Those bugs were crawling around covered in the detrituvours, hurting!
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As slow as they move, Iām suprised they could catch it. Nature never ceases to amaze me.
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We live in a soup of tiny creatures that are constantly at war with each other and reproducing with each other. I often think on it while Iām this highā¦often. 
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So it seems that in this thread that the main character needs more attention in this thread so show me your worms small, big , sex orgies or what every ya feel like .
Was just dumping in some watermelon rind into the bin and came across this guy! Looks to be pretty good sized for a wiggler. Must be eating well ā¦
He has a ways to go @SamwellBB to catch up to the amazon worms! Lol
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Okay, folks. My ābaseā for my worm bin is due to arrive on Tues, so I need some advise. I have some shredded cardboard (well I still have to shred it) and some newspaper which I also may run through the shredder. What else does everyone recommend as a base and which is the best crapping worm I ca get in California? Also, is there anything you donāt recommend feeding to them? I have been told that onions and garlic are to be avoided, but is there anything else?
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Reds are the best ,you can put some night crawlers in also which will work the deeper layers for ya , citrus in small amounts is ok but donāt overdo it , meat, dairy, and starchy foods etc avoid these ā¦ bedding ? compost makes great bedding , fall leaves , straw are good Alternatives
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I give mine little bits of onions or garlic, not large amounts. I grow my garlic, so I get the tops. Not everyone is a fan of using sphagnum peat moss, but Iāve used it for years. Leaves and other natural stuff are great and cheap, like tinytuttle said. Mine are European redworms, and not as fast. I got them because they are supposed to be better for fishing i read.
Mine really arenāt that picky on food. They love sweets, banana peels. I used a down to earth box on my bin a month ago, and they loved it also. Being stuck in alot for this stupid virus, weāve been drinking gallons of suntea, and they really love the tea bags.
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From what Iāve seen thatās unbelievably huge. I thought my euros were supposed to be bigger, but they are not.
I got a picture of it in its natural environment and one post capture. The one in the middle basking on the tea bag 
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Thatās good. I drink a lot of tea, though some of it is mint, is that a problem? They also love coffee grinds too, donāt they?
How about Manure? I have a bit of that around, though most of it os going to my shrooms (bellas - if I can ever get that going)
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I go light on the grinds, I read something, somewhere about that. Just watch for staples. Some bags have them. Iād give mine mint tea.
My dad grew up in a town with a mint factory. I love going back to visit during harvest time.
Personally my bin is inside, so I havenāt even pursued the manure thing. I have rabbits, so itās ready to go and good nutrition, even fresh I donāt worry about it.
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a rabbit hutch right over the bin would be awesome Iv used rabbit poo before but donāt have easy access to it
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My worms loved rabbit poo. We had a giant Flemish rabbit. It shit like a horse.
I love throwing herbs in to the worms that go to seed too soon. Oregano, mint and parsley. I have Giant Italian parsley this yearā¦for the worms.
I have about 5 comfrey plants (about to be more) and the worms LOVE comfrey. Comfrey comes in 10 different varieties referred to as āBocking 4-14ā.
Iāll give someone an online high five if they know where the word āBockingā comes fromā¦without Google.
Anyone else growing comfrey and feeding it to the worms?
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Heard in a clackmas coot podcast ā¦ road in England I believe that a guy started breeding it the 14 is what ya want isnāt it? It wonāt self seed from my understanding
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Not sure I have yet but Iām about to cut again and I just started a new bin so maybe 1/2 my stuff will find it way in to the smart pots! The other 1/2 will be going into a 2-3 ferment and watered into the beds
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Boom. @Tinytuttle youāre a True Organic Nerd. I read some of his book, itās good. Lawrence Hill.
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May just have to go to the library to see if they have a copy ! Lol would you say itās a book worthy of having at your disposal? Iāll have to remember that name!
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Iām a huge history nerd so I like that side of it. Iām especially obsessed with British history. I like the idea of a small gardener/scientist working on a small project like comfrey in his backyard. Learning and telling others. His book really brought comfrey to the forefront of British Gardening. I know it is not a common part of gardening in the US but it is common for every small garden in the UK to have a small patch of comfrey.
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I do recall drying some itās leaves and using it in in a topical cannabis ointmentā¦ applied to a sore on my leg seemed to work rather well In healing the sore in short order ! My next batch will definitely have it in it !
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Bocking was the last name of the gentleman that bred the different varieties. It was in England somewhere. Crap, I want to Google now, was it his name, or the town where he bred them? Crap, come to think of it, I believe it was the town.
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When starting the bin, put a handful of soil in it to inoculate it with microbes. Some grit is also needed for the worms to ādigestā, so a little rock dust or crushed eggshells to start the bin would be good.
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