Mrs.M
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A Juvenile Earthworm
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Re:Brief moment about my bins - 2008/04/03 06:02
LOL this is pretty funny. Very vivid descriptions! I became obsessed with my worms too. Now I'm growing the most beautiful starter tomatoes you've ever seen. I started some marigolds & they sprouted in 2 days & okra in 4 days! I mixed some castings with 8 part peat & 1 part perlite and instead of water the first time used my wonderful tea. I've never had such beautiful starters. I plant 30 tomato seeds and every single one of them have sprouted and thrived. (i've also learned about the value of the color red but that's another obsession)
And as for my beautiful worms. They seem pretty happy. My enc's have a very large, partially opaque dark purple bin and I have a piece of burlap on top of their bedding & I feed them on top of the burlap and I mist the burlap about once a week. I try not to bother them too much other than that as I don't think enc's like to be messed with too much.
I think my ef's are actually easier to care for as I toss their bins like salad every now and then but I don't do that with the enc's as they seem so sensitive.
I learned the hard way about moisture as I created some scary conditions for my ef's once and I'm amazed they didn't scurry or die, but they're forgiving little critters and so well behaved! I really love them. I've found that I have a hard time letting them go. I've had two people ask me for some for their fish and since I'm not usually a tight person, I've found I'm not willing to share my little friends with people who are going to kill them. Ain't that silly? People are making fun of me and I know they're whispering behind my back about how nutty I am over these worms, but when they taste my maters this year they'll be begging for more and I'll tell them to grow their own and I'll SELL them my secret, the tea! Now who's the nut? 
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