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May i recommend you put the barrel on wheels before it gets too heavy. I put mine on a pre-made caster setup made to put tool boxes on. It was guaranteed to hold 2 thousand pounds. Got it at Harbor Freight for 20 Bucks.
That does look like a tough barrel. My blue one is starting to warp a bit. I dont think you will ever have to worry about that.
Don welcome to the Flow Through club. That is a good looking setup. How large is your barrel?
It if finally looking like i got the balance right for the weather i am having right now. I am letting the bin stay wetter than i normally would. The layered cardboard on top is just soaked, but full of worms. And i am still getting liquid in the ...
Today we had the first good snow storm of the season. There have been others but they didn't amount to anything.
When i got home the power was out. And, The kitten had turned over my five gallon tote of finished compost, i had put in the house to...
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- When did you start composting with worms?
- April 10, 2008
- How were you introduced to vermicomposting?
- I vermicomposted years ago when i had a large garden. Was reminded when i seen Bentlys YouTube postings. It looked like the new way of making vermicompost was a lot easer than the way we composted 25 years ago.
- What do your worms like to eat?
- All the plant stuff i can get my hands on.
- What kinds of worms do you have?
- Eisenia Fetida. Well they are supposed to be EFs I am thinking that i have a mix.
- What worm bins do you use?
- I upgraided my worm bin to a flow through May 26, 2009.
- How many pounds of garbage do your worms recycle each week?
- 10 pounds
- My Vermicomposters.com Map Entry URL:
- http://vermicomposters.com/wormbin?id=96
- About Me:
- I'm old but not as old as dirt.
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That Dar... ah, sweet lovable kitty
Today we had the first good snow storm of the season. There have been others but they didn't amount to anything.
When i got home the power was out. And, The kitten had turned over my five gallon tote of finished compost. I had put it in the house to keep warm. There was compost all over the living room and kitchen floors. He apparently had a ball dive bombing through it all day. The compost was almost dry so at least it was easy to sweep up. But i was surpri… Continue
Today we had the first good snow storm of the season. There have been others but they didn't amount to anything.
When i got home the power was out. And, The kitten had turned over my five gallon tote of finished compost. I had put it in the house to keep warm. There was compost all over the living room and kitchen floors. He apparently had a ball dive bombing through it all day. The compost was almost dry so at least it was easy to sweep up. But i was surpri… Continue
Posted on November 14, 2009 at 1:00am —
Heater Update - one month, Part 2
I checked out the bin today expecting to have to bail out a sea of mud and was surprised. The whole thing is drying out a lot faster than i would have expected. And i had gotten the new tote and screen all ready to filter the water out too.
But it does look as thou it got wetter before things started getting dryer. The hole i made and the extra cardboard up top did make a remarkable difference.
First i put 4 layers of cardboard on top of the cardboard that was already there. To try to keep mor… Continue
But it does look as thou it got wetter before things started getting dryer. The hole i made and the extra cardboard up top did make a remarkable difference.
First i put 4 layers of cardboard on top of the cardboard that was already there. To try to keep mor… Continue
Posted on November 7, 2009 at 12:36am — 3 Comments
Heater Update - one month
I had to chuckle when i reread one of my own comments on my last blog. "So i added water to the catchment area, i don't plan to harvest again until spring, so extra water down there won't hurt anything"
That has to be one of the worst predictions i have ever made. As you may recall I put a coil of heating hose in the catchment area. With so little air movement everything is very wet. Steam? rises up through the compost wetting everything in the FT.
The whole thing is wetter then any tote i hav… Continue
That has to be one of the worst predictions i have ever made. As you may recall I put a coil of heating hose in the catchment area. With so little air movement everything is very wet. Steam? rises up through the compost wetting everything in the FT.
The whole thing is wetter then any tote i hav… Continue
Posted on November 2, 2009 at 11:30pm — 5 Comments
Fall - sigh..
Despite all my planning for cold weather i wasn't expecting it to hit quit so fast. Just 3 days ago the weather was in the low 80'sF (25C). Two nights ago it snowed in the higher mountains. This morning i had to scrapping ice off the car windows.
It only got to 60 (15C) today. I was unpleasantly surprised to find my worm bin even colder when i got home this evening, 48F (9C). I still haven't bought the sheet insulation for the bin so i was forced to improvise. I wrapped the bin and the bucket o… Continue
It only got to 60 (15C) today. I was unpleasantly surprised to find my worm bin even colder when i got home this evening, 48F (9C). I still haven't bought the sheet insulation for the bin so i was forced to improvise. I wrapped the bin and the bucket o… Continue
Posted on September 30, 2009 at 7:50pm — 14 Comments
Its a small world
In town today i spotted a old Isuzu pickup with a "support global worming" sticker on the tailgate. My thought. Well its a small world and I'm not all that alone here abouts. Later during the 30 mile drive home i spotted the Isuzu again, right in front of me when turning off onto my road. Real surprised to find he only lives 3 miles from me. Kind of makes me feel like i am not so alone in this worming thing.
And then there was another nice surprise. A pile of horse poo in my driveway. Couldn't… Continue
And then there was another nice surprise. A pile of horse poo in my driveway. Couldn't… Continue
Posted on September 23, 2009 at 8:23pm — 13 Comments
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- At 3:14pm on November 8, 2009,
Mark from Kansas said… - Eve
I love that bin! When i used the water heater type, the hose went INSIDE the bin and dump that antifreeze.
I think that is why you are losing heat. Your bin should be warmer, my flow through is an average 80 degrees F. I am using the wire heater I got from Vermico.
Mark
- At 9:03pm on November 7, 2009,
Mark from Kansas said…
- Hi Eve,
I haven't kept up with your worm heater project (which is very nice). I do hve a comment or 2 but, only if you are interested and I am not imposing.
Mark
- At 7:42pm on November 1, 2009,
Michael said… - Thank you for all of your helpful advice Eve. I've decided to invest in one of the No'Squitos and see how it goes. Seemed like a great time to, since I've found lots and lots of little fly's inside the bin. The last feeding was frozen, defrosted, and processed into mush... though a just eaten banana peel had been put in a day or so before that. I made up 4 of the baited cut water bottles and put them inside. Bugs bugs go away! :-p. ..Hope you have happy holidays, thanks again :)
- At 8:21pm on October 21, 2009,
Michael said…
- Does the machine eventually kill some of the bugs trapped inside? I've been reading up on the device through Google, is it difficult to empty the collection bin(flies escaping etc)? How about the bulb, do they last or do they often need replacing? And hows the sound level of the fan?
I've got a lot of of little buggy's on the windows around the room that the bin is in(and connecting rooms). I think I may be adding too much food, or don't have enough worms to accommodate what goes in. I do have one pound of worms coming tomorrow in hopes of being able to process more. The last food I added wasn't frozen, and I have noticed the fruit fly issue isn't as bad with frozen food, but I don't always have the time to do it that way. I figured the No'squito would cut down on the bugs(family members complain), because I do enjoy composting as a hobby and would prefer to keep it up. Thank you for your advice Eve, it's much appreciated :)
- At 8:59am on October 20, 2009,
Michael said…
- Hello Eve,
I did a search for the Stinger No'Squito device in the forum, and your post was the only one that came up... I've actually been researching this device in hopes it just may solve my fruit fly dilemma - are you happy with the device so far? Ive read it's supposed to draw in the flying insects(not sure if it did spiders and similar bugs). Is the collection chamber easy to empty or do bugs escape as you try to let them out? Any advice would be most helpful :) Thanks!
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