09-03-2008, 04:01 AM
Little meters out there testing the potential of dielectric action between slug slime and copper? Sounds like something you could write a grant to study and then we could all be growing slugs for your research. You could move over here and invest in slugs for research. Eeewe!
The County has some sort of composting program where you pay $10 for the two hour class and they give you a compost bin as part of the $10 fee. Seems like a great idea to me! Our garden group is going to go the next time we figure out where the composting class is.
There are at least two types of worms around here. There are the big ones which are deeper in the dirt and then the little small red extra wiggly ones and those are the official "compost" worms for worm bins. At least according to the worm lady, Piper, at the 10,000 Gardens event they had in old Hilo town awhile back. They had worm bins of at least two stackable plastic tote sized boxes. The lowest bin had a spigot on the side down near the bottom and the upper bins had holes in the bottom. Piper had one bin freshly prepared by filling it up with shredded papers and then nesting some kitchen garbage in different areas of it. That gets watered and then compost (the smaller red worms) are added. The lower bin had been composting for awhile and it was already black dirt. She said once the worm bin gets going, you put the new bin on top and then wait awhile until the worms have moved up into it then empty the worm castings out of the lower bin refill it with shredded paper and kitchen garbage and then put it on top again. Some bins have three bins in different stages of decomposition. I think the purpose of the worm bins is to make worm castings and even though there is composting happening that isn't the main theme.
The County has some sort of composting program where you pay $10 for the two hour class and they give you a compost bin as part of the $10 fee. Seems like a great idea to me! Our garden group is going to go the next time we figure out where the composting class is.
There are at least two types of worms around here. There are the big ones which are deeper in the dirt and then the little small red extra wiggly ones and those are the official "compost" worms for worm bins. At least according to the worm lady, Piper, at the 10,000 Gardens event they had in old Hilo town awhile back. They had worm bins of at least two stackable plastic tote sized boxes. The lowest bin had a spigot on the side down near the bottom and the upper bins had holes in the bottom. Piper had one bin freshly prepared by filling it up with shredded papers and then nesting some kitchen garbage in different areas of it. That gets watered and then compost (the smaller red worms) are added. The lower bin had been composting for awhile and it was already black dirt. She said once the worm bin gets going, you put the new bin on top and then wait awhile until the worms have moved up into it then empty the worm castings out of the lower bin refill it with shredded paper and kitchen garbage and then put it on top again. Some bins have three bins in different stages of decomposition. I think the purpose of the worm bins is to make worm castings and even though there is composting happening that isn't the main theme.
Kurt Wilson