Worm Bin 1 Upgrade

Today I made boxes to go under the Flow Through (FT) bin. A small amount of materials were leaking out of the bottom of the large wooden FT bin, along with a few worms, on to the floor. In order to give the worms a better chance, I made boxes to fit under the bin … Continue reading Worm Bin 1 Upgrade

Bedding (for worms)

The worms seemed to be getting a bit skittish so I shredded paper like crazy in order to get them more bedding. Sorry about the devil dog, lol! If you notice in the box is shredded paper (put through a cross cut paper shredder) and in the bucket is paper that has been wadded in … Continue reading Bedding (for worms)

Worm arrival!

We got some Eisenia fetida on Friday! 5 pounds! They have settled in well and seem to be doing OK. I started prepping the compost materials several weeks in advance and built the bin a few days ago. I added about 3 pounds of worms to a 3.6 ft2 FT bin. And the rest of … Continue reading Worm arrival!

Wooden Fow Thru Worm Composting Bin

I spent a few days building the vermi-composting, wooden flow thru (FT) type bin that is going in the basement. I had certain dimensions I had to work with in order to get it to fit in to the space we wanted it in, so the bin ended up being 4 feet x 16 inches … Continue reading Wooden Fow Thru Worm Composting Bin