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J.James

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Kushash said:
Took the sludge that developed at the drain level below the last tray of my worm factory 360. Have a huge # of worms in that area. I guess they are trying to escape the heat as my garage temps usually go into the 90's when the outside temps get in the 100+ range. I have been throwing in a frozen bottle of water each day.
I thought my worm population was suffering for a while in the winter when I made some newbie mistakes. Looks like things are going OK now.
I'm freezing a large supply of apricots that should last till next season to add to their diet.
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Watch out giving your bins fruit, It will raise your PH and the worms will leave or die. So will having your bin too wet, Adding ice or water daily is not recommended unless you have a large bin. Too wet and life inside the bin will lean anaerobic and cause all sorts of issues. Normally the food you supply contains enough moisture that adding water to your bin is serious overkill in my experience.
 
Kushash

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J.James said:
Watch out giving your bins fruit, It will raise your PH and the worms will leave or die. So will having your bin too wet, Adding ice or water daily is not recommended unless you have a large bin. Too wet and life inside the bin will lean anaerobic and cause all sorts of issues. Normally the food you supply contains enough moisture that adding water to your bin is serious overkill in my experience.
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I have not added water other than what is in the fruits and vegetables for about 6 months and I still have to much moisture. In the winter I was thawing and draining the water from what was a mostly a vegetable diet and adding shredded brown packaging paper and dried crumbled cannabis leaves then layering everything with a thin layer of soil.
That pile of sludge being removed and unblocking the spout should improve drainage and get some air in the lower area.
Thanks for the PH info, I'll have to be careful about feeding them fruit and do more reading.
I do have an annoying fruit fly problem that I guess is common for newbies to get until the moisture level gets dialed in.
The cellar spiders living near the bin say I am doing a fabulous job.
 
Kushash

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J.James said:
Watch out giving your bins fruit, It will raise your PH and the worms will leave or die. So will having your bin too wet, Adding ice or water daily is not recommended unless you have a large bin. Too wet and life inside the bin will lean anaerobic and cause all sorts of issues. Normally the food you supply contains enough moisture that adding water to your bin is serious overkill in my experience.
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I've been adding a frozen bottle of water to the top tray. I have three trays in there now and I'm getting ready to add the 4th. The bottles are tightly sealed and then replaced each day.
 
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Opie1971 said:
Do those worm bins put out enough shit to be worth the hassle? I was thinking of maybe getting one.

How’d ya like my fkd-up blueberry plants Kush? Beauties aren’t they? Lol.
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For a bin to handle your household waste and produce enough castings for our plant cycles it needs to be 100 - 150 gallons. A bin this size will allow you to feed and harvest castings year round with little to no maintenance. My bin has been with me for over 10 years now and still going strong!
 
Kushash

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Opie1971 said:
Do those worm bins put out enough shit to be worth the hassle? I was thinking of maybe getting one.

How’d ya like my fkd-up blueberry plants Kush? Beauties aren’t they? Lol.
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I went to a Hootie Blows Fish concert last night and the LED lights locked on my good looks and I can still see but I'm color blind, another reason to grow with HID.

You don't need to start one till you are ready, I found the bag works and is easy but the quality of the fresh can be so much better and I am seeing that it works but I haven't gotten a steady supply yet. Takes a while to dial in dampness and feedings and if to wet bugs are a problem especially if you don't have space for them, mine are out of the way in the corner of my garage. Some have it dialed in and can keep them inside without problems.
I think after my farm has been running for a while I'll be supplied with enough for my needs.

This is what I have and I'm happy with it.

I have the Worm factory 360 in green. I have 3 trays full and will be adding the 4th the next time I feed them.

 
Go go n chill

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Kushash said:
I went to a Hootie Blows Fish concert last night and the LED lights locked on my good looks and I can still see but I'm color blind, another reason to grow with HID.

You don't need to start one till you are ready, I found the bag works and is easy but the quality of the fresh can be so much better and I am seeing that it works but I haven't gotten a steady supply yet. Takes a while to dial in dampness and feedings and if to wet bugs are a problem especially if you don't have space for them, mine are out of the way in the corner of my garage. Some have it dialed in and can keep them inside without problems.
I think after my farm has been running for a while I'll be supplied with enough for my needs.

This is what I have and I'm happy with it.

I have the Worm factory 360 in green. I have 3 trays full and will be adding the 4th the next time I feed them.

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Saw them at FarmAid! Best concert ever
 
Kushash

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Go go n chill said:
Saw them at FarmAid! Best concert ever
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I really enjoyed the warm up band Barenaked Ladies.

The drummer the guy on the right in the video below came out to center stage and the lead singer took over on the drums and the drummer did a couple of Led Zeppelin songs and stole the show.

 
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