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Elderberries - little white worms
I just harvested over 10 pounds of elderberries from our trees. While pulling all those little berries off their stems I noticed some tiny little white worms. I removed what I saw, but I'm sure there must be many more. Anyone have any idea what they are and would they be harmful to humans? I'm inclined to use the berries…
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Raised bed Garden
I asked my son to make a raised bed and he didn't listen to me as much as I would have liked. He insists it needs a bottom with drain holes. I ordered some worms locally and will pick them up ahead of the garden. What can I do with the worms ahead of time (a week). They will come in a yogurt container (I do not know what…
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Medicinal Herbs and Plants for Chickens
Have heard there are many herbs that are beneficial for egg production, calming and less stressful birds and so on. I know ACV is good for them added to their water and garlic can help prevent mites and such. Can anyone recommend some medicinal plants and herbs for chickens and what they are used for?
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What I think of every time vermiculture is discussed...
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Composting worms
Do you know the difference? Why might it be important?
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Where do all the worms go?
November for me was a very dry month. All the plants in the veggie garden were watered by hand from a gravity fed dam. Plants stayed alive but did not thrive. I noticed that my once abundant earthworms were missing in action during this period. I dug random holes in my raised beds searching for them but they’d disappeared.…
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Purchasing worms for composting
I posted this question in the discussion "composting worms" then thought maybe I should start a new discussion. Does anyone have onions on the best place to mail order red wigglers and will they survive shipping when temperatures are freezing? What about worms from local bait shops?
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Red Worms For The Garden
Last year I had started a new thread about worm composting in an old chest freezer. It has become a very active post showing a lot of interest from other forum members. So it's about time to start this year's small and large worm bins for myself and my garden area so here's a link with a lot of good information and they…