Re: Vermiculite update

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: Re: [CHAT] Vermiculite update
• From: j* s* <j*@igc.org>
• Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 16:47:08 -0400
• In-reply-to: <000801c47324$6c5149a0$05ec3544@newhvn01.in.comcast.net>

I suppose that's really a question for John Needham, but I'll try to 
answer for him: "Spontaneous generation."


On Monday, July 26, 2004, at 11:22 AM, Kitty wrote:

> Ok. I feel like I should be in Ms. Fatma's class, but.....
> Where do the worms come from?
>
> Kitty
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
> To: "Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 6:31 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] Vermiculite update
>
>
>> One of my vermiculite cutting boxes is about 3 [maybe 4] years old. I
>> just raked it up. There are lots of worms--lots--but the medium has
>> become very cloddy. And since the bed is at least 3 years old, it's
>> probably time to replace the whole thing, So, I'm going to dump the
>> "cloddy" vermiculite [with it trove of worms] into my potting mix and
>> replace the medium with fresh vermiculite.
>>
>> Island Jim
>> Southwest Florida
>> 27.0 N, 82.4
>> Zone 10a
>> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
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Island Jim
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