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Who here uses a worm tower in their garden? Does it work good? What are the pro and cons for it? What worms do you use in it? Can you post any pics of it also please?
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Posted on November 26, 2010 at 10:26am — 4 Comments
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My best experience has been giving them watermellon rind, pumpkins (after halloween), mellon rind, and spoiled apples. Coffee grounds is a regular addition. I stay away from citrus and my experience with bannas was not good (smelled bad).
Good luck with your project. Let me know how you make out !
LarryC
I also turn on a string of LED Christmas lights (4 watts) at night to discourage any of the worms that might try to head out even with the lack of moisture. But if your lid is secure and you have some ventilation, there's nothing wrong with them wandering around the bin. I'm going to test using a 5 gal. bucket with a tight lid and just leave them alone a week at a time. They won't be able to escape and I'll open the lid only to feed them.
If you want to try it with the lid, take a look at this worm bin modification. You could insert 10-20 of the Christmas bulbs instead of a single night light. Of course with a lid you will probably get condensation and some worms may wander in any case. But it seems to me that 99.5% of my Euros are very sensitive to light and duck back under even with very dim light. Of course there are still a few that seem bent on suicide.
Thanks for reaching out. I've been a vermicomposter for a few years now. I actually started my own business and sell The Worm Factory, red wigglers and compost at Farmer's Markets in MA and RI. My website is www.urbanwormcomposting.com.
The price is $120.00 for the Worm Factory 360, and I'll throw in free shipping. It comes with 4 trays, a DVD, coir, shredded paper, manual, and accessory kit (thermometer, rake). It is so simple to set up and use. Only takes 15 minutes or so. Let me know if you want one. The price is pretty standard since the company requires you sell them for this price although some people may sell them for more.
i sure do put socks in there. haven't put a shirt in yet but plan to soon. gotta clean out my drawers....
they'll eat all the cotton and the only thing left with socks is the elastic! kind of a pain to clean out while harvesting vc though
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