Vermicompost: Our Worm Bin Rocks!
As you might remember, we made a new worm bin after our original bin failed. This new one is doing great! The drainage holes in the bottom have helped keep it moist but not too wet, the shallow shape allows the worms to get to everything faster and the blending of food scraps allows the worms to eat right away. Today we harvest all the rich vermicompost (soil) and sprinkle it into one of our garden beds. Potted plants also LOVE this stuff. I’ve brought back to life more than one of our …
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I wonder if there …
I wonder if there is a difference — like if the ink shows up in minute amounts in th epoop. wonder if anyone as ever does a test… I never have to ever dampen the paper because it is always so wet in my worm bin! I think I need to put more air holes, because the worms hang out around the air holes instead in the dirt sometimes o-o
We use shredded …
We use shredded paper too but if possible stay away from “toner ink” photo copy paper as a gesture of safety thinking.
i have found that …
i have found that any color paper works just fine. there has been some talk about bad things in colored ink, but i think most things are ok. i’ve never had a problem with any paper i’ve given them.
Don’t use anything …
Don’t use anything but black and white newspaper and black and white computer paper!
So true! every time …
So true! every time I check my worm bin the fat little guys are chillin’ in the corrugations. I haven’t tried corn cobs because I don’t want to blend the cobs less throw the whole thing in the bin. I have to say that I added tiny chunks of cantaloupe and some other vegetable that I can’t remember and the population boomed. I started with 50 worms, not I probably have 4x the amount (maybe more than that).
I’ve found blending …
I’ve found blending is a great idea too. It works well with eggshells and hard vegetables. I’ve also discovered worms love corn cobs. Once decomposed you’ll find lots of cacoons and worms throughout a chunk of cob. The same goes for small pieces of wet corrugated cardboard, they make themselves to home fast in the corrugations. My garden is loving my sorry these days due to worm (ahem) excrement. Castings sounds so much better. It’s like growth hormones to vegetables.
It is an old kitty …
It is an old kitty litter box. You can get them that size at walmart for a fewbucks.
That paper looks …
That paper looks dry.
My worm bin is two 5 gallon buckets, one inside the other, with a loose lid on top. The inner bucket and the lid have tiny holes that I drilled – house flies cannot get in, but air can. I save the paper towels every time I wash my hands, run them through the shredder, soak them in hot water and drain them until slighly damp for my worm bedding.
I checked my worm bin last night, and my redworms had converted most of the old paper towels & coffee grounds into castings.
Where did you find …
Where did you find that bin? It has that perfect shallow wide shape.
Oh, by the way, …
Oh, by the way, that is what I have heard, I am still a new vermicomposter and still have many issues and problems and only minimal experience, however I love vermicomposting and never want to give up on it.
I think it is also …
I think it is also a good idea, to add back some of the worm compost and non-composted material into a new bin so they feel more at home. By new bin, I recommend you have it sitting with no worms in it for about 2 weeks with wet newspaper, so that it can settle and level out the activity so that they can start eating sooner and won’t freak out and all try to escape from a completely fresh bin.
Mmmmmmm I want one …
Mmmmmmm I want one of your smoothies… yummy, you should open a smootie stand… ha
Thinking of getting a kit for vermicomposting. I might just end up putting it on my list. Would you suggest going to the multi tray installations or just a simple box?