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Re: [Livingontheland] vermicomposting in place

From: Liz <liz@allslash.org>
To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] vermicomposting in place
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:03:43 -0500

At 10:18 AM 3/7/2008, you wrote:

Dean,
There are lots of good reasons for vermiculture but seeding soil with worms
is not one of them. Usually worm bin and soil worms are a different kind of
worm unless you have very high organic matter like a muck soil and even then
the type you get in a bin wont persist in the soil.

I've been reading lately that the red worms for vermicomposting have damaged forest floors when released into the wild.

Liz in SW VA
http://life-as-a-spectator-sport.com

[Livingontheland] Compost in Place with No-Till Gardening, Tradingpost, 03/06/2008
- Re: [Livingontheland] Compost in Place with No-Till Gardening, Ken Hargesheimer, 03/06/2008
- [Livingontheland] vermicomposting in place, Dean, 03/07/2008
  - Re: [Livingontheland] vermicomposting in place, Marty Kraft, 03/07/2008
    - Re: [Livingontheland] vermicomposting in place, Tradingpost, 03/07/2008
    - Re: [Livingontheland] vermicomposting in place, Dieter Brand, 03/07/2008
  - Re: [Livingontheland] vermicomposting in place, David Inglis, 03/07/2008
    - Re: [Livingontheland] vermicomposting in place, Liz, 03/07/2008
  - Re: [Livingontheland] vermicomposting in place, Michael Nevin, 03/07/2008
    - Re: [Livingontheland] vermicomposting in place, Marty Kraft, 03/07/2008
    - Re: [Livingontheland] vermicomposting in place, Dieter Brand, 03/08/2008
      - Re: [Livingontheland] vermicomposting in place, Michael Nevin, 03/08/2008
  - Re: [Livingontheland] vermicomposting in place, bruce smith, 03/07/2008