| Global Worming
Newsletter - June 2011
Are Your
worms prepared to survive Extreme temperatures?
Dear Friend,
It has been a while since my last newsletter and
the last few month where very taxing. But now it's
time to inform you about a few steps that can
prevent your worm bin from loosing all its
inhabitants in an instant.
While we here in South Africa and the Southern
Hemisphere are facing the cold and wet Winter month,
Europe and the Nations north of the Equator are
moving into Summer and the possibilities of very hot
weather. Extreme temperatures are a serious
challenge for any Worm- farmer and is Herd of worms!
Many happy Worm friends have lost the majority or
often even their entire worm population in one cold
night or one hot day.
In order to prevent this from happening to you
our loyal SUBSCRIBERS, "GLOBAL WORMING NEWS" will
mention in this issue how to protect your wiggling
Master soil- builders.
THIS MONTH SPECIALS FOR YOU
"Should you want to boost your worm population
now we can offer you a special which only extends to
our Subscribers. We offer you a batch of worms 500
for the extra special price of R100 and only R50 for
shipping to any place in South Africa"
Our Worm Farm of the Month is the Mini Tower 85
liter, 3 Bin System. It is ideally suited for a 2
person household and we can offer it to you for the
reduced price of R495. It comes complete with worms,
set up and maintenance instructions, and free access
to the Troubleshooting Help line. Shipping for the
Mini tower within South Africa will be R120.
If you want to make use of these special offers,
just give us a call or drop us an email with your
order, Postal address, Name and Phone number. To
qualify for this special it is vital that you
mention that you are referring to the "Global
Worming News" special!
If you are residing outside of South Africa,
please inquire about shipping costs to the country
of your choice.
Please sent us your questions concerning worm
farming and we will try to answer it in one of our
next newsletters. Just write to info@globalworming.co.za
and post your question.
Keeping your Worms cool!
Ok now you've had your Worm bin for some time and
your worms are thriving, enjoying themselves in
their home and doing a great job for you converting
your organic scraps into nutrient rich Worm Castings
and Worm Tea as well called leachate if it's not
brewed. But now with the cold winter nights around
the corner it's time to make sure your worms will be
cosy and safe in their worm farm. Composting worms
in our case (Eisenia Fetida) known as Red Wigglers,
red worms, tiger worms and some other common names
are according to our information the most often used
worms living and eating in domestic worm farms with
in South Africa and possibly world wide. These worms
are able to handle temperatures between 5 and 28
degrees Celsius. So what are we going to do if the
outside temperatures are sinking to Zero or even
below? We are giving you just a few points to follow
which if applied correctly should help to keep your
worms warm enough to make it through to spring.
1.) Make sure that the Bedding, castings and food
inside your worm farm are together at least 15 to 20
cm high. This will enable your worms to hide away in
the center of their bedding which will insulate them
from the cold outside temperatures.
2.) Cover your Worm Farm with an old Carpet or
blanket which will protect it from cold and icy
weather.
3.) If possible move your worm farm for the
duration of the cold weather indoors. A corner in
the garage or a store room will be just fine.
4.) If you have enough Bedding and castings in
your bin you can add some fresh hot compost from
your compost heap on top of the bedding, which will
act as a heater and will help your worms through the
cold day or night. (Caution, don't do this when you
only have very little bedding in your bin, your
worms might die from heat.
Read more about the do's and don'ts of Worm
Farming on our web site as www.globalworming.co.za
Keeping your Worms cool!
For all those happy worm farmers who are facing
hot days in the near future. In the Red Wiggler
world anything above 28 degrees Celsius is regarded
as hot and could become live threatening for your
little friends. So here are a few steps that can
make all the difference for your worms.
1.) Place your worm bin in a protected place out
of the sun. Morning or afternoon sun should be ok in
most areas but, don't place it in the middle of your
garden without any protective shade. (good places
for your worm farm are, A cool garage or a store
room without a tin roof, a cellar, in the garden
under a tree, next to the house or a wall alongside
your property, under the kitchen sink.., to name
just a few.
2.) Make sure that the Bedding, castings and food
inside your worm farm are together at least 15 to 20
cm high. This will enable your worms to hide away in
the center of their bedding which will insulate them
from the hot outside temperatures.
3.) Give your worms a cool shower. Rinse them
with 2 or 3 liters of cold de chlorinated water, it
will make sure that the bedding stays moist and
keeps it just a little cooler.
4.) Cover the surface of your worm bedding with 2
soaked newspapers (stay away from the colored and
shiny magazines) they will act as a natural barrier
against the sun and will keep the contents of your
wormfarm moist for longer.
If you follow those simple steps your worms
should be prepared to face the extreme temperatures
of the hot an cold seasons.
We wish you continued success with your worm
farming projects and
say good bye for now.
Kind regards
Stephan Kloppert | 
