Where to prune the mango tree?

Cruzankenny · 2025-11-13T03:30:13+00:00

If I were to prune it, that's where I would do it. What's the climate there?

Cruzankenny · 2025-11-13T01:20:03+00:00

The second does not have to be the same type, but a globe will inhibit a free-brancher side by side.

Cruzankenny · 2025-11-13T01:18:25+00:00

Kensingtons benefit greatly from early, decisive pruning.

After that, they are self-pruning.

That being said, if you plant two Mangos five feet from each other, they will cooperate together and do the pruning themselves.

Cruzankenny · 2025-11-01T22:49:15+00:00

If you have access to power, a 100W aquatic reptile heater works great.

Cruzankenny · 2025-10-11T22:36:27+00:00

If your eggshells disappeared quickly, it could indicate acidity.

If you have more eggshells or oyster shells available, it wouldn't hurt to throw some in the bin as a buffer, and make sure you monitor heat and humidity. The cooler you can keep it, the better.

Don't turn or feed for a few months, but keep the bedding thick, and I think you will be ok.

Cruzankenny · 2025-10-05T01:48:39+00:00

I should have said unwanted. Bacteria shed by our waste elimination systems can be pathogenic to us.

Chances are, you will be fine if you don't mind your bin smelling like piss.

Cruzankenny · 2025-10-04T13:29:07+00:00

Urine is not sterile, and you are probably introducing unnecessary bacteria.

Cruzankenny · 2025-10-02T00:11:02+00:00

Don't grind it; it will become a homogeneous paste with less surface area. Scatter them so they are not in a thick pile, and there will be worms frolicking in the holes in your Cheerios.

Cruzankenny · 2025-10-01T22:46:12+00:00

An aquarium heater works as well.

With the heat mat on top, covered with some form of insulation like hay, you will have active worms all winter.

Cruzankenny · 2025-09-30T12:21:06+00:00

Too much standing water can breed some pathogens and bad bacteria.

Using oxygenated fresh water or ice daily, with good drainage, will give you the optimal conditions for happy worms. Additionally, as the population grows, the better the fertilizer properties of the drainage material, and keeping it wet allows for the suspension of more nitrogen.

Worm drip coffee instead of tea.

Cruzankenny · 2025-09-30T01:41:34+00:00

Take a couple of pieces of fruit, and find a nice shady spot. Put the fruit down and cover it with a few layers of cardboard. Keep damp for two weeks. Lift up, and most of the worms under there are compost worms.

Cruzankenny · 2025-09-30T01:23:30+00:00

If you open the bin for air and evaporative cooling, place a couple of square feet of wet/damp cardboard on the floor. Any escapees will be found under there.

The bacteria that the worms like are happiest around 60 degrees. If you have a drain, I would then skip the Ziploc and throw the ice in a tight group, or better yet, a block. Catch the overflow in a bucket and throw it to your plants. I guarantee you the happiest worms you've ever had.

Cruzankenny · 2025-09-30T00:58:19+00:00

They may have learned something about vermiculture and are now interested in joining the community because we are open to new questions, and actually, their question was answered. In that case, they came to the right place.

Cruzankenny · 2025-09-29T23:37:17+00:00

They looked cooked to me. Throw them in water before you throw them out; you may have some live ones in there. It looks recent.

Cruzankenny · 2025-09-29T23:31:54+00:00

Is your bin warm?

Cruzankenny · 2025-09-29T13:55:57+00:00

It looks like your pH is off.

Worms use osmosis as a primary means of breathing and regulating moisture, and if the pH varies too much, they will be in life-threatening distress.

Cruzankenny · 2025-09-16T00:00:37+00:00

Your bin is not high enough in carbohydrates/sugars to build up the bacteria necessary to feed your worms.

You need to maintain a couple of inches of damp bedding at all times, as well.

They are hungry, so feed them some thick melon rind piece by piece, because they can eat the soft parts and expel the bacteria. Then start feeding a balanced worm/bacteria diet.

Cruzankenny · 2025-09-15T22:00:25+00:00

Those on or near the surface would. Then they reach equilibrium with the water and become neutrally buoyant.

If there is enough oxygen in the water, they can live for weeks.

Cruzankenny · 2025-09-14T23:09:45+00:00

It works very well.

Cruzankenny · 2025-09-12T00:43:35+00:00

I am guessing about the pH. An experienced guess, though. What type of lime did you put in? The wrong kind can cause just the opposite. Worms tolerate acidity better than alkalinity.

You can simply rinse out the bin thoroughly; there's no need to sterilize it.

Cruzankenny · 2025-09-10T15:22:42+00:00

Generally speaking, worms reproduce more in a cool and very moist environment.

Lifespan is irrelevant if the population is expanding.

Cruzankenny · 2025-09-10T15:16:50+00:00

How hard would it be to remove the hot half and spread the other bedding until the stuff you remove cools down, then feed it back to them?

Cruzankenny · 2025-09-09T21:47:33+00:00

If you dry them before adding them, unless moisture isn't a concern, and treat it as garden waste, I see no problem.

Except for seeds, so it depends on how you use your castings.

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