Quail and Composting worms

[briansworms]

stubble quail are native and therfore a permit to keep them is required the black 3 tier worm farms do work very well when sighted corectly and maintained i only stopped using them when i had 5 complete units and then decided that feeding 5 units was too labour intensive compared to a single larger unit

I used to sell my worms at a local market and about 7 out of 10 people said their worms died in the stackable farms. I got my hands on one to see what was the problem with them. I only used it for a few weeks and then went back to my open style of bins. It was under my house out of the sun but I found it remained far too wet. I don't think the air flow over the top of the bed is sufficeint and in nature worms are not arerated from the bottom but the surface only.

I also think the air vents are way too smal but this can stop unwanted bugs so would please some people. Worm Farms are made up of many types of bugs which all help the decomposition process and are essential in a healthy farm. The tap on the bottom really is just a gimmick but essential if the bedding is too wet. Worm farms shouldn't drip moisture. The moisture is really only water sweated out of the bedding and picks up some nuitrients along the way. Worm urine wouldnt really add to the water draining out. Therefore it isn't really Worm Tea or Worm Pee, still if diluted is useful to feed your plants.

I don't understand why you would want 5 worm farms unless you were selling worms or using a huge amount of worm castings. Did any collapse from the weight? A school teacher mentioned to me that she had seen it happen and if not on level ground I can see it happening.

Stackable farms are more of a maketing gimmick, and a clever one because this is what people now expect. You would never see a worm breeder using one to raise worms but just open beds.

[labradel]

i purchased only one and scored the others i found the worked well and made for easy casting removal, i use the castings in my potting mix mixed in a cement mixer i like the system

[briansworms]

I got my Can of Worms free as a friend had moved to England and no longer needed it. Those people who they worked well for thought they were great but I suspect those who didn't like you said they need to be sited properly haven't put it in the right place. I would also bet they just used the coir block as bedding then started adding food. Once the bedding was gone the worms would stop breeding and then die out. I wrote an article on my website trying to inform people how to use them. It is disappointing to spend good money only to have the whole thing not work as you wanted it to. Then people lose interest. Every home should have a worm farm.

I am doing my best to sell as many worms as I can and encourage people to compost. I stopped the markets as it cost too much for little or no reward. Now I just post and have local pick up. This year to date I have done more sales this way than 10 months of markets.

[labradel]

brian like you i do believe that worms are just fantastic they are apart from labrador dogs my favorite animals oh ducks may beat the worms

[briansworms]

brian like you i do believe that worms are just fantastic they are apart from labrador dogs my favorite animals oh ducks may beat the worms