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Worms in an absolute feeding frenzy with carrots.

15 years ago

Have had my bin about a year and a half and it's done ok I guess. A little while back we had a bag of baby organic carrots that went out of date so they got delegated to me. I put them in a food processor and reduced them to about the consistency of dry grits. Left those in a zip lock bag by the worm bin for about a week to ferment and get a little stinky. Against my better judgment I dumped the entire bag in. The worms engaged within a day. Now 2 days later there is a huge ball of worms working the carrots like crazy, more worms than I even knew I had. The carrots are almost gone and I have never seen them behave this way before.

Got to get some more of that!

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equinoxequinox
15 years ago
Great new harvesting technique!
Shaul
15 years ago
Also soft, mushy Strawberries and tops.
Another favorite is Avocado. Cut in half, remove seed, place right-side up. Within a day or less, the shell will be filled with worms.
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groomie2
15 years ago
Mine love pumpkin and dog food thats been soaked in water.
fam62cc
15 years ago
I had a pretty large cucumber that was getting a little old. I sliced it in half longitudinally and placed it cut side down on the top of the top tray. I wasn't expecting much but too my surprise within a day and a half that cuke had become a mass of worms. The don't like peanut shells. I've had a bunch of them kicking around in the bins and also in my outdoor compost piles and they just don't seem to break down.

Dave Nelson

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