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Re: WORM COMPOSTING Reproduction Question
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Subject: Re: WORM COMPOSTING Reproduction Question
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From: Roger Cox <rcox@lamar.colostate.edu>
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Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 18:06:10 -0800
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Article: 104044 of rec.gardens
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Newsgroups: rec.gardens
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Organization: Colorado State University
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References: <8B8356C.02E90022F6.uuout@mwcs.mb.ca> <4d9h3n$cal@ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>
Kevin Kenward wrote:
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> I've got a worm composting bucket going and the worms seem happy. I've
> recently noticed small capsules and I'm wondering if they might be worm
> 'eggs'. How do worms reproduce? How long does it take for baby worms
> to 'appear' in a pile? Is there any thing I can do to encourage them?
> Now that I have worms I've gotten quite curious about their life cycle.
> Perhaps there is a book that somebody could recomend? Thanks for your
> help.
>
> Katherine
Katherine,
If you have access to the Web, do a search on vermiculture; and
you should come up with an address for "The Burrow". It's put together by
a guy in Canada, and it is the most complete collection of worm
composting information I have ever come across.
Good luck,
Roger Cox
rcox@lamar.colostate.edu