JayTheDragonTamer
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I’ve noticed that the morioworms/super worms I give as a treat are voracious eaters of just about anything and everything. They seem to be as effective in the decomposition of organic matter as earthworms, and I’m curious about using them in the compost I use on my veg. I know they’re sometimes used in bio active setups for similar uses, and are still considered healthy if the beardie scavenges them out.
If I manage the compost bin carefully and keep it in top condition, would the worms still be safe for Spike to eat?
This is the system I’m proposing:
-I compost leftover greens and (safe) kitchen and garden scraps through normal composting decomposition and use moriworms in the process.
-The morioworms will eat the scraps and their castings make the nutrients more available in the soil. They also ensure air reaches the soil by tunneling in it, which speeds up decomposition. (Morioworms can be bought in massive quantities and relatively cheaply)
- I use the compost on the greens I grow in the garden.The plants I feed to Spike will then be grown in rich, healthy, mineral-full soil, not only ensuring healthy plants, but plants that are extra nutritious for Spike. And free of unnatural fertilizers.
-I feed off any extra morioworms occasionally. This way, I can regulate the population, and provide them as a direct food source to Spike. The benifit of this is that the worms themselves will also be very nutritious as they will have had constant access to a large variety of foods (Gutloaded!), have grown in rich soil (this means they contain beneficial trace elements and “natural probiotics” that they might not have when kept in a sterile environment) and they will have been kept in conditions moist enough to keep a good water content.
In theory, it sounds good to me. My question is, are there any considerations to feeding these worms I’ve used to compost organic matter?
Thanks. -Jay
If I manage the compost bin carefully and keep it in top condition, would the worms still be safe for Spike to eat?
This is the system I’m proposing:
-I compost leftover greens and (safe) kitchen and garden scraps through normal composting decomposition and use moriworms in the process.
-The morioworms will eat the scraps and their castings make the nutrients more available in the soil. They also ensure air reaches the soil by tunneling in it, which speeds up decomposition. (Morioworms can be bought in massive quantities and relatively cheaply)
- I use the compost on the greens I grow in the garden.The plants I feed to Spike will then be grown in rich, healthy, mineral-full soil, not only ensuring healthy plants, but plants that are extra nutritious for Spike. And free of unnatural fertilizers.
-I feed off any extra morioworms occasionally. This way, I can regulate the population, and provide them as a direct food source to Spike. The benifit of this is that the worms themselves will also be very nutritious as they will have had constant access to a large variety of foods (Gutloaded!), have grown in rich soil (this means they contain beneficial trace elements and “natural probiotics” that they might not have when kept in a sterile environment) and they will have been kept in conditions moist enough to keep a good water content.
In theory, it sounds good to me. My question is, are there any considerations to feeding these worms I’ve used to compost organic matter?
Thanks. -Jay
