Comments on: Review : The Can-O-Worms Worm Farm http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/07/review-the-can-o-worms-worm-farm.html Real People Real Results Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:35:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Rob http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/07/review-the-can-o-worms-worm-farm.html#comment-547 Rob Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:03:44 +0000 http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/07/review-the-can-o-worms-worm-farm.html#comment-547 Absolutely priceless information Scott. Thank you so much. I'm still curious about the Canadian winters and how the worms would survive? Would you move the can-o-worms indoors for the winter? to the basement or pantry? it gets pretty cold here in the winter and I would truly like to get this thing up and running as soon as possible. I will source out a Canadian store for getting the worms and post an update. At what rate do the worms produce dirt? how often do you remove the dirt / fertilizer? So, the food parts go in the top and then the worms produce dirt "poo" which gets filtered down to the bottom. Is there a door on the bottom near the tap? are the worms lifted out of the top and then the bottom part of the can-o-worms dumped out? or is there a trap door near the tap? very cool. Great post Absolutely priceless information Scott. Thank you so much. I’m still curious about the Canadian winters and how the worms would survive? Would you move the can-o-worms indoors for the winter? to the basement or pantry?

it gets pretty cold here in the winter and I would truly like to get this thing up and running as soon as possible. I will source out a Canadian store for getting the worms and post an update.

At what rate do the worms produce dirt? how often do you remove the dirt / fertilizer?

So, the food parts go in the top and then the worms produce dirt “poo” which gets filtered down to the bottom. Is there a door on the bottom near the tap? are the worms lifted out of the top and then the bottom part of the can-o-worms dumped out? or is there a trap door near the tap?

very cool.

Great post

]]> By: Scott http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/07/review-the-can-o-worms-worm-farm.html#comment-548 Scott Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:27:05 +0000 http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/07/review-the-can-o-worms-worm-farm.html#comment-548 Thanks Rob. A few quick answers : The worms are fairly hardy - I've had them in temps well below freezing - but it's probably a good idea to bring them indoors when it gets really bad. Sounds like the Canadian winters are not to be taken lightly :) The time it takes to make a cast just depends on the number of worms, how happy they are in their environment and the amount+quality of their food. It varies quite a bit, but expect it to be at least a few months. There are three separate levels in the main part of the Can-O-Worms. As the top one becomes full of food, it's physically moved to the bottom - and a lot of the worms will crawl back to the new 'top' (where the food now goes). When the bottom level has completely turned from scraps -> cast, it's lifted out and put on the garden. There's no trap-door; the top two layers are just lifted off. The worms will no longer be in that section as there's nothing left to eat in there. Hope that helps. I can go into more detail if you'd like. Thanks Rob. A few quick answers :

The worms are fairly hardy - I’ve had them in temps well below freezing - but it’s probably a good idea to bring them indoors when it gets really bad. Sounds like the Canadian winters are not to be taken lightly :)

The time it takes to make a cast just depends on the number of worms, how happy they are in their environment and the amount+quality of their food. It varies quite a bit, but expect it to be at least a few months.

There are three separate levels in the main part of the Can-O-Worms. As the top one becomes full of food, it’s physically moved to the bottom - and a lot of the worms will crawl back to the new ‘top’ (where the food now goes).

When the bottom level has completely turned from scraps -> cast, it’s lifted out and put on the garden. There’s no trap-door; the top two layers are just lifted off. The worms will no longer be in that section as there’s nothing left to eat in there.

Hope that helps. I can go into more detail if you’d like.

]]> By: Michele http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/07/review-the-can-o-worms-worm-farm.html#comment-560 Michele Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:14:11 +0000 http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/07/review-the-can-o-worms-worm-farm.html#comment-560 Cool post Scott! I am thinking about getting one of these as well - and wondered about our Canadian Winters. :) So the unit doesn't have an odor? I ask as for our winters, I would have to put the unit into my garage. My garage would be dark 99% of the time. I assume that is acceptable, correct? Do you worry about other bugs getting into the worm farm? What about mice, etc? How big are the openings of the worm farm? Do the worms ever escape? Cool post Scott! I am thinking about getting one of these as well - and wondered about our Canadian Winters. :)

So the unit doesn’t have an odor? I ask as for our winters, I would have to put the unit into my garage. My garage would be dark 99% of the time. I assume that is acceptable, correct?

Do you worry about other bugs getting into the worm farm? What about mice, etc? How big are the openings of the worm farm? Do the worms ever escape?

]]> By: Rob http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/07/review-the-can-o-worms-worm-farm.html#comment-562 Rob Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:44:07 +0000 http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/07/review-the-can-o-worms-worm-farm.html#comment-562 Do the worms ever escape? now there's a question I had not thought of asking Do the worms ever escape? now there’s a question I had not thought of asking

]]> By: Michele http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/07/review-the-can-o-worms-worm-farm.html#comment-566 Michele Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:56:11 +0000 http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/07/review-the-can-o-worms-worm-farm.html#comment-566 An ever better questions is "Can worms climb stairs?!?" :P An ever better questions is “Can worms climb stairs?!?” :P

]]> By: Scott http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/07/review-the-can-o-worms-worm-farm.html#comment-568 Scott Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:55:41 +0000 http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/07/review-the-can-o-worms-worm-farm.html#comment-568 Thanks Michele. I'm compiling all of the questions like this, but briefly : It doesn't take much to keep worms happy. A fairly regular supply of food; dark and dry conditions. If you suddenly added lots of 'strange' foods (and they'll eat almost anything, so this isn't easy) you might upset things. There'd be uneaten food, and that would probably smell. As to escaping - once again they <i>could</i>, but they are very unlikely to. After all, their food's inside the worm farm. A dark garage sounds perfect. Thanks Michele. I’m compiling all of the questions like this, but briefly :

It doesn’t take much to keep worms happy. A fairly regular supply of food; dark and dry conditions. If you suddenly added lots of ’strange’ foods (and they’ll eat almost anything, so this isn’t easy) you might upset things. There’d be uneaten food, and that would probably smell.

As to escaping - once again they could, but they are very unlikely to. After all, their food’s inside the worm farm.

A dark garage sounds perfect.

]]> By: Review : The Can-O-Worms Worm Farm : Weightloss http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/07/review-the-can-o-worms-worm-farm.html#comment-602 Review : The Can-O-Worms Worm Farm : Weightloss Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:12:51 +0000 http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/07/review-the-can-o-worms-worm-farm.html#comment-602 [...] Scott Bird added an interesting post today on Review : The Can-O-Worms Worm FarmHere’s a small excerptAs I noted recently, I love my worms. For the past couple of years I’ve had a Can-O-Worms worm farm in the backyard (although they’re also fine in the kitchen, if you have room). In fact, I love it so much that it came with me when I moved overseas. Here’s a look at this superb piece of equipment. What is a worm farm? What do you do with it? Before discussing the Can-O-Worms itself, let’s take a step back and look at worm farms in general. After all, they’re not as common as they should be. A worm farm is like a potted plant, without the plant. It’s a large container filled with soil, with drainage holes in the bottom and some sort of a lid to keep out the rain. Living in the soil are several hundred worms. The idea behind it is simple : your kitchen scraps (teabags, potato peelings, eggshells and so […] [...] […] Scott Bird added an interesting post today on Review : The Can-O-Worms Worm FarmHere’s a small excerptAs I noted recently, I love my worms. For the past couple of years I’ve had a Can-O-Worms worm farm in the backyard (although they’re also fine in the kitchen, if you have room). In fact, I love it so much that it came with me when I moved overseas. Here’s a look at this superb piece of equipment. What is a worm farm? What do you do with it? Before discussing the Can-O-Worms itself, let’s take a step back and look at worm farms in general. After all, they’re not as common as they should be. A worm farm is like a potted plant, without the plant. It’s a large container filled with soil, with drainage holes in the bottom and some sort of a lid to keep out the rain. Living in the soil are several hundred worms. The idea behind it is simple : your kitchen scraps (teabags, potato peelings, eggshells and so […] […]

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