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Learning From My Worm Bins

Posted by Home Composter on December 3rd, 2009 under Worm Bins

This week, I’ve been learning from my worm bins. Maybe I should say I’ve been learning from my worms through trial and error (nah, let’s call it trial and improvement). I added the second worm bin to my Worm Factory 360 about five days ago with the intention of layering the “ingredients” in the tray [...]
The Worms are Moving Into the New Worm Tray

Posted by Home Composter on November 30th, 2009 under Worm Bins

I can see that at least a few worms are moving into the new worm tray that I added two days ago in my Worm Factory 360. Out of curiosity, I lifted the tray up and saw quite a few Red Wigglers at the top of the lower tray, where I never saw them before. [...]
Adding a Worm Tray to My Worm Factory 360

Posted by Home Composter on November 28th, 2009 under Worm Bins

Today I am adding a worm tray to my Worm Factory 360. The first tray (now the bottom tray) is quite full with a mix of worm castings, food and paper waste and of course Red Wigglers. I’m not so sure I did the layering quite right on the first tray, but despite my inexperience, [...]
More Frogs in My Worm Bins

Posted by Home Composter on November 24th, 2009 under Worm Bins

Remember a few weeks ago when I had a couple of little frogs in my worm bins? Well, I thought they were long gone, but yesterday, I decided to lift the bottom Worm Factory tray off to see if there was some reason that I haven’t gotten any leachate (worm tea) out of the spigot. [...]
Worm Factory 360 – Time for Another Tray?

Posted by Home Composter on November 22nd, 2009 under Worm Bins

As the worm tray in my Worm Factory 360 has really filled up, I’m starting to wonder when it will be time for another tray. I would guess that 1/3 to 1/2 of what is in the tray is worm castings and the rest is a combination of food waste and shredded paper… Lots of [...]
All Seems Well in the Worm Bin

Posted by Home Composter on November 8th, 2009 under Worm Bins

In spite of my uncertainty, all seems well in the worm bin. When I lift the shredded paper to see if the food I’ve previously put in is being transformed, I am seeing a little bit of food, quite a few wriggly worms and lots of worm castings. Yeah! I can’t wait to add a [...]
Fruit Flies in the Worm Factory 360

Posted by Home Composter on October 31st, 2009 under Composting 101, Worm Bins

There were more fruit flies in my Worm Factory 360 yesterday afternoon than there had been before. Previously, there had only been a couple and I wondered if the increase was because I had added a bunch of food the day before, so I went to the Internet to do a little research. After reading [...]
A Test for the Worm Tray

Posted by Home Composter on October 29th, 2009 under Worm Bins

Up to this point, I’ve only added small amounts every few days to my new Worm Factory 360. So today (and this week) will be a test for the worm tray, as I added probably five or six handfuls of food to the tray. Of course, my hands are pretty small, but still it’s the [...]
Frogs in My Worm Bin!

Posted by Home Composter on October 28th, 2009 under Worm Bins

I was concerned about geckos getting into my worm composter, but that hasn’t been a problem. However there are frogs in my worm bin! They are very small and cute, not to mention quick and jumpy. I saw one yesterday and thought it jumped in while I was feeding the worms and I thought it [...]
Best Composting Worms

Posted by Home Composter on October 23rd, 2009 under Worm Bins

I read about someone whose worms were escaping from the compost bin and my first thought was that they were not using the best composting worms. Red Wigglers are the mentioned in just about every article on worm composting as the best worms for getting the job done. They like it dark, so during the [...]