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Forgot to mention I didn't do his spike and layers part. Didn't seem right to me. I mixed all the ingredients for the soil mix though. I never added more than it said, if anything I added less since I was low on a couple ingredients. Back to worms...I order from coots site, northwest redworms I...

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...

@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

@Mohican you think I should get it tested? Would you reamend or switch to 1:1:1 peat based in your opinion? I'm leaning towards starting fresh but there's a lot of time and money in that soil still but unless I get it tested, I feel blind unless someone else has any thoughts

Quick question: I did The Revs -TLO method. I dumped out the soil in a pile but didn't mix or anything, so I could reuse the pots. This soil has been sitting for months and is undoubtedly dry. What can/should I do to reuse this soil? I think I'll have to get it tested to know where I stand...

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...

@Rrog did you use anything to cover the top of your 25 gallon like a screen to keep worms in at all? I would assume as long as you keep everything healthy then they wouldn't want to dip out right?

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)...

@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...

I would assume since worms don't actually eat, the paper isn't producing the slime the worms slurp up or at least it isn't doing it very fast as say a bananna. How many worms does your worm factory say to start with, I don't know if I have my intructions. Getting worms in the next week or two...

That's what I was thinking too, to spread it out. More surface area. So to clarify, that would be about a handful spread out on some paper towel right? About once a week for my worm factory since it's small? I obviously will play w it but don't want to add too much too often and fuck it all up...

Great info, thanks theo! When you add food to the bin do you say add 1 handful in a corner and then say a week or so later, depending on how the worms have done, add another handful? Or do you add a really think layer a roos half or the whole thing ? I can see where both can work imo

Oh crap wrong thread sorry guys

Excellent comments. I'll be using leaf mold hopefully this year but it may not be ready yet. So as far as vermicomposting. I have the worm factory 360 for now. Anyone using this small of a bin, how much food is being put in at one time and how often is that food being placed. I read you guys...

@hyroot Thanks for the reply about coot, I watched his shows that had coot on them. Just wanted to see if there was more out there that I havnt found yet To the other guy, sorry didn't see your name, the Adam dunn show with coot is also on youtube, each video is roughly 2 hours. I think you...

I can see thrips with my naked eye. I currently am battling them. Never had them before. I tried a couple organic ways to kill them to no avail. (Neem oil, organicide) tried spinosad on one plant to see how it went and havnt seen one since but only been 4 days. I've read there are two sides to...

I just read this whole thread. Couldn't put it down. Love where everyone is coming from. I tried a worm factory 360 last year and it said to put newspaper in the bottom layer to keep the worms from escaping but will also let the leachatte through. Well the paper was obviously wet from that...

Ok so it's me again. I have learned so much since my original post....like a lot :) Finding buildasoil.com may be life altering for me right now. The sheer amount of information is amazing and with its no bullshit/posting results attitude, it makes for an excellent read for anyone who is having...

I personally do, do top dressings and some compost tea. Just know I have read people that don't bother with it or only use popcorn sprouts as an example. The example just get overwhelmimg. You start to question if your method is right. What is right? Lol just a confused and shockingly...

Forgot to mention. Once they go to 5's they will finish and then that will be what I use for my ROLS, in case that wasn't obvious :)