Getting my feet wet...

[samtheman]

They came from "Uncle Jim's Worm Farm" through Amazon.com

[SLJ]

if you have dead skin on your hands, pick up a handfull of just red wigglers hold them in your hands for a few minutes. when you open your hands your skin will be soft. i haven't been able to get any women, and god knows some of them need it, to try it!

I love my worms ... will have to give that a try!

Sonia

[rfeiller]

Being in construction my hands would get beat up so I would do that. My daughters and wife would smear all types of toxic chemicals on their skin, but not red wigglers.
Sorry samtheman didn't mean to hijack your thread. You system is neat and orderly. Good looking plants.

[rfeiller]

out of curiosity did you count the worms?

[samtheman]

out of curiosity did you count the worms?

LOL...not really there are supposed to be 1000 of them per box

[kneedeepinwater]

That would be rough, counting 1000 worms. Your plants look great, especially the corn. Are you using a sump?

[rfeiller]

the reason i asked is that the only complaint i have read was on being shorted through amazon

[samtheman]

That would be rough, counting 1000 worms. Your plants look great, especially the corn. Are you using a sump?

Yes, I am using a 100 gallon sump with 3 one hundred gallon growbeds 12" high and two 180 gallon tanks where I have the fishes.

[utahgal]

[quote="samtheman"]Let the game begin! Red Wiggler Worms

Hi samtheman

This may sound like a really stupid question, but my system and I are still "uncycled". (aka waiting mode) From what I have read, some ppl put the worms directly into the grow beds, while others put them in a container either under or around their system. I am familiar with the use of the castings and tea. What is the purpose of putting directly in the GB? Is there enough for them to eat in the GBs? or do you still supplement them? Doesn't it make a mess of the FT? I really would like to understand the correlation between the worms as used in the AP system.

Thanks
Cindy

[samtheman]

Worms in aquaponics are often called the secret weapon, they help you keep control of the solids build up in your growbeds. As long as the conditions are right they will survive a long time in your aquaponics system.