Aquaponics is Fun

Got a bit over zealous with making up a batch of worm food this week.... In my attempt to give the little fellas a treat of bread, which they love by the way, Koo & I added to much to the Worm Slushie... As a result the Slushie started to ferment in the Farm & generate a lot of heat....
 All the offending Slushie was removed then some Sugar cane mulch was added...
 This was mixed around with the castings & worms in the top tray in an attempt to cool the little fellas down.... The shade cloth that is being used to collect any stray worms or castings dropping through to the worm juice collection tray did a great job... A lot of the Worms had retreated there to get relief from the heat... there was also a decent amount of castings there that will come in handy potting out the Caped Gooseberries & Strawberries into their new Barrels/pots...



I couldnt get over the amount of worms that are in the farm... We started up the farm using a 1000 Worm Starter Pack  from Worm Affair that was purchased at a local hardware store.. I scooped out about 4 cupped hand fulls during the rescue from the top tray + the poor fellas left behind that should find their way to safety in the tray below & then there are those that found refuge in the bottom tray... I guesstimate that there is over 2kg left in the farm + those that now call all the Garden beds home... That is a big increase from the 250 grams worth we started with...

  Weather permitting, a start shall be made on the new worm farm this weekend... It shall be made from a large 55 gallon Barrel & should allow us to add a lot more food thereby creating a lot more castings for the garden... We have stopped feeding the worms that were introduced into the Wicking garden beds... They appear to be increasing in numbers just by feeding on the organic matter that we turn through the beds after every crop is harvested... Digging around in a few of the beds this week has uncovered a fair few small to large worms which to me means that they are breeding & happy in them....

Well Better get to it.....
Have a great one all.....
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