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Brendan starts with ... I like this: http://www.wormfeast.com.au/index.html but too expensive for me. | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 22nd February 2012 10:53am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Ken says... G/day Brendan, You should be able to make your own mate. Cut the bottom out of a big ole plastic pot and find something for a lid, you can glue some fly screen on the inside to cover the old drain holes. I haven't covered the holes on mine because I've got ducks and they take care of the flies. Here's a pic of mine I've been using for years.
| About the Author John42 Rockhampton 22nd February 2012 12:25pm #UserID: 4801 Posts: 68 View All John42's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 23rd February 2012 7:30am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author John42 Rockhampton 23rd February 2012 2:21pm #UserID: 4801 Posts: 68 View All John42's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 24th February 2012 8:43am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 24th February 2012 10:08am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Ken says... Sounds good Brendan, cheaper as well..Much cheaper. Anyway! It's time for ole Tom on the ABC MaryT I'd say the proper wormfeast ones are designed to be put in the ground and left there, not moved around, hence Brendans idea with the tapered bucket, it can be easily pulled outa the ground and moved. Cheers Ken | About the Author John42 Rockhampton 24th February 2012 10:56am #UserID: 4801 Posts: 68 View All John42's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 24th February 2012 12:42pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Hi Mary T, You can buy them from 1 litre up to 25L. http://www.protectoralsafe.com.au/search/plastic-buckets-and-pails/302024793 | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 25th February 2012 9:26am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi MaryT, You may get buckets for free at bakeries from those apple or pie fillings which come in almost the same size as the ones sold in Bunnings. You could use the brocoli foam boxes with lid. Get 2 boxes, make 2 layers and the top one with small holes so worm juice can drip down and that one is sitting on top of the bottom box where there should be only one big hole at the corner big enough to insert a 10 cm long plastic hose to harvest the worm juice. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 25th February 2012 9:46am #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 25th February 2012 9:57am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 3rd March 2012 9:56am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 3rd March 2012 10:48am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author snottiegobble Bunno & Busso ( smack in the middle) 3rd March 2012 3:25pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author John42 Rockhampton 3rd March 2012 6:55pm #UserID: 4801 Posts: 68 View All John42's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 4th March 2012 8:23am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author snottiegobble Bunno & Busso ( smack in the middle) 4th March 2012 2:08pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... SG, I thought SoP was organic, it's dug out the ground (I think:-) I know Peter Cundall uses it around his 'organic' tomatoes? Forgot to mention, my bananas have been fed heaps of cow manure (about 4 bags per plant), organic Super Growth fert., and lots of mulch. http://www.jhbunn.co.uk/index.php/products/fertilisers/straights/73-sop.html | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 5th March 2012 9:44am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 5th March 2012 10:25am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author snottiegobble Bunno & Busso ( smack in the middle) 5th March 2012 3:45pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 5th March 2012 4:41pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Worm farms Bairnsdale 6th April 2012 9:56pm #UserID: 6825 Posts: 1 View All Worm farms's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Hi Worm farms, I removed the bottom completely. Don't forget this bucket is buried about 300mm deep in the garden, I don't think rats or bandicoots would dig down that far! So far, mine's working fine. The little buggers are eating more food scraps than we can produce! :-) (their food is now supplemented with lawn clippings:-)
| About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 7th April 2012 9:12am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 9th April 2012 9:12am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... Hi Brendan, I am still undecided where to put them, maybe one in each corner of my above ground veggie patch would suffice? At the moment I am building up the numbers in my freezer farm so that I can introduce plenty without weakening the "gene pool".:-) It suffered a brief patch of anaerobics which I suspect was caused by onion scraps so now they are banned along with citrus. | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso 9th April 2012 12:35pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 2nd June 2012 6:22am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 2nd June 2012 7:02am #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 2nd June 2012 2:01pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso 2nd June 2012 11:55pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 3rd June 2012 7:37am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso 4th June 2012 4:42pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Funny thing SG, I've got carrots growing next door to the radish, and they haven't been touched either? :-) Put a mouse/rat bait in the garden a few nights ago, and something ate the whole lot! Boy he's gonna be crook! BTW, picked this bunch about a week ago. I've removed the top 'hand', it had 24 bananas! All up, about 110 bananas on the bunch (I've been flogging a few:-) Love bragging about my bananas! :-) Might be sick of them soon tho. Like the way they're ripening too.
| About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 5th June 2012 8:44am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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