yellow door 1 1,821 Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 Just keeping busy during lock down Tinker, Softy and Squid Inc. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,821 Posted July 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 theres something about that tin they dont like - maybe if I packed dirt around the pumpkin it would work better - but I was saving that space for the millions of worms I thought it would attract. Im also thinking it might be a bit shallow - might dig it in a little deeper Squid Inc. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Soobz 557 Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 Might not like metal as it might react with the acids or alkalis on their bodies. I know snails have that problem. Squid Inc. and doobie 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,821 Posted July 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 5 hours ago, Soobz said: Might not like metal as it might react with the acids or alkalis on their bodies. I know snails have that problem. Ahhh yeah - I’ve heard of copper strips being used to deter snails The tin was supposed to offer a collection device so they would go in and stay in but the results so far suggest im better off just burying hunks of pumpkin on their own i haven’t checked it in a couple of days so I’ll have a look now and cross my fingers for a miracle….. ok that’s worse than before - zero worms this time theres plenty of worms in there so I’ll chuck it back without the tin Tinker and Squid Inc. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 14 hours ago, Soobz said: Might not like metal as it might react with the acids or alkalis on their bodies. I know snails have that problem. That's what I was thinking too. @yellow door 1Maybe if you placed the pumpkin onto a sheet of damp newspaper or similar and another over the top and bury it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,821 Posted July 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 1 hour ago, doobie said: That's what I was thinking too. @yellow door 1Maybe if you placed the pumpkin onto a sheet of damp newspaper or similar and another over the top and bury it. Yeah nice one Doobie - thanks for the tip doobie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TENNANT 29 Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 When I was a lad my dad kept the worms in an old copper, that use to be used for heating water, it was full of horse poop and table scraps, and had a couple of hessian sacks on the top, when ever we wanted worms, you just wet the sacks, the next day you lifted the sacks and there were hundred, between the sack and the dirt at the top, he swore by tiger worms. Tinker 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,821 Posted July 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 6 hours ago, TENNANT said: When I was a lad my dad kept the worms in an old copper, that use to be used for heating water, it was full of horse poop and table scraps, and had a couple of hessian sacks on the top, when ever we wanted worms, you just wet the sacks, the next day you lifted the sacks and there were hundred, between the sack and the dirt at the top, he swore by tiger worms. Ahh yeah. A lot of old metal bath tubs get used for worm farms aswell must be something else about my set up - the lack of dirt around the pumpkin was my next concern ive got the same bit of pumpkin just buried in dirt at the moment so I’ll see how that pans out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tinker 1,645 Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 When I was a lad my dad kept the worms in an old copper, that use to be used for heating water, it was full of horse poop and table scraps, and had a couple of hessian sacks on the top, when ever we wanted worms, you just wet the sacks, the next day you lifted the sacks and there were hundred, between the sack and the dirt at the top, he swore by tiger worms. We did the same using hessian bags.Big plastic pot with filtered holes at the bottom with heaps of soggy cardboard and newspaper to start with earthy loam on top of that mixed with some low PH potting soil. Mushroom compost on top with the kitchen scraps thrown in underneath a moist canvas bag.Works brilliant for tiger worms and they are a good size compared to the stuff most places sell.I recommend you chop your pumpkin up into little pieces so it composts quicker and helps your worms feed easier.Sent from my SM-J120ZN using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,821 Posted July 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 12 hours ago, Tinker said: We did the same using hessian bags. Big plastic pot with filtered holes at the bottom with heaps of soggy cardboard and newspaper to start with earthy loam on top of that mixed with some low PH potting soil. Mushroom compost on top with the kitchen scraps thrown in underneath a moist canvas bag. Works brilliant for tiger worms and they are a good size compared to the stuff most places sell. I recommend you chop your pumpkin up into little pieces so it composts quicker and helps your worms feed easier. Sent from my SM-J120ZN using Tapatalk Yeah I think I’ve worked it out. I wasn’t burying it deep enough. The reason it works in the worm fam is coz the are trapped and can’t find their own level In my garden they can burrow to what ever depth they feel comfortable at. I buried the pumpkin on its own, at the same level and the worms didn’t come up to that either. They prefer to hang out about 40cms deep in the garden and the trap was set at around 20cm Ill reset and see how it goes down deep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,821 Posted August 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Still not a viable option but it worked slightly better at depth. 8 worms instead of 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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