Posted by Gary on November 9, 2004, 6:08 am
Hello
Our Franz, in another thread, asked a question: How many worms does it
take to dispose of the scraps from two people?
Franz, how fast would you like the worms to dispose of the scraps? If
you want it gone in a hurry then you have to give them something they like
to eat.
How would you like to eat a T-bone steak? Rare, medium or well done? The
worms are like you-fussy. The worms want their 'steak' done their
way-rotten! To worms 'rotten' is 'gourmet'.
If you are giving worms a rare 'steak' then it will take longer for the
worms to consume it. But give them vegetation in the 'rotten' state-their
gourmet, then they will 'eat it up' more quickly.
From my experience scraps are throw on the compost pile 'raw'. Take for
example lettuce. 'Almost' bad lettuce will last quite a long time unless it
is immersed in water. If lettuce is put in water it will rot quickly. This
equals a gourmet worm meal.
If you want the worms to act faster give them something they can eat.
Give them their 'gourmet' meal...."make mine rotten...that's the way I like
it!"
How many worms? It depends upon whether you give them something they
like to eat or something they will look at...and wonder "This chef doesn't
understand...".
If the worms aren't eating, then it is time to change the chef...or
something. Give it to them rotten...just the way they like it! Their
gourmet!
Ask any worm...
Gary
Fort Langley BC
Canada
Posted by Franz Heymann on November 9, 2004, 9:15 am
> Hello
> Our Franz, in another thread, asked a question: How many worms
does it
> take to dispose of the scraps from two people?
> Franz, how fast would you like the worms to dispose of the
scraps? If
> you want it gone in a hurry then you have to give them something
they like
> to eat.
Gary. if you were to have a little think, you would realise that if I
produce 500 gms of compostible material a day, and the worms compost
at 50 gms per day, there will be a daily surplus of 450 gms of
uncomposted material. In a year, that will amount to roughly 165
kilograms of uncomposted material in the course of a year.
[snip]
Franz
Posted by Martin on November 9, 2004, 9:31 am
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 14:15:43 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
>> Hello
>> Our Franz, in another thread, asked a question: How many worms
>does it
>> take to dispose of the scraps from two people?
>> Franz, how fast would you like the worms to dispose of the
>scraps? If
>> you want it gone in a hurry then you have to give them something
>they like
>> to eat.
>Gary. if you were to have a little think, you would realise that if I
>produce 500 gms of compostible material a day, and the worms compost
>at 50 gms per day, there will be a daily surplus of 450 gms of
>uncomposted material. In a year, that will amount to roughly 165
>kilograms of uncomposted material in the course of a year.
You need ten times as many worms Franz and you should be cooking their
food the way they prefer it. :-)
--
Martin
Posted by Gary on November 9, 2004, 12:55 pm
On 11/9/04 6:31 AM, in article q3l1p01qjcuqufgbr2i3badutl0todhvjh@4ax.com,
> On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 14:15:43 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
>
>>
>>> Hello
>>> Our Franz, in another thread, asked a question: How many worms
>> does it
>>> take to dispose of the scraps from two people?
>>> Franz, how fast would you like the worms to dispose of the
>> scraps? If
>>> you want it gone in a hurry then you have to give them something
>> they like
>>> to eat.
>>
>> Gary. if you were to have a little think, you would realise that if I
>> produce 500 gms of compostible material a day, and the worms compost
>> at 50 gms per day, there will be a daily surplus of 450 gms of
>> uncomposted material. In a year, that will amount to roughly 165
>> kilograms of uncomposted material in the course of a year.
>
> You need ten times as many worms Franz and you should be cooking their
> food the way they prefer it. :-)
And doing other things to promote faster consumption...like putting soil
where they eat...worms have gizzards and need soil to digest their food.
Posted by Franz Heymann on November 9, 2004, 4:23 pm
> On 11/9/04 6:31 AM, in article
q3l1p01qjcuqufgbr2i3badutl0todhvjh@4ax.com,
> > On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 14:15:43 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
> >
> >>
> >>> Hello
> >>> Our Franz, in another thread, asked a question: How many
worms
> >> does it
> >>> take to dispose of the scraps from two people?
> >>> Franz, how fast would you like the worms to dispose of the
> >> scraps? If
> >>> you want it gone in a hurry then you have to give them something
> >> they like
> >>> to eat.
> >>
> >> Gary. if you were to have a little think, you would realise that
if I
> >> produce 500 gms of compostible material a day, and the worms
compost
> >> at 50 gms per day, there will be a daily surplus of 450 gms of
> >> uncomposted material. In a year, that will amount to roughly 165
> >> kilograms of uncomposted material in the course of a year.
> >
> > You need ten times as many worms Franz and you should be cooking
their
> > food the way they prefer it. :-)
> And doing other things to promote faster consumption...like putting
soil
> where they eat...worms have gizzards and need soil to digest their
food.
I doubt that. It is certainly not mentioned in any of the essays on
worm composting that I have read.
Franz
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> Our Franz, in another thread, asked a question: How many worms