Comments for sursumcorda.salemsattic.com/post/our-new-pets

Comment #1148

2009-03-28T16:19:41Z

Dad's been keeping up with the gutters so well we no longer have that lovely yucky compost in them...but we are considering some sort of rainwater collection system since the worms don't like chlorinated water. I'll have to try the worm tea on the pepper plant.

So far the biggest difficulty is waiting for the young worms to grow up. They don't eat much yet, but I've been saving food scraps for them, in the freezer, because now that I have them I really hate to throw the scraps away. But I think I have enough food for several months already. Tell me, how many people have bags in their freezer labeled "worm food"?

A friend of ours has had her worms for a year, and is now to the point where they are big, fat, and hungry. I must be patient....

Comment #1147

2009-03-24T00:35:53Z

As I've immersed myself in all manner of garden reading, I realize now what a wealth of good compost we threw away twice a year. That nasty, soggy, black mess of rotting leaves from the gutters are the perfect stuff for gardens. Use it now! People actually sell "compost tea" - your gutters make it automatically. I read that peppers like compost tea in their daily waterings rather than heavier fertilizer less often. If you try it, let me know how it goes with your peppers.

Comment #1146

2009-03-23T19:18:11Z

"Worm dorm." Another example of what exasperates non-native speakers of English.

Comment #1145

2009-03-23T19:17:37Z

I've updated the post with a picture. It's no longer a worm condo, but a worm dorm.

Comment #1144

2009-03-22T17:35:44Z

Congratulations! Looking forward to a tour in July.