Vermicomposters Unite! Official Worm Farmers Thread

Organicgrow42

Organicgrow42

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@Rrog I almost bought that from BAS but already own the 360 so figured before I spent the 80 or 100 it is, I'd at least get the factory full first and not hopefully kill everything this time.

Do you find it easier to harvest the casting out the bottom or is it about the same as doing a vertical setup?
 
Organicgrow42

Organicgrow42

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That's what I figured, how about any smell? I'd be using it in my basement and since it's an open screen that was a bit worrisome to me.

Question for you guys.

I'm thinking of doing the worm factory at my grow and then doing coots style in a 45 gallon at my house...(my grow isn't st my house).

My question, do you guys think it would be better to one or the other at the grow? I'll be feeding mostly canna leaves at my grow alomg with some dry amendments ect and would be doing worm slurries at home along w dry amendments.

I'll start doing the 45 gallon fabric smart pot with roughly 15 gallons of base/bedding ect and work it up from there. This will have no lid.

I work as thinking if I did the 45 gallon at home it would have to be outside so escaping worms and temps would be my concern.

Should I do the 45 gallon inside at the grow and do the worm factory in my shed (which gets hot as hell sometimes even though I'm in Michigan) or do the factory indoors at the grow and the 45 outside under a shaded tree?

I'm a novel writer as I explain too much, I know, just can't help it! The weed... :)
 
Andrew2112

Andrew2112

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Richard Drysift said:
Might be the ink..I once found some letters that were munched out from a piece of mail.. Just letters nothing else was left but the ink lol... Tried giving them plain brown packing paper but it's still in there untouched. They go for the mushy thawed scraps & leaves every time. I probly feed them about every 2- 3 weeks now but I give them a lot when I do & kinda forget about em. I only feed maybe twice before the tray gets full & I cover it over & start a new tray. I need fast compost to keep up with my perpetual grow so I'm always waiting on more compost to add to soil recycle bins. Been trying to give them stuff they will consume immediately like pasta & rice.
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Does it matter if the pasta and rice cooked or uncooked?
 
Richard Drysift

Richard Drysift

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I give them leftovers so it's cooked but I hear uncooked rice is good additive to your soil globally. I only give it to them if my ol lady hasn't dumped butter or anything in it but sure egg noodles, ramen, any starch that isn't full of sodium or dairy. I would think uncooked would be too hard for them to consume.
 
Organicgrow42

Organicgrow42

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Do you think by having it outdoors I'd have any issues with them escaping or just other issues at all?

I'll be composting outdoors so I don't see why this would be a problem to do outside.

Is there more of a risk of pests doing it outside?

Also, do you guys do yours outside? If so, I live on michigan and it can get really hot in the summer, any tips?
 
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Wetdog

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hyroot said:
I like those too. But it cost me $12 to build my bin minus the cost of worms. I'm pulling 2 cu ft per tote. Then plus $5 for each additional tote.
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FWIW, the rubbermaid 18gal totes and 10gal totes have the same L & W dimensions, with the 18gal being taller.

IDK, but I'm thinking stacking the 10gal on a 18gal 'base' might be a bit more stable and easier to work with than all 18gal.

I'm really liking what you did and it would only take a couple of 10 gal to check it out. I have both 18 and 10 gal, but everything is in use ATM. Two new 10 gal would be under $15 to see how it works.

Really a good idea you had.:clap::wink:

Wet
 
kkt3

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IMG_9210.JPG IMG_9215.JPG IMG_9225.JPG IMG_9227.JPG IMG_9230.JPG IMG_9231.JPG IMG_9237.JPG Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day so I decided to see if I can get my worms to migrate to the new bins. New bins have about 40, 1/4" holes drilled in the bottom of them, and about 40, 1/8" holes around the top for ventilation. Got some cardboard boxes and tore it into smaller pieces. Then added some rain water and to soak into the cardboard. Then added some dirt, composted birch leaves and grass clippings and pulp from the apples, carrots and beats we juice. Mixed all that together and then added a 750 ml container of horse manure, fruit pulp, chopped up banana peels, oyster shell flour, alfalfa meal and lots of used herbal teas. Mixed all that, then put the new bin into the first one, then the bin with the worms castings and worms into that one. Put a light above the bin to help the worms migrate to their new home.
 
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hyroot

hyroot

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Wetdog said:
FWIW, the rubbermaid 18gal totes and 10gal totes have the same L & W dimensions, with the 18gal being taller.

IDK, but I'm thinking stacking the 10gal on a 18gal 'base' might be a bit more stable and easier to work with than all 18gal.

I'm really liking what you did and it would only take a couple of 10 gal to check it out. I have both 18 and 10 gal, but everything is in use ATM. Two new 10 gal would be under $15 to see how it works.

Really a good idea you had.:clap::wink:

Wet
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I go with 18 gals because they're $4.39 each here the 10 gals is $8.99 each. I have a bunch of these 18 gals. I made sip's with them and I have been storing soil in the same totes for years. They hold up just fine. I can produce more in the 18 gal than I can a 10 gal.
 
Organicgrow42

Organicgrow42

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@hyroot when u store your soil do u let it get dried out all the way?

If so what do you use this soil for after and what do you do to it in order to use it again? I have a bunch of old soil that I either need to reamend or use in another fasion
 
hyroot

hyroot

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Organicgrow42 said:
@hyroot when u store your soil do u let it get dried out all the way?

If so what do you use this soil for after and what do you do to it in order to use it again? I have a bunch of old soil that I either need to reamend or use in another fasion
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I never let it dry out.

For yours just add some good castings and compost. Mix it up water it. Let it cook for a couple weeks turning every few days. Then add amendments and more castings and compost and then cook for at least a month. Probably add some more aeration too like pumice or rice hulls.
 
Organicgrow42

Organicgrow42

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My old soil was ruining my plants, one reason why I got turned on to a new mix. I feel I some how either put in too little of one amendment and too much of one causing imbalance or just simply added too much of something. They looked burned all the time and just overall like butt. What amendments would you add since I don't really know what I need or have too much of.
 
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