Watering the Worm Bin

[bihforlife123]

Question:Do worms mate,and if they do how do they get more worms when they mate,as in babies.is it a cocoon or i actually heard when a worm gets big it breaks itself in half and then so on

[cruff93154]

@bihforlife123 Yes worms mate and produce cocoons which will produce numerous young depending on the conditions in the bin. Worm usually mate with each other but if there are no other worms they are capable of producing cocoons by themselves as each worm has both male and female capabilities

[badboyorganics]

the kids and I are new to this

thanks for posting...

Devin

BadBoyOrganics

[pitbull0592]

can you leave worms in ready to harvest dirt and still be healthy PLEASE HELP ME

[cruff93154]

@pitbull0592 Worms can stay in material that looks ready to harvest and will continue to eat. If you separated your material you would be surprised how much compost is still there. However, the population will decline because the conditions will not be ideal.

[ninyae]

I love Americans who are into the simple life! They are the true Americans.

[supaflywilkins]

@ninyae never heard of someone living a "simple life" with a computer

[ninyae]

@supaflywilkins. Perhaps you haven't, but David Holmgren, Bill Mollison et al, who have lived the simple life for more than 30 years both have a use for the PC. It is a tool by which they spread the movement. While I wouldn't mind shedding the technology, I find it a useful tool for gardening info. It is very easy to find an answer on the web. As Lawton says, we are not totally exclusive from technology but we find appropiate uses for technology. Even my local Buddhist Centre uses PC's.

[osajasimonis]

if u hear carefully in 3:04 a worm said: ouch!!!

[saacbe]

pretty good, thank you.

how often do you have to turn the worms over???, I have had worms, like for five months, I don´t know exactly how often I should do it? I think some of them are sick, because they have fatter parts in their bodies, I suposse I am doing something wrong. Are they going to die? what can I do? Thank you

[cruff93154]

@saacbe  How are your worms doing? More information would help me determine if you are actually doing something wrong. The worms can be turned as often as you like. Everyday is too often but as much as once a week probably is not depending on the conditions in the bin. The aim is to keep the bedding material loose and aerated.

[globalgourmand]

Its interesting, but I wish the watering part were actually in this clip!