Comments on: Make Your Own Worm Farm from Car Tyres http://permaculture.org.au/2010/04/08/make-your-own-worm-farm-from-car-tyres/ Permaculture News, Commentary and Worldwide Projects. Tue, 22 May 2012 06:34:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Brettell http://permaculture.org.au/2010/04/08/make-your-own-worm-farm-from-car-tyres/#comment-269491 David Brettell Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:56:11 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=2862#comment-269491 the enamel in old bathtubs is high in lead. so i think either option has its pros and cons the enamel in old bathtubs is high in lead. so i think either option has its pros and cons

]]> By: David Brettell http://permaculture.org.au/2010/04/08/make-your-own-worm-farm-from-car-tyres/#comment-269489 David Brettell Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:51:04 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=2862#comment-269489 Tryes are vulcanised latex, so a very high percentage is just carbon. Yes petro chemicals are used in the process but most long chain heavy elements are cooked off or broken down during the making of the tyre. Tyres have been used to stabilise erosion in many areas where other processes are not suitable. and after stabilisation is acheived the vegetation roots consumes the tyres leaving only rusting belts. considering the high carbon process of recycling tyres a reuse strategy is far more enviromentally friendly. Tryes are vulcanised latex, so a very high percentage is just carbon. Yes petro chemicals are used in the process but most long chain heavy elements are cooked off or broken down during the making of the tyre. Tyres have been used to stabilise erosion in many areas where other processes are not suitable. and after stabilisation is acheived the vegetation roots consumes the tyres leaving only rusting belts. considering the high carbon process of recycling tyres a reuse strategy is far more enviromentally friendly.

]]> By: pebble http://permaculture.org.au/2010/04/08/make-your-own-worm-farm-from-car-tyres/#comment-46018 pebble Sat, 10 Apr 2010 06:16:00 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=2862#comment-46018 "I still think this could be a good, low-cost option for places where resources are limited though" I agree Craig :-) And also on larger properties where the land is big enough to deal with any potential problems. “I still think this could be a good, low-cost option for places where resources are limited though”

I agree Craig :-) And also on larger properties where the land is big enough to deal with any potential problems.

]]> By: Bill http://permaculture.org.au/2010/04/08/make-your-own-worm-farm-from-car-tyres/#comment-45985 Bill Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:35:19 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=2862#comment-45985 Thanks Craig, that would be awesome. There is a guy here on the Gold Coast who sells good worms and I am looking forward to getting it going as I know how great the juice is! :-) Thanks Craig, that would be awesome. There is a guy here on the Gold Coast who sells good worms and I am looking forward to getting it going as I know how great the juice is! :-)

]]> By: Craig Mackintosh http://permaculture.org.au/2010/04/08/make-your-own-worm-farm-from-car-tyres/#comment-45979 Craig Mackintosh Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:20:31 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=2862#comment-45979 Hi Pebble - I agree re potential toxicity issues. It seems anything we create with post-industrial substances comes with risks attached. I still think this could be a good, low-cost option for places where resources are limited though. Bill - I'll see if I can't get a pic of the Zaytuna worm farms for you. I'm not there myself at the moment. They are raised on wooden frames, with a slight tilt so the worm juice will flow down and out of the plug hole, and into a bucket. Great stuff for plant fertilisation, or as an inoculant, as it's rich in microbial life, trace nutrients and minerals. Hi Pebble – I agree re potential toxicity issues. It seems anything we create with post-industrial substances comes with risks attached. I still think this could be a good, low-cost option for places where resources are limited though.

Bill – I’ll see if I can’t get a pic of the Zaytuna worm farms for you. I’m not there myself at the moment. They are raised on wooden frames, with a slight tilt so the worm juice will flow down and out of the plug hole, and into a bucket. Great stuff for plant fertilisation, or as an inoculant, as it’s rich in microbial life, trace nutrients and minerals.

]]> By: Bill http://permaculture.org.au/2010/04/08/make-your-own-worm-farm-from-car-tyres/#comment-45974 Bill Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:59:40 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=2862#comment-45974 A friend of mine told me about the bathtub worm farm at Zaytuna Farm and I just happen to have one at my disposal which I was planning to use for this purpose or a herb garden. I would prefer this method to using tyres in my garden. I was wondering if there was a picture of the Zaytuna Farm bathtub worm farm online anywhere? I am guessing that you just prop it up on a stand and place a bucket under the plug hole? A friend of mine told me about the bathtub worm farm at Zaytuna Farm and I just happen to have one at my disposal which I was planning to use for this purpose or a herb garden. I would prefer this method to using tyres in my garden.

I was wondering if there was a picture of the Zaytuna Farm bathtub worm farm online anywhere? I am guessing that you just prop it up on a stand and place a bucket under the plug hole?

]]> By: pebble http://permaculture.org.au/2010/04/08/make-your-own-worm-farm-from-car-tyres/#comment-45963 pebble Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:59:12 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=2862#comment-45963 That Christchurch City Council design is pretty good, although I'm not sure how easy it would be to slide the bottom tyre out as they suggest (for emptying worm castings). There's quite a bit of debate about having tyres in the garden though. They're not without toxicity issues. I no longer grow food in them, and I'm unsure about using tyre-grown worm soil in food gardens. Maybe the microbes deal with the heavy metals and other problematic chemicals. Does anyone know? That Christchurch City Council design is pretty good, although I’m not sure how easy it would be to slide the bottom tyre out as they suggest (for emptying worm castings).

There’s quite a bit of debate about having tyres in the garden though. They’re not without toxicity issues. I no longer grow food in them, and I’m unsure about using tyre-grown worm soil in food gardens. Maybe the microbes deal with the heavy metals and other problematic chemicals. Does anyone know?

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