Vermicomposters Unite! Official Worm Farmers Thread

MustangStudFarm

MustangStudFarm

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I thought that I would share my DIY worm bin! I finally got more pallets from my neighbor yesterday. I had 4 of them to start with and I was able to make a model to see if it would really work. I think that I will be happy with this for sure. I will have enough pallets to 4 sections. I will have the wire screen inbetween the sections and the blue pallets were slightly larger than the black ones, so they will make excellent lids!
If my screws are the right size, I should have this done in a couple of hours! The chain link fence was a chicken cage from the previous owners. A tree fell on it and broke majority of the fence and I tried to pull it from the ground, but it is buried and I think that they used concrete in places! I cant figure out anything useful for it?

The only major design flaw that I can think of is air flow! I do have chickens and love my compost, so I have to keep everything covered.

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Theophagy

Theophagy

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Rasta Roy

Rasta Roy

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Rasta Roy

Rasta Roy

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Anybody ever feed fish bone meal or bone meal to their worms? Would it be too much protein for the worms? Any opinions on what to feed the worms to increase the magnesium in their castings?
 
hyroot

hyroot

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I sold 2 cubic feet of my own castings today for $60. They were so stoked on them too. Theres was provably 1000s of cacoons in the castings I gave them too. They were pretty visible.

The beginnings of one of my new ventures.

I do the tier system. And I thought half of the worms made the journey up and the rest would be at the surface. I was wrong.

Aside from the surface dwellers. There's was 5 times more worms (babies, teenagers, adults ) than I originally put in there. 2 months ago. They were at the middle and bottom of the bin .

So I started another bin with half of those worms.
 
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Organicgrow42

Organicgrow42

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@hyroot you do Rubbermaids now right?

Anyone ever seen white mites in the bin? I have a bunch all over a worm and appear to be feeding off it, I'll take a pic next time I go. Worm was still alive, I read they can feast on injured or whatever so just checking with you guys.

Also I've been looking for comfrey for awhile to grow and then run through the compost and then through the worm bin. Anyone know of where to get it? I'm looking for a root as this will grow the fastest.

If anyone grows it, I got some $ for you if you want to send me a cutting/root that will grow into a plant or a few cuttings actually would be best. :)
 
Blunted 4 lyfe

Blunted 4 lyfe

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QUOTE="Organicgrow42, post: 12472176, member: 919009"]@hyroot you do Rubbermaids now right?

Anyone ever seen white mites in the bin? I have a bunch all over a worm and appear to be feeding off it, I'll take a pic next time I go. Worm was still alive, I read they can feast on injured or whatever so just checking with you guys.

Also I've been looking for comfrey for awhile to grow and then run through the compost and then through the worm bin. Anyone know of where to get it? I'm looking for a root as this will grow the fastest.

If anyone grows it, I got some $ for you if you want to send me a cutting/root that will grow into a plant or a few cuttings actually would be best. :)[/QUOTE]

I was reading up on mites in wormbin a myself, white mites are harmless to your worms, on the other hand they might compete with whatever food you might be feeding your worms. The mites that are harmful to your worms are reddish/brown.

B4L


http://www.redwormcomposting.com/category/worm-tea/
 
Javadog

Javadog

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H, IIRC the worms will not necessarily move upward, but that they will
avoid their own wastes that will build up as they material that they are
in becomes just castings, and that they will move up as the bottom is left
as recoverable castings.

This was the story as told by the stacked bin sellers put it. I just wondered
if maybe that was why your worms were not where expected....there may have
just been food left where they still were?
 
hyroot

hyroot

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Javadog said:
H, IIRC the worms will not necessarily move upward, but that they will
avoid their own wastes that will build up as they material that they are
in becomes just castings, and that they will move up as the bottom is left
as recoverable castings.

This was the story as told by the stacked bin sellers put it. I just wondered
if maybe that was why your worms were not where expected....there may have
just been food left where they still were?
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The largest worms were at the top. When worms lay eggs or cacoons. They travel to the bottom for safety issues. So the cacoons survive. So the babies slowly make their way up as they get bigger.



Nightcrawler worms will stay at the bottom and red wigglers prefer the surface .

I'm pretty sure mine are all red wigglers. The worm farmer I got them from has giant outdoor wood bin filled with horse manure and straw. They have a bunch of horses too. Those worms are more used to being able to wonder a lot more than they do in my bins too.
 
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