Last week, we had a high pressure storm coming in. As I took a look at my worm bin to give them their weekly feeding, I noticed a few worms crawling on the side of the bin. I've never seen my worms do this. Although I've heard of this around the net before.
It got me concerned because I want my worms to be happy and don't like them trying to run out. So, I searched the net to find out what may be causing this and there were several things that could have happened. One, my bin was too acidic or the environment unbearable. But, most of the worms would be trying to escape if that was the case.
The bin would stink. Again, most of the worms would try to escape. So, I attributed this behavior to a few worms doing this to the atmospheric pressure that was in their due to the oncoming storm.
The next day, when the storm arrived, no worms were near the lid or crawling on the side of my bin.
Thank goodness.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
Mama's Worms are Alive With Eggs
My bin is quite healthy. And it doesn't stink like some bins I've seen before making my own. And I make sure my bin is not too wet. Oh and I do cover the food I have in their because I notice that it keeps the smell down and the flies from coming around.
I check on the worms every 3 days just because I love my worms. I wish I had more of them so I can start making a larger scale bin. They don't eat a lot. Although they say they eat up to two times their size. Don't forget, "They're Worms!!!" So, in reality that's a small amount of food they eat.
So, lots of my food I have to freeze. And others I throw into my Berkeley compost pile that I am making outside. I see a lot of worm eggs in my bin. So, I know they are happy and healthy making babies.
I keep my bin under the shade, in a screened area just because I hate to see other maggots in my bin. And the holes in my bin are quite small so that it's hard for larger flies to get in. However, small gnats are inevitable. It's hard to keep those suckers out.
There are other types of critters in there too. But not a lot. A few ground roaches and I saw an inch worm and gnats of course. But, I heard it's healthy for the bin. I don't have a problem with ants yet, so that's a good thing.
Other than that, the worms are eating and they're happy.
I check on the worms every 3 days just because I love my worms. I wish I had more of them so I can start making a larger scale bin. They don't eat a lot. Although they say they eat up to two times their size. Don't forget, "They're Worms!!!" So, in reality that's a small amount of food they eat.
So, lots of my food I have to freeze. And others I throw into my Berkeley compost pile that I am making outside. I see a lot of worm eggs in my bin. So, I know they are happy and healthy making babies.
I keep my bin under the shade, in a screened area just because I hate to see other maggots in my bin. And the holes in my bin are quite small so that it's hard for larger flies to get in. However, small gnats are inevitable. It's hard to keep those suckers out.
There are other types of critters in there too. But not a lot. A few ground roaches and I saw an inch worm and gnats of course. But, I heard it's healthy for the bin. I don't have a problem with ants yet, so that's a good thing.
Other than that, the worms are eating and they're happy.
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