red wigglers it is!!! but how many - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T05:36:17Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/red-wigglers-it-is-but-how-many?feed=yes&xn_auth=noMy experience with buying "10…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-01-02:4778851:Comment:4265372013-01-02T03:22:29.667ZJeffrey Iharahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeffreyIhara
<p>My experience with buying "1000 worms = one pound" from the local worm lady is that there's a lot less than an actual pound of worm. I was just buying to seed my own vermicomposter, and I really didn't want to go complain and count worms. My point is that your "pound of worms" might not be too much for your grow bed.</p>
<p>My experience with buying "1000 worms = one pound" from the local worm lady is that there's a lot less than an actual pound of worm. I was just buying to seed my own vermicomposter, and I really didn't want to go complain and count worms. My point is that your "pound of worms" might not be too much for your grow bed.</p> I agree, 1lb (1,000 red worms…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-01-01:4778851:Comment:4266132013-01-01T18:08:14.699ZAlex Veidelhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AlexVeidel
<p>I agree, 1lb (1,000 red worms) is too much for a 27 gallon grow bed. Overall though, it shouldn't really matter, as they will adapt to whatever conditions are presented to them. TCLynx is right, it is a shame to waste worms, try to put half a lb to good use somewhere else, but don't stress about it if you can't.</p>
<p>I agree, 1lb (1,000 red worms) is too much for a 27 gallon grow bed. Overall though, it shouldn't really matter, as they will adapt to whatever conditions are presented to them. TCLynx is right, it is a shame to waste worms, try to put half a lb to good use somewhere else, but don't stress about it if you can't.</p> I don't know what a 27g growb…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-12-30:4778851:Comment:4263052012-12-30T03:10:04.699ZROBERT RATLIFFhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/ROBERTRATLIFF
<p>I don't know what a 27g growbed is, but they will multiply or die according to the amount of food available. So don't worry about the amount. </p>
<p>I don't know what a 27g growbed is, but they will multiply or die according to the amount of food available. So don't worry about the amount. </p> A whole pound of worms is pro…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-02-24:4778851:Comment:2976702012-02-24T14:28:09.772ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>A whole pound of worms is probably a bit much for a 27 gallon grow bed. Can you set up a worm bin for the extras to produce some worm castings for you from the kitchen scraps? Seems a shame to put 1000 worms into a new bed that will probably not have enough food to support the full population for a while. 100-200 worms would probably be more than enough. I started most of my large grow beds with only a small hand full of worms each (between 25-100 worms.) However, if you already have a…</p>
<p>A whole pound of worms is probably a bit much for a 27 gallon grow bed. Can you set up a worm bin for the extras to produce some worm castings for you from the kitchen scraps? Seems a shame to put 1000 worms into a new bed that will probably not have enough food to support the full population for a while. 100-200 worms would probably be more than enough. I started most of my large grow beds with only a small hand full of worms each (between 25-100 worms.) However, if you already have a gunk build up, then perhaps the whole pound of worms would not be a waste.</p>
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<p>Truth is the exact amount of worms needed is a pretty loose number and the worm population will either grow or dwindle to balance with the food supply for them.</p>