[Community_garden] Red Wriggler Population Growth & Proper SoilIngrediants

[Mike McGrath]

there's no such thing as 'composted soil'. there is soil, there is compost, 
but no composted soil.
                                                ---Mike McG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Godsil" <godsil.james at gmail.com>
To: "Community Gardens USA" <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
Cc: "Erik Lindberg" <artisan1 at milwpc.com>; "Josh Fraundorf" 
<Josh.Fraundorf at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 8:27 AM
Subject: [Community_garden] Red Wriggler Population Growth & Proper 
SoilIngrediants


> Dear All,
>
> I think I have been told that red wriggler worms
> Reproduce themselves by 4 every four months.
>
> If that is correct, then...
>
> Twenty Red Wrigglers Become 80 Red Wigglers Become 320 Red Wrigglers 
> Become
> 1280 Red Wrigglers Become 5120 Red Wrigglers Become
> 20,480 Red Wrigglers Become 81,920 Red Wrigglers
>
> In a year and a half.
>
> Is that correct?
>
> Soil Mix for Raised Bed Gardening
>
> Some have told me to use composted soil "straight up" for raised bed
> planting,
> With that soil developed over a few years in static piles of wood chips,
> Veggie wastes, coffee grounds, brewers yeast, cardboard.
>
> Others have said I should do l/3 composted, l/3 top soil, l/3 sand.
>
> And when I asked about using leaf compost 3 years in the making,
> Some suggested l/4 leaf compost, l/4 mixed compost, l/4 sand, l/4 top soil
> w. clay in it.
>
> Thanks for any "idears."
>
> Godsil
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