Re: Can a Scoby go in the worm farm

[Guest guest]

well, honestly i do not know about wormfarms...but i do know that once i had a

huge scoby grow in my car in a plastic bag from a few drops of a KT spill, and

when i opened the bag the scoby was crawling with little worms...so those

thrived on it but maybe those were vinegar eels..

tte

>

> Hi all,

> I have an interesting question for which neither Google or seem

to have an answer (yet). I just set up a new worm farm today, looking forward to

get some good juices for my plants.

>

> I also have a continuous ferment jar of Kombucha in my kitchen, which I just

cleaned out to remove excess yeast (I live in the tropical Far North Queensland

in Australia, and I had not cleaned out the jar for a year, my brew was not

fizzy and very sour), and I removed heaps of large scoby's.

>

> Just out of interest I wonder; if I would pulverize or cut up these scoby's

would they do any good in the worm farm, or would the worms hate it? The worm

farm manual says to avoid citrus, so maybe avoid acidic scoby's too? Are scoby's

acidic? It is also recommended to add Lime once a month, to keep acidity down.

>

> Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Kind regards,

> Jiska

>

[Guest guest]

Jumping in and taking a guess..

The instructions I got with mine warned about adding too much fruit/onion skins

to avoid over acidity.

It also included " Worm Treats " and some pellets to add at the same interval as

the treats to reduce acidity.

So I'd GUESS not.

You may well be right about Vinegar eels, they certainly don't sound like " Yer

average " Earthworm.

.

(UK)

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From: Jahjet

Sent: Wed, 26 May, 2010 4:36:56

well, honestly i do not know about wormfarms...but i do know that once i had a

huge scoby grow in my car in a plastic bag from a few drops of a KT spill, and

when i opened the bag the scoby was crawling with little worms...so those

thrived on it but maybe those were vinegar eels..

tte

>

> Hi all,

> I have an interesting question for which neither Google or seem

to have an answer (yet). I just set up a new worm farm today, looking forward to

get some good juices for my plants.

>

> I also have a continuous ferment jar of Kombucha in my kitchen, which I just

cleaned out to remove excess yeast (I live in the tropical Far North Queensland

in Australia, and I had not cleaned out the jar for a year, my brew was not

fizzy and very sour), and I removed heaps of large scoby's.

>

> Just out of interest I wonder; if I would pulverize or cut up these scoby's

would they do any good in the worm farm, or would the worms hate it? The worm

farm manual says to avoid citrus, so maybe avoid acidic scoby's too? Are scoby's

acidic? It is also recommended to add Lime once a month, to keep acidity down.

>

> Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Kind regards,

> Jiska

>

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[Guest guest]

Can the scobys be used in an compost heap??

From: ozchristensen <ozchristensen@...>

Subject: Can a Scoby go in the worm farm

kombucha tea

Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 7:39 AM

 

Hi all,

I have an interesting question for which neither Google or seem to

have an answer (yet). I just set up a new worm farm today, looking forward to

get some good juices for my plants.

I also have a continuous ferment jar of Kombucha in my kitchen, which I just

cleaned out to remove excess yeast (I live in the tropical Far North Queensland

in Australia, and I had not cleaned out the jar for a year, my brew was not

fizzy and very sour), and I removed heaps of large scoby's.

Just out of interest I wonder; if I would pulverize or cut up these scoby's

would they do any good in the worm farm, or would the worms hate it? The worm

farm manual says to avoid citrus, so maybe avoid acidic scoby's too? Are scoby's

acidic? It is also recommended to add Lime once a month, to keep acidity down.

Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,

Jiska

[Guest guest]

Yae, verily. There's a mighty list of other suggestions I'm sure the horde will

chime in with.

From " liquidising " as a cream for various topical applications, through keeping

in a " SCOBY hotel " as spares, right down to feeding the goats and making

dog-chews.

HTH

.

(UK)

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From: E.

Sent: Wed, 26 May, 2010 22:13:44

Can the scobys be used in an compost heap??

From: ozchristensen <ozchristensen@...>

Subject: Can a Scoby go in the worm farm

kombucha tea

Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 7:39 AM

Hi all,

I have an interesting question for which neither Google or seem to

have an answer (yet). I just set up a new worm farm today, looking forward to

get some good juices for my plants.

I also have a continuous ferment jar of Kombucha in my kitchen, which I just

cleaned out to remove excess yeast (I live in the tropical Far North Queensland

in Australia, and I had not cleaned out the jar for a year, my brew was not

fizzy and very sour), and I removed heaps of large scoby's.

Just out of interest I wonder; if I would pulverize or cut up these scoby's

would they do any good in the worm farm, or would the worms hate it? The worm

farm manual says to avoid citrus, so maybe avoid acidic scoby's too? Are scoby's

acidic? It is also recommended to add Lime once a month, to keep acidity down.

Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,

Jiska

[Guest guest]

I think scoby's should be fine in the worm bin, as long as you apply the usual

rule of not overwhelming the bin with one ingredient in particular. so if you

want to see how the worms react to the scoby's, start with one, mix it with

other food scraps. the same rule applies for citrus, coffee ground, etc. just

not too much. especially when you're not sure how the worms are going to react.

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>

> Hi all,

> I have an interesting question for which neither Google or seem

to have an answer (yet). I just set up a new worm farm today, looking forward to

get some good juices for my plants.

>

> I also have a continuous ferment jar of Kombucha in my kitchen, which I just

cleaned out to remove excess yeast (I live in the tropical Far North Queensland

in Australia, and I had not cleaned out the jar for a year, my brew was not

fizzy and very sour), and I removed heaps of large scoby's.

>

> Just out of interest I wonder; if I would pulverize or cut up these scoby's

would they do any good in the worm farm, or would the worms hate it? The worm

farm manual says to avoid citrus, so maybe avoid acidic scoby's too? Are scoby's

acidic? It is also recommended to add Lime once a month, to keep acidity down.

>

> Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Kind regards,

> Jiska

>