[Ag-eq] Worms

[Susan Roe]

Hi Kendra,

This information helps a lot.  I found a set up through my Almish catalog 
and I may try that one first and see how it goes.  The worm wigwam sounds 
very interesting and I just might have to investigate that a bit further.  I 
am a firm believer of starting small and then expanding.  I started with 
only 5 hens and 1 rooster in 2004 and now I have three flocks and will start 
a fourth one in April and have a pretty good egg customer base.  I have even 
started some bardering for our eggs and homemade bread.

Our next start small and then expand project will be the dairy goats and our 
bee hives.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kendra Schaber" <Baltimore777 at comcast.net>
To: <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 12:17 PM
Subject: [Ag-eq] Worms


> Hi Susan, since you only want to do a small non-commercial worm farm, then 
> a small back yard worm bin, a single worm wigwam or even a single 
> endistrial sized worm wigwam will most likely be the best one for you. It 
> depends on how big your garden that you want to enhance with the worm tea 
> and worm castings is. There are a number of places that sells both worm 
> wigwams and back yard worm bins on the internet. You can also build one 
> for yourself. I didn't build the one that I am currently working with. I 
> got it out of a mear whim from my counselor from the Oregon Commission for 
> the Blind. It is a bit fancy but it works great! A worm wigwam is bigger 
> than a back yard worm bin but it will work for someone who has more land 
> that they want to enhance with their worm castings. If you don't want to 
> be that fancy, you can just build one to the size that you want it. There 
> are many different ways to build worm bins. You can look up the different 
> ways to build them on google so that you can pick
> out the right one for you. You can also figure out how many worms that you 
> want to start out with once you have picked out the size of worm bin that 
> will work for you. The bigger the bin, the more worms that you can start 
> out with. If you choose to have just a small back yard worm bin that is 
> only a square foot for example, then you will only need to buy a pound of 
> worms. If you want to have something bigger than that, then you will need 
> more worms. A good rule of thumb is two pounds for every square foot or 
> fifteen pounds for a worm wigwam since they are built differently than 
> your avrige worm bin. Worm wigwams are great for people who has farms and 
> large gardens that they want to enhance organically. Worm castings and 
> worm tea will help your plants grow better than most chemical fertelizers. 
> I hope that this was helpful! If you have more questions, please feel free 
> to ask them. Thank you!
> Kendra Schaber
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