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Has anyone got what may be considered unusual or eccentric interests or hobbies?
This is not a hobby as such, but more an interest that I tend to every 2 or 3 weeks.
I keep worms. They’re composting worms , and cannot live in the soil in the garden apparently. They live in this plastic box about the size of one of them recycling boxes that the council provide for cans & bottles. For a bit of protection from winter temps, the box is kept in the outhouse adjoining the house (which is where I keep the mower, ally ladders, mountain bike etc.).
About 50 tiny drainage holes about an 1/8 dia were drilled in the base (in the centre of the box) for drainage. The contents of the box ideally need to kept as moist as a squeezed out sponge. The box sits on a basic black plastic bucket and catches what is called “worm tea”. More tiny holes are in the sides & end of the box to enable air flow. The worms are fed on 50% kitchen waste comprising vegetable type, lots of banana skins, but not anything like meat, fish or fats (and not onions or garlic) . Occasionally, crushed egg shell ,a tea bag or two and the coffee grinds sometimes go in the box.
The other 50% material comprises of “bedding” (which they also eat) and it soaks up any excess moisture. Bedding material is plain brown cardboard, leaves, (and small twigs which create cavities for air pockets which assists decomposition).
The solid waste produced by the worms that collects at the base of the box, and the “worm tea” that drains through is apparently one of the best organic fertilizers for the garden, and this was the origin of the interest.
This is not a hobby as such, but more an interest that I tend to every 2 or 3 weeks.
I keep worms. They’re composting worms , and cannot live in the soil in the garden apparently. They live in this plastic box about the size of one of them recycling boxes that the council provide for cans & bottles. For a bit of protection from winter temps, the box is kept in the outhouse adjoining the house (which is where I keep the mower, ally ladders, mountain bike etc.).
About 50 tiny drainage holes about an 1/8 dia were drilled in the base (in the centre of the box) for drainage. The contents of the box ideally need to kept as moist as a squeezed out sponge. The box sits on a basic black plastic bucket and catches what is called “worm tea”. More tiny holes are in the sides & end of the box to enable air flow. The worms are fed on 50% kitchen waste comprising vegetable type, lots of banana skins, but not anything like meat, fish or fats (and not onions or garlic) . Occasionally, crushed egg shell ,a tea bag or two and the coffee grinds sometimes go in the box.
The other 50% material comprises of “bedding” (which they also eat) and it soaks up any excess moisture. Bedding material is plain brown cardboard, leaves, (and small twigs which create cavities for air pockets which assists decomposition).
The solid waste produced by the worms that collects at the base of the box, and the “worm tea” that drains through is apparently one of the best organic fertilizers for the garden, and this was the origin of the interest.
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