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jo Thompson
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Jo
the mountainside of the Chugach in Alaska
USA
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Posted - Nov 05 2008 :  09:57:21 AM  Show Profile
Well my worms just had a population explosion! My bin is producing wonderful juice for the house plants, I just need to keep the little guys warm enough in the garage. It's been in the low 20's here for over a week now! Teens before that. I don't want frozen worms!

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Alee
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Alee
Worland Wy
USA
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Posted - Nov 05 2008 :  12:18:45 PM  Show Profile  Send Alee a Yahoo! Message
That is great Jo! Do you put blankets around the bin to keep them insulated a bit more?

Alee
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jo Thompson
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Jo
the mountainside of the Chugach in Alaska
USA
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Posted - Nov 05 2008 :  1:30:43 PM  Show Profile
No, but that's a great idea! I've been figuring how much they eat, and how not to overfeed. They're really fun!

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Alee
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Alee
Worland Wy
USA
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Posted - Nov 05 2008 :  2:27:07 PM  Show Profile  Send Alee a Yahoo! Message
If it gets really cold are you going to have to put a heating pad or something out there?

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grace gerber
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grace
larkspur colorado
USA
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Posted - Nov 05 2008 :  3:44:43 PM  Show Profile
Hi Jo, maybe you could do what we do to keep the chill off of little one's a heat lamp on a timer that will turn it on and off so you do not have to watch it. Another thing a friend on mine did was built a poly foam box and put house insulation doubled on the bottom and single on the sides and top. It kept his worms snug as a bug - sorry for the lame pun.

I have been considering starting up my bins again - are you sure your not peeking in my brain??

Grace Gerber
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