DIY worm/compost bin with pics...

[Yodaweed]

That's some junk that's gonna go in there/my indoor worm bin.

 

[Yodaweed]

Indoor worm bin for vermicompost this thing is bad ass, got 4 tiers and the worms move upwards so when they finished the bottom bin its all EWC not any worms to sift through.

 

[MustangStudFarm]

Is that under a shade tree? Mine is under a shade tree and looks just like that under it, big worm poop.

This pic is under a tree and next to my compost pile, so it is probably prime real estate for the worms. I probably saved their ass from the chickens by covering them lol.

 

[MustangStudFarm]

Indoor worm bin for vermicompost this thing is bad ass, got 4 tiers and the worms move upwards so when they finished the bottom bin its all EWC not any worms to sift through.
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I have 2 worm farms like that, but I seem to ALWAYS run out of castings. I am sure that having compost will help. This is my 1st year of taking compost serious!

 

[Yodaweed]

I have 2 worm farms like that, but I seem to ALWAYS run out of castings. I am sure that having compost will help. This is my 1st year of taking compost serious!

How long does it take your worms to eat a bin? Also how many worms you think you got by now?

 

[MustangStudFarm]

How long does it take your worms to eat a bin? Also how many worms you think you got by now?

To be honest, I am expecting my outdoor bin to turn into a black soldier fly infestation! I dont know much about them, but they seem to dominate any type of scrap pile that I have. From what I have read, BSF like to get hot and maybe too hot for worms? I hope this is not going to turn into an experiment.. So, it will be nice to have my indoor bins also.

 

[greasemonkeymann]

To be honest, I am expecting my outdoor bin to turn into a black soldier fly infestation! I dont know much about them, but they seem to dominate any type of scrap pile that I have. From what I have read, BSF like to get hot and maybe too hot for worms? I hope this is not going to turn into an experiment.. So, it will be nice to have my indoor bins also.

BSF composters are faster than reds
the fastest composters out there
IIRC

 

[Yodaweed]

To be honest, I am expecting my outdoor bin to turn into a black soldier fly infestation! I dont know much about them, but they seem to dominate any type of scrap pile that I have. From what I have read, BSF like to get hot and maybe too hot for worms? I hope this is not going to turn into an experiment.. So, it will be nice to have my indoor bins also.

Put a tarp ontop, should help deter them. Use concrete blocks or something really heavy like rocks to hold it down to the ground on all sides.

 

[vostok]

I have a neighbor that had a crazy amount of these plastic pallets, so I made a small trade for a few of them. This is a straight forward, easy design. I imagine that someone could get crafty and come up with something similar! Someone might be able to help me figure out how to get some air-flow???

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Excellent to use as a base for pots too,

as each 400w or 600w hps covers each pallet well

wanna know how many plants fill a space think of pallets

each of about a miter/yard square, mine hold 16 to 1m pallet

cheers

 

[MustangStudFarm]

Oh.. and get a good 18v makita drill or something, and a good bit, and go to town on getting aeration in there

I could see where you got confused now, the blue pallets that I am using for lids are slightly larger and have holes in them. The math just worked out too perfectly, I used every single pallet!

 

[MustangStudFarm]

Excellent to use as a base for pots too,

as each 400w or 600w hps covers each pallet well

wanna know how many plants fill a space think of pallets

each of about a miter/yard square, mine hold 16 to 1m pallet

cheers

Are you talking about using them for insulation from the cold?

 

[greasemonkeymann]

Put a tarp ontop, should help deter them. Use concrete blocks or something really heavy like rocks to hold it down to the ground on all sides.

I don't have any BSFs here, but I do know that the gnats LOVE the wormbin, BUT if you bury the food, and have another 2-3 inches of shredded leaves/paper/ or cardboard and they simply can't get to the food
well the gnats anyways..
but soldier flies are some badass little composters so I don't know...
but whats the harm really?
they are only going to accelerate the process
right?
or do they fuck something up?
We don't have them so I admit my ignorance on the subject...

 

[greasemonkeymann]

Excellent to use as a base for pots too,

as each 400w or 600w hps covers each pallet well

wanna know how many plants fill a space think of pallets

each of about a miter/yard square, mine hold 16 to 1m pallet

cheers

I know of a dude that does just that, he put bigass caster-wheels on there and he rolls it in and out, I envy him because he not only has the room, but flat ground AND paved roads...
course he monocrops so it works out, I couldn't cuz I have too many damn strains I keep

 

[MustangStudFarm]

I don't have any BSFs here, but I do know that the gnats LOVE the wormbin, BUT if you bury the food, and have another 2-3 inches of shredded leaves/paper/ or cardboard and they simply can't get to the food
well the gnats anyways..
but soldier flies are some badass little composters so I don't know...
but whats the harm really?
they are only going to accelerate the process
right?
or do they fuck something up?
We don't have them so I admit my ignorance on the subject...

I dont think that there is anything wrong with BSF, but they do tend to take over. The only negative thing that I came across was that they like to produce heat, might be a problem in the middle of the summer, but only a problem for the worms.? It will be interesting. There was a guy in England that had BSF in his bin, and he said that they can compost fish carcasses fairly fast!

 

[MustangStudFarm]

This is a time lapse video of BSF eating 2 rainbow trout in 24hrs!!! This video has me excited.

 

[greasemonkeymann]

I dont think that there is anything wrong with BSF, but they do tend to take over. The only negative thing that I came across was that they like to produce heat, might be a problem in the middle of the summer, but only a problem for the worms.? It will be interesting. There was a guy in England that had BSF in his bin, and he said that they can compost fish carcasses fairly fast!

yea, I wasn't kidding they don't fuck around...
pretty sure I read they are the fastest composters out there
other thing too, is that their dead fly-bodies would be loaded with calcium and chitin, probably phosphorus and nitrogen too
if it were me?
i'd have two bins..
well three..
one worm bin, one bsf, and one leaf compost

 

[greasemonkeymann]

This is a time lapse video of BSF eating 2 rainbow trout in 24hrs!!! This video has me excited.

holy fuck man!
those things are GNARLY
sorta reminds me of this fella here...
and pigs...

 

[MustangStudFarm]

Here is the rabbit manure. I think that I hit paydirt on this shit! It is aged and has worms in it already!! He told us to come back with a trailer!!!!!!

 

[vostok]

I'd be cautious of adding 'commercial' papers and shit tho

its the clays and oils used in the paper and inks that would 'freak' me

nice on the rabbit poo tho, thats from a rabbit farm yeah?

good luck

 

[vostok]

Are you talking about using them for insulation from the cold?

Yes: ...and the ease for which they can be adapted for other uses