Vermicomposters Unite! Official Worm Farmers Thread

Scroga

Scroga

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Also how about seafood of sorts... Had a few lobster heads the other day... Thought about grinding them up and adding but decided it best to consult first... Also I am at a loss at how to harvest the castings from my three tiered Cafe.. I thought it was as easy as adding water to the top bin so they all retreat to the bottom. . But it doesn't seem to really work for me. .. Do I need to get a siv of some sort?

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Pattahabi

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Scroga said:
Also how about seafood of sorts... Had a few lobster heads the other day... Thought about grinding them up and adding but decided it best to consult first... Also I am at a loss at how to harvest the castings from my three tiered Cafe.. I thought it was as easy as adding water to the top bin so they all retreat to the bottom. . But it doesn't seem to really work for me. .. Do I need to get a siv of some sort?

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You need one of these!


I might not fill the worm bin with crustacean shells, but I don't think a little would hurt? The one thing I find is the more chunky and harder to digest the material, the longer it takes for the worms to work through it. So if you are looking for quick turn-around, probably don't want to put a lot of big food scraps, etc.

Peace!
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st0wandgrow

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Pattahabi said:
You need one of these!


I might not fill the worm bin with crustacean shells, but I don't think a little would hurt? The one thing I find is the more chunky and harder to digest the material, the longer it takes for the worms to work through it. So if you are looking for quick turn-around, probably don't want to put a lot of big food scraps, etc.

Peace!
P-
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I need something like that. As it stands harvesting castings is right up there with trimming for my least favorite things to do
 
green_machine_two9er

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Finally got my vermicompster going. They seems to be eating fine, I have been adding kitchen scraps, newspaper and dry cannibus leaves about 2 lbs a week total browns/greens. How wet shouldi keep the trays. i am keeping my spicket open and have had no runoff at all. I am adding about 1/2 cup water a day to redampen newspaper layer on top. should there be runoff at this point? and also when should they start reproducing?
 
st0wandgrow

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green_machine_two9er said:
Finally got my vermicompster going. They seems to be eating fine, I have been adding kitchen scraps, newspaper and dry cannibus leaves about 2 lbs a week total browns/greens. How wet shouldi keep the trays. i am keeping my spicket open and have had no runoff at all. I am adding about 1/2 cup water a day to redampen newspaper layer on top. should there be runoff at this point? and also when should they start reproducing?
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Congrats!

The bedding should be moist, but not sopping wet. I'd say one notch up from how you want your soil to be.

I don't worry about keeping the top layer wet. I use leaves, and my thinking is that if the lower portions of the bedding/castings is too wet at a certain point the top layer is a more dry reprieve for them to migrate to.

I wet the bedding down when I first move them to a new bin, and that's it. The moisture from the veggie/fruit slurry that I add once a week keeps the bins at a nice level

Edit: they will start making sweet love very quickly. The first time you harvest a bin you will notice plenty of cocoons
 
Scroga

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st0wandgrow said:
Congrats!

The bedding should be moist, but not sopping wet. I'd say one notch up from how you want your soil to be.

I don't worry about keeping the top layer wet. I use leaves, and my thinking is that if the lower portions of the bedding/castings is too wet at a certain point the top layer is a more dry reprieve for them to migrate to.

I wet the bedding down when I first move them to a new bin, and that's it. The moisture from the veggie/fruit slurry that I add once a week keeps the bins at a nice level

Edit: they will start making sweet love very quickly. The first time you harvest a bin you will notice plenty of cocoons
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How do you keep your slurry bin free from ants and fruit fly?

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Scroga

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Do you add dirt or just let it stink out? And also another thing im unsure about is.. How does one know when is the right time to add dolomite and at how much?

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Scroga

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I posted before the pics showed up. ..is that coir in the mix?

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greasemonkeymann

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st0wandgrow said:
I need something like that. As it stands harvesting castings is right up there with trimming for my least favorite things to do
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So true, I have a LOT of EWC to "harvest" but it's a total bitch to do it, more importantly its a pain in my back, especially after either a long day or a long week of wrenching on cars. I need to get a good trimmner, and a good EWC harvester. Gotta train somebody for this..
 
green_machine_two9er

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DonPetro said:
I like to supplement my worms food with a blend of crushed eggshells, kelp meal, alfalfa meal, greensand, rock phosphate and zeolite. Just a sprinkle every feeding right on top of the food. Do not add lime.
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thats perfect that i have all those now! does this help to end casting be more effective? or whats the reasoning behind adding the blend?
btw anyone use this bin?? amazon for 125$
 

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green_machine_two9er said:
thats perfect that i have all those now! does this help to end casting be more effective? or whats the reasoning behind adding the blend?
btw anyone use this bin?? amazon for 125$
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I use that bin, The Worm Factory 360. I like it and find it pretty easy to harvest castings. When one tray is full you stop feeding in that one and put another tray on top and feed only in that one. Repeat as needed. The kit comes with 4 trays but you can stack even more than that.

By the time you are out of trays the bottom tray is niiicce and ready. Take that bottom tray and put it on top with the lid off. Any worms in that tray will flee the light down into the lower feeding tray. You can then just dump worm-free castings from that top tray. Pretty slick...
 
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