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From: nuferv@ohsu.edu (Virginia (aka Marsie) Nufer, Portland, Oregon, USA)
Subject: Re: Worms (was Re: Bamboo)
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In article <CA2xGA.Eqo@cs.uiuc.edu> ward@cs.uiuc.edu (Christ Ward) writes:

>den0@lehigh.edu (Dean E. Nelson) writes:

>>We visted some friends yesterday who had a stand of bamboo.  They asked if 
>>we wanted some, and so we took some home.  My question is, what kind of soil 
>>does bamboo like?  It is tolerant of poor soil?  Also, does it like sun, 
>>shade, or some of both?  And, does it need a lot of water?  

>I know nothing of bamboo, except that it grows indoors in potting soil
>(no direct sun light) at my SO's work.

>>Right now I have it sitting in a pile of worm castings until I 
>>decide where to put it.  We live about 50 miles north of Philadelphia, and
>>our soil is pretty poor except where I've been adding a lot of compost, 
>>manure, and worm castings (I raise worms and have a good bit).

>This is what I'm interested in.  How do you grow worms?  Is there a FAQ
>on this?  Thanks for any info.


>ward

Ward,
I don't know if there is a FAQ on this, but a good reference is 
_Worms Eat My Garbage_ by Mary Appelhoff, Flower Press, 1982.

Places I know of to get the (red)worms themselves include:

Vermicast Products, Richard Matson, Portland, Oregon (503) 226-0816;
Smith Worms, (800) 252-5133 (Georgia); and
The Worm Concern, (805) 496-2872 (California)

-Marsie Nufer (nuferv@ohsu.edu)


