{"id":393,"date":"2009-08-26T21:45:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-26T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2009\/08\/the-worms-are-here.html"},"modified":"2009-08-26T21:45:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-26T21:45:00","slug":"the-worms-are-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2009\/08\/the-worms-are-here.html","title":{"rendered":"The Worms Are Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m actually following through with this cockamamie idea<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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From 2009 08 26 Red Wiggler Worms in Bin<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Yes, that’s my hand holding those worms, and no, I’m not squeamish about it in the least.<\/p>\n

I had ordered my 2 lbs. of red wiggler worms from Gardener’s Supply<\/a> last week, and they arrived this afternoon! It was just a few minutes before Jacob came home from school, so I waited until both boys were home before I put them in the bin.<\/p>\n

It’s somewhat anti-climatic. You dump the worms into the prepared bin, and they burrow down out of the light.<\/p>\n

That’s it.<\/p>\n

It’ll be many weeks before I have anything else to say about this, but here are some pictures of what things are like in our basement for now. After I took these pictures I mixed in the soil-like material with the shredded paper and cardboard, put on the lid and walked away:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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I’m actually following through with this cockamamie idea! From 2009 08 26 Red Wiggler Worms in Bin Yes, that’s my hand holding those worms, and no, I’m not squeamish about it in the least. I had ordered my 2 lbs. of red wiggler worms from Gardener’s Supply last week, and they arrived this afternoon! 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