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my 5 tray worm factory has a lid that nests into the top tray. it works like a charm both indoors and out. but i do live in las vegas, nv. so rh is usually 7-13% but in the winter is ~20%. the one outside did have too much moister in it but i just p…
sorry about the spelling after my stroke i lost the use of my left side and thru a accident i lost a finger on my right handim stuck hunting and pecking and poor vision doesen't help either oh my brain thinks much faster than it types
I also have a 55 gallon flow through. I use cardboard cut into pie shaped wedges. i overlap the edges of the wedges around the top. When i want to check on the bin all i have to do is slide one or two wedges out of the way. Then slide them back in p…
i'm using a 55 gallon plastic drum modified to be a flow thru design a use a piece of carpet knap side down sut in a circlular shape to fit the drum openingif the knapp side is up the worms crawl into the threads that make up the backing,they commit…
How do you deal with all the flies? Your bin is in the house, too, right? We have had the worst problems with flies lately that I had to put the bin in a hallway in the back foyer.
hello all i use circular pieces of old carpet upside down i placed in with the knap upor the worms crawl into the jute backing and hang themselves
Association of Community Organizers for Redworms Now?
I let them dry for a few days, then put them in a plastic bag and go over them a few times with a rolling pin.
Shredded newspaper. I try to let air get at this so I usually do not have lids on tight (if any lid at all).
We definitely eat more fruits and vegetables here. It's made a remarkable impact on our garbage output.
We actually do pay for our trash by the bag (northern NY). We buy "trash stickers" at the town offices- little orange stickers we put on the trash bags before putting them into the bin. One of the reasons my husband supports my vermicomposting adven…
Here's another option for stuff to do with scraps: I put a handful of bedding in the bottom of a ziploc bag, then put my food scraps on top of that. Freeze (to kill potential bugs) and then thaw before feeding the worms. The extra bedding helps abso…
Not all corrugated cardboard has still got the nutricious paste on it since all the animal by-products scares- the paste used to be a glue made from bone and by-products rendered down, but now it is more common (and in many countries compulsory) to…
All the information i have read says you can grow worms on just cardboard but, its corrugated cardboard. There is paste in it.
And you have to let the cardboard breakdown some before there is enough of a micro-heard for the worms to be able to live…
I haven't tried a bin without any foodstuffs, however, I have used VERY little foodstuffs on occasion. They eat it nicely- just don't let it get dry or packed, of course. It does have much less nutritive value as a fertilizer if you are raising worm…
Profile Information
- When did you start composting with worms?
- May 15, 2009
- How were you introduced to vermicomposting?
- Grew up composting
- What do your worms like to eat?
- Everything!
- What kinds of worms do you have?
- Red wigglers
- What worm bins do you use?
- Modified Roughneck totes
- How many pounds of garbage do your worms recycle each week?
- Not sure
- About Me:
- Happy that my husband "enjoys" my songs about my pet worms :)
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It works! Drainage suggestion put into practice:
First, thanks to Jeff Kurtz for this idea! I posted my problems with leachate as a discussion in the Stackable Bin Group, and Jeff posted a picture and description that I tried out, with great success.
I drilled a hole in one of the corners of one of the tote lids, then put the lid on three milk crates. I put the bins on top of the lid. I put a small bucket under the corner of the lid that has the hole. The leachate drips into the small bucket. It's perfect! All I have to do is empty the bucket… Continue
I drilled a hole in one of the corners of one of the tote lids, then put the lid on three milk crates. I put the bins on top of the lid. I put a small bucket under the corner of the lid that has the hole. The leachate drips into the small bucket. It's perfect! All I have to do is empty the bucket… Continue
Posted on July 27, 2009 at 7:21pm — 3 Comments
What if they're afraid of the dark?
I've had an active worm bin for about two weeks now. They're in a modified Roughneck tote- drainage and air holes galore, with the floor of the tote covered with some window screening to keep the beasties in.
My husband is a wonderful man. He was the one who actually drilled out the tote. The first few days we had the worms, we kept them outside. I sorta snuck the bin inside one day while he was at work (he kept telling me worms were outside pets! Imagine!), and moved it to the bathroom. Bless h… Continue
My husband is a wonderful man. He was the one who actually drilled out the tote. The first few days we had the worms, we kept them outside. I sorta snuck the bin inside one day while he was at work (he kept telling me worms were outside pets! Imagine!), and moved it to the bathroom. Bless h… Continue
Posted on July 13, 2009 at 11:39am — 2 Comments
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