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 Post subject: Re: Worm Harvester
PostPosted: May 10th, '12, 06:34 
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I think mine is neat enough and has a very snug lid. Its only a two tubber so far :D
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How does it go with house flies mantis?

I was planning to do this, but was looking for tubs that sat more snugly on top of each other, as I read somewhere that the holes/gaps need to be small enough to discourage the flys going in.


Yeah they can be a pest. I only just put this together and have yet to make the small mods.
I will drill some small holes in the bottom tub just below the level of the bottom of the top tub for aeration and this morning cut up an old hessian bag to put on top instead of cardboard , which I think breathes better


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 Post subject: Re: Worm Harvester
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These foam boxes are free from you green grocer and fish mongers etc.
They are light and easy to modify.

A cut-out in the bottom is covered with shade cloth/fibreglass fly wire. This is glued down with roofing/gutter silastic. A row of small holes is melted into the top edge, using a heated bicycle spoke or wire. These holes can also have fly wire/shade cloth over them to stop critters entering. You can stack to increase capacity. As I have back problems, I have opted for the small broccolini boxes. Bottom box has a tap in its side. Could not be easier... I think!? :)

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 Post subject: Re: Worm Harvester
PostPosted: May 10th, '12, 10:05 
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Now that looks awesome :headbang:


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PostPosted: May 10th, '12, 10:57 
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I always paint polystyrene if it is going to be outside, it tends to break down in UV light.

Actually I go one step farther and I cover them in cement render which once it is painted hides the fact that you have old greengrocers boxes stacked up in your garden.

I use them as garden planters, some of them I carve shapes into and others you can glue together with PVA glue and once rendered and painted they look very expensive! Until the builder puts his boot through them.


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PostPosted: May 10th, '12, 23:46 
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Dunder, you should work as a consultant to people that are pack rats. You can assure them that the stuff that you throw out for them reeaaalllyyy has no purpose, because if it did, you would have already found a use for it! Then again, you would probibly would find a use for 75% of it, maybee more...


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Thanks for the tip on the Worm Harvester chillidude , I will def give it a try. I have been composting with worms for some years now , but normally just get them out with a garden fork and then sift them.


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chillidude wrote:
Hi Scubaman

The slug in question was as large as my thumb (and I have have big, awkward hands) - I think they're called leopard slugs over here (not sure on that). There's certainly a lot of meat in them and therefore a lot of protein, but nothing would touch it in that form.



Dont think its a leopard slug, though it may be a different type than im used too. (sorry if this has been answered, havent read the last 2 pages yet.)

I find that in a pond scenario that large goldfish will suck the guts out of snails and slugs like this - that they wouldnt normally swallow straight away - after they have broken down a bit and lost thier slime coat/ started to fungus up, you will find empty slug skins quite often in a pond.


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