo by […]

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is it true mcDonalds owns the US’s largest worm farm?

Image by Beaver w/ a Toothbrush thehappyhovel.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-worm-farmers.html Question by C: is it true mcDonalds owns the US’s largest worm farm? if so is that suspicious to anyone else? Is there any sort of law that defines what can be included in a “hamburger”? Add your own answer in the comments!

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how do i make a worm farm in a foam box?

Image by kafka4prez Question by Dean S: how do i make a worm farm in a foam box? i have only got to foam boxes the top one is for the worms and the bottom one is where all the water and wee go but where abouts do i get the good soil from. should […]

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Help I picked my cat up and a worm fell on my hand! Does she have worms?

Image by stegersaurus31 O adds the coir bedding to the composter. Question by TennesseeGirl: Help I picked my cat up and a worm fell on my hand! Does she have worms? I went to scoop my cat up and this is really gross! I touched her back legs and bottom to scoop her up. Something […]

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Does anyone have any tips on finding worms besides digging for them?

Image by Mr Ush See where this picture was taken. [?] Question by : Does anyone have any tips on finding worms besides digging for them? We have a worm bed that we are trying to build up to have plenty of bait to fish this spring and summer. We’ve tried digging holes, leaving wet […]

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How to make a worm farm.?

Image by Mosman Council Buckets of food scraps from the Fabulous Food Fair ready to be added to the worm farm. This will retain the valuable nutrients of the food (for better soil) and avoid the greenhouse gases associated with transportation and storage of waste in landfill. Question by Ebru: How to make a worm […]

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Flies in my worm farm, is my worm farm ok?

Image by safoocat Question by *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*: Flies in my worm farm, is my worm farm ok? I have a worm farm, currently using two trays. I opened it today to feed the worms and several large black flies flew out of it. The fluid that flows from the tap is almost black with tiny white […]

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Does my raised bed need direct contact with the soil underneath it?

Image by lessismorebalanced After feeding, cover the food over with bedding again. A good idea is to rotate the feeding in quadrants, first one all the way to the last, so as not to overload one area. That way you can also check later to see if they’ve gotten to it and through it or […]

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What to feed worms in a worm farm?

Image by jomcleay The opening at the bottom of the worm farm where I could theoretically harvest the vermicastings in about 3 months. Usually I take everything out and separate it all manually before putting the worms back in on some bedding of straw and torn up newspaper, and the rest of the food they […]

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I found a worm where my dog was laying but I use heartgard. What to do?

Image by ReUse photos Spread it around This is how you feed the worms as you go along, dumping and spreading a pail of garbage on a layer of bedding. Photo by Kevin Hayes All Rights Reserved. Question by Lisa Christine: I found a worm where my dog was laying but I use heartgard. What […]

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