Vermicomposters Unite! Official Worm Farmers Thread

[radicaldank42]

ok I stand corrected it was citrus fruits and things like onion that makes things go acidic sorry, but I sware I read something about too much coffee grounds can be bad ofor some reason
http://www.recycleworks.org/compost/wormfood.html

 

[radicaldank42]

yea if feed too much it will become acidic

 

[st0wandgrow]

yea if feed too much it will become acidic

Yeah, I suppose like everything else moderation is good

 

[radicaldank42]

Yeah, I suppose like everything else moderation is good

isn't that with everything though

 

[DonTesla]

you can even get "drunk" off of water... hard to drink enough to do that tho..

 

[greasemonkeymann]

ok I stand corrected it was citrus fruits and things like onion that makes things go acidic sorry, but I sware I read something about too much coffee grounds can be bad ofor some reason
http://www.recycleworks.org/compost/wormfood.html

it also kinda "cheapens" your end product, and what I mean is, the worm castings won't be as nutritious as castings made from better ingredients (alfalfa, egg shells, cottonseed meal, fruit scraps, etc).
After all, isn't that the point? To make your own high-quality castings for your ladies? The worms eat so little and you may already have most of the stuff for teas anyways, so why not?

 

[MustangStudFarm]

I found Black soldier flies in my outside compost! Last year I didnt know what they were and thought they were HUGE maggots lol... It would not be hard to catch a few. would it be worth it? I mean would they reproduce and would I put them in my worm farm?

 

[OutofLEDCloset]

Would love to make my own EWC. Someone mentioned a 45 gallon smart pot. Would the Blumat's autowatering system keep the soil at an ideal moisture for the worms.

 

[Javadog]

I am finding that my food selection for my worms is not smart
by nature....I seem to be giving them things too rich...I am finding
that my worms are not really working on the food....

Still learning.

JD

 

[radicaldank42]

I have found out the like carrots celery they love apples alfalfa meal and I gave them some banana and egg shell with a teaspoon of great white and they are just exploding tery getting a small bag of worm casting from the nearest grow shop and add it to your bin itll helpo the process of organic material to break down faster. if im remembering correctly, I have terrible memory lol,

 

[Javadog]

I am going to dump out the upper level and work in some
material that will make the whole thing more digestible and
attractive to them.

Thanks for the time!

JD

 

[radicaldank42]

like I said trhose are awesome, and chop it up fine like really fine, more surface area for the bacteria tobreak shit down

 

[MustangStudFarm]

I have been thinking of starting a worm bin outside and I came across this link... It has a basic design and could be modified. I would like something bigger!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Triple-Bin-Worm-Composter-Vermicompost/?ALLSTEPS

 

[JSJ]

So I have a cold compost where I through all my veggie scraps, trim and stems, grass clippings, egg shells, coffee grounds and filters, all that shit. So are the earthworms in that compost good candidates for vermicompostering??

 

[Mohican]

Yes!

 

[JSJ]

THANX!!! Every time I turn the pile there's prolly a dozen in every shovel full.

Does anybody know what the centipede looking critters are in the compost? Are they beneficial in anyway? (for vermicomposting) I think there is 4 of them for every wiggler!!

 

[Javadog]

I think that my food is too rich...I get more odd bugs as a result.

I am trying more less-"foody" things (more shredded paper)

Good luck,

JD

 

[DonTesla]

just transplanted and top dressed with a kilo of silky, rich, Don-made EWCs and dam it feels good, mon!

 

[Pattahabi]

A good reason to use vermicompost. Taken from Vermiculture Technology: Earthworms, Organic Wastes, and Environmental Management - Clive A. Edwards

Edwards and Burrows (1988 ) and Arancon and Edwards (2004) reported that vermicomposts, especially those produced from animal waste manures, usually contained greater quantities of mineral elements than commercial plant growth media, and many of these elements were in forms that could be taken up more readily by the plants, such as nitrates, exchangeable P, and soluble K, Ca, and Mg. Orozco et al. (1996) reported that vermicomposting of coffee pulp increased the availability of nutrients such as P, C, and Mg. Werner and Cuevas (1996) reported that most vermicomposts contained adequate amounts of macronutrients, micronutrients, and trace elements of various kinds, but amounts inevitably depended on the type of the parent earthworm feedstock.

P-

 

[DonTesla]

.. to all dee Rastas, Wiggler Farmers, and cats who drop knowledge for sensi's sake, here on RIU… BIG UP!!