yeah, i just used a bucket and a half of very similar material in the worm bins (dust from off the garlic that has been sitting out without any water since last summer). i wasn't going to mix it or wet it down, but i did layer it with other materials and will let the worms work at it. i figure it contains enough variety for them that they'll gradually get through it and mix it up for me. what i did do was make sure to soak down the surrounding layers well enough that eventually that moisture will get in there. one way or another...
no, i don't mean microspray, i just mean a finer mist than what some watering cans or sprayers put out. enough to make sure all of the mulch is wetted down instead of just bits of it.
i hope they'll come through ok and keep the wishes for more rain going too.
songbird