I 'had' a fantastical healthy household worm farm in Sydney. Went away
for christmas, I got back on that hot hot New Years Day, and watered my
worms. They had water but i thought they might be hot. And gave them
some mouldy mushrooms. They were all on the second shelf, with a lot
of movement. The next day.... all dead! Disintergrated......!!!!!
Very very sad! What happened? Can anyone help on this one?
Thanks, Gab

Ours died too

gabberry [at] gmail.com wrote:
> I 'had' a fantastical healthy household worm farm in Sydney. Went away
> for christmas, I got back on that hot hot New Years Day, and watered my
> worms. They had water but i thought they might be hot. And gave them
> some mouldy mushrooms. They were all on the second shelf, with a lot
> of movement. The next day.... all dead! Disintergrated......!!!!!
> Very very sad! What happened? Can anyone help on this one?
> Thanks, Gab
>

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Hi gaberry and David
too sad about your worms....
Hot weather is the killer sadly, in real life a worm will burrow deeper to
remain cool, but in the cans or farms they can only go so deep, and when
it's as hot as it can occasionally get, then they die. I have found that
putting the can or worm farm in a shady or cool spot is a good idea. I also
give them a shower or drink periodically through the day and check on them
as much as I can. Even when they collect together in a big lump they can get
too warm from bodyheat I guess and die. It seems like this is what happened
to yours I am sorry to say.
I have had the same farm going in Sydney and Melbourne for a number of years
now and this is they way we cope with the very hot days. We had 43 degrees
or so in NE Vic last week and the method worked ok.
I also have permanently removed the tap from the bottom to allow some
airflow and remove the heat build up. Worm sauna kills them too.......
I have had large balls of worms leave the can by the open tap hole and end
up in the bucket on hot days to escape the heat, but then they drown in the
liquid there, so keeping them cool with lots of drinks in the shade is your
best option. Maintaining three layers is also good so they can go deeper. If
you don't have three full layers built up yet you can create one with one of
those compressed coco peat bricks, it's better than nothing.
Cheers
SyrianPrince




<gabberry [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I 'had' a fantastical healthy household worm farm in Sydney. Went away
> for christmas, I got back on that hot hot New Years Day, and watered my
> worms. They had water but i thought they might be hot. And gave them
> some mouldy mushrooms. They were all on the second shelf, with a lot
> of movement. The next day.... all dead! Disintergrated......!!!!!
> Very very sad! What happened? Can anyone help on this one?
> Thanks, Gab
>

Ours were in a cool place that received no direct sunlight.

I think I might try the rotating compost drum this time. We did not get
much output from the worm farm.

SyrianPrince wrote:
> Hi gaberry and David
> too sad about your worms....
> Hot weather is the killer sadly, in real life a worm will burrow deeper to
> remain cool, but in the cans or farms they can only go so deep, and when
> it's as hot as it can occasionally get, then they die. I have found that
> putting the can or worm farm in a shady or cool spot is a good idea. I also
> give them a shower or drink periodically through the day and check on them
> as much as I can. Even when they collect together in a big lump they can get
> too warm from bodyheat I guess and die. It seems like this is what happened
> to yours I am sorry to say.
> I have had the same farm going in Sydney and Melbourne for a number of years
> now and this is they way we cope with the very hot days. We had 43 degrees
> or so in NE Vic last week and the method worked ok.
> I also have permanently removed the tap from the bottom to allow some
> airflow and remove the heat build up. Worm sauna kills them too.......
> I have had large balls of worms leave the can by the open tap hole and end
> up in the bucket on hot days to escape the heat, but then they drown in the
> liquid there, so keeping them cool with lots of drinks in the shade is your
> best option. Maintaining three layers is also good so they can go deeper. If
> you don't have three full layers built up yet you can create one with one of
> those compressed coco peat bricks, it's better than nothing.
> Cheers
> SyrianPrince
>
>
>
>
> <gabberry [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1136457813.555086.291290 [at] g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
>>I 'had' a fantastical healthy household worm farm in Sydney. Went away
>>for christmas, I got back on that hot hot New Years Day, and watered my
>>worms. They had water but i thought they might be hot. And gave them
>>some mouldy mushrooms. They were all on the second shelf, with a lot
>>of movement. The next day.... all dead! Disintergrated......!!!!!
>>Very very sad! What happened? Can anyone help on this one?
>>Thanks, Gab
>>
>
>
>

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Kind Regards

David Huisman
General Manager
------------------------------------------------------------ -----------
ORBIT COMMUNICATIONS Pty Ltd - Wireless Solutions that Work
(Telemetry, Control, Monitoring, Security, HVAC ...)
A.C.N. 107 441 869


Website : http://www.orbitcoms.com
PO Box 4474 Lakehaven
NSW 2263, AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61-2-4393-3627
Fax : 61-2-4393-3685
Mobile: 61-413-715-986

Maybe you steamed them. we had about 40 deg here in southwest vic not long
ago and i didnt put ANY water in mine and theyre still alive AND they were
partially in the sun.


<gabberry [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1136457813.555086.291290 [at] g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I 'had' a fantastical healthy household worm farm in Sydney. Went away
> for christmas, I got back on that hot hot New Years Day, and watered my
> worms. They had water but i thought they might be hot. And gave them
> some mouldy mushrooms. They were all on the second shelf, with a lot
> of movement. The next day.... all dead! Disintergrated......!!!!!
> Very very sad! What happened? Can anyone help on this one?
> Thanks, Gab
>

gabberry [at] gmail.com wrote:
> I 'had' a fantastical healthy household worm farm in Sydney. Went away
> for christmas, I got back on that hot hot New Years Day, and watered my
> worms. They had water but i thought they might be hot. And gave them
> some mouldy mushrooms. They were all on the second shelf, with a lot
> of movement. The next day.... all dead!

You will need to ask for Combantrin Worm Tablets at just a normal
chemist but you will need to tell them they are for your garden worms
(to make sure of the right dosage.) Make sure you ask for them by name.

gabberry [at] gmail.com wrote:
> I 'had' a fantastical healthy household worm farm in Sydney. Went away
> for christmas, I got back on that hot hot New Years Day, and watered my
> worms. They had water but i thought they might be hot. And gave them
> some mouldy mushrooms. They were all on the second shelf, with a lot
> of movement. The next day.... all dead! Disintergrated......!!!!!
> Very very sad! What happened? Can anyone help on this one?
> Thanks, Gab
>

We've had similar things happen to our worms. We have our worm farm in
the shade plus shade cloth over the top. Watering can help. We also
have just potting mix in the bottom tray in the hope that they can
escape in those horrid 40+ days.

Derek

If the buggers are so close to you, bring em inside into the airconditioned
house??
lushy
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> gabberry [at] gmail.com wrote:
>> I 'had' a fantastical healthy household worm farm in Sydney. Went away
>> for christmas, I got back on that hot hot New Years Day, and watered my
>> worms. They had water but i thought they might be hot. And gave them
>> some mouldy mushrooms. They were all on the second shelf, with a lot
>> of movement. The next day.... all dead! Disintergrated......!!!!!
>> Very very sad! What happened? Can anyone help on this one?
>> Thanks, Gab
>>
>
> We've had similar things happen to our worms. We have our worm farm in
> the shade plus shade cloth over the top. Watering can help. We also have
> just potting mix in the bottom tray in the hope that they can escape in
> those horrid 40+ days.
>
> Derek

David wrote:
> If the buggers are so close to you, bring em inside into the airconditioned
> house??
> lushy
> "-db-" <widepope.at.email.dot.com [at] foo.bar> wrote in message
> news:_12wf.210938$V7.135153 [at] news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>
>>gabberry [at] gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>>I 'had' a fantastical healthy household worm farm in Sydney. Went away
>>>for christmas, I got back on that hot hot New Years Day, and watered my
>>>worms. They had water but i thought they might be hot. And gave them
>>>some mouldy mushrooms. They were all on the second shelf, with a lot
>>>of movement. The next day.... all dead! Disintergrated......!!!!!
>>>Very very sad! What happened? Can anyone help on this one?
>>> Thanks, Gab
>>>
>>
>>We've had similar things happen to our worms. We have our worm farm in
>>the shade plus shade cloth over the top. Watering can help. We also have
>>just potting mix in the bottom tray in the hope that they can escape in
>>those horrid 40+ days.
>>
>>Derek
>
>
>
Why not park em in the shade. Get some of that very thin hobby plastic
tubing, like we used to use in the sixties, and drip water through that
over the wet hessian? That will keep it going for days.