Wed - May 26, 2004

The worms are back!


A few weeks after the major worm bin die off, it appears that things are back to normal.

When managing a worm bin, I would recommend erring on the side of dryness and adding fresh bedding often.

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Sun - April 25, 2004

Disaster on Level Two


Tonight when I was checking on some plants in our germination room, I noticed that there was a bad smell coming from the worm bin.

...I added a handful of worms from level one and some fresh food.

...Also we need to move the worms out of the older levels into levels that have fresh food and bedding and we need to remove that finished compost earlier.

Posted at 03:35 PM     Read More  

Tue - April 13, 2004

Worms Eat Our Garbage


One way to make healthy food for our indoor and outdoor gardens is to maintain a worm bin that takes our food waste and turns it into nutrient rich compost.

...Before we bought the worms I built a three layered worm bin using some scrap wood, old window screen, small nails, and staples.... Finally, I stapled small pieces of screen over each hole so that flies and other undesirable bugs couldn't get into the bin and the worms couldn't get out. Each box is the same size so that they stack well and the worms and other beneficial microorganisms can easily migrate between each layer.

...All three layers are in production with the bottom layer containing almost completely composted material and the second and first layers in the middle and beginning stages of decomposition.

Posted at 09:42 PM     Read More  

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