Worm Bins, and creating biodiveristy through free range poo

[Fuggzy]

I gave the worms a good size feeding before going out of town. Luckily it was just enough, and the where finishing it up when I returned. The soldier fly larva are getting pretty big. I didn't know it, but they are able to climb the side of the bin. 2 managed to get out, and crawl around the tile.

I gave them a feeding yesterday, and a good spraying with water.
The feeding was ~1 lbs of food scraps, ~1/8 lb leaf trim, 1/2 a nanner, 1 fine ground egg shell, water, and some newspaper to bind the slurry.

I'm thinking about removing the brown paper I have over the top. The newspaper below it is composting nicely, but the brown paper looks almost unchanged. Something about it just doesn't look right. I mean, shit is paper, and not decaying at all.

Till next time, take care.

 

[angular ocelot]

i started using leachate as an experiment on two plants, i haven't finished the experiment but i've already switched to just using leachate (diluted ten to one) and a bit of epsom salts, on all my other plants as the improvement was fairly plain to see.
anyway, i'm about four weeks from harvest on the test so i'll post findings after the chop.
i also did an ''experiment'' where i put a handful of castings (slower to collect than the leachate) mixed with perlite in with one of two of fast buds girl scout cookies. watered both with leachate, both looking good but the one with the castings looks about ten percent bigger.

 

[redrobbo]

Great thread @Fuggzy ,i am hoping to start a small worm bin soon,some great info on here.
I will be feeding them bokashi kitchen scraps and shredded newspaper,egg boxes and cardboard as a main diet.
I will be following this thread for any tips.Thanks for starting it mate.

 

[Eyes on Fire]

ideally you dont want paper n things similar with Ink on them if you can help it.

 

[redrobbo]

ideally you dont want paper n things similar with Ink on them if you can help it.

Thanks for that @Eyes on Fire,i will get the wife to cut the margins from newsprint,she loves animals,haha.

 

[Eyes on Fire]

no problem man

 

[angular ocelot]

i read that they like soy ink.
i've put ordinary newspaper in mine and they eat it.

 

[angular ocelot]

shiny printed paper is to be avoided.

 

[BISCUITS]

Bumpity bump bump! Whatever happened to this thread? It started out with great info for organic growers and worm wranglers. Worms are amazing and are right up there with bees as far as benefits to us and the whole earth’s ecosystem baby! If I could I would hug every worm I saw.

 

[BISCUITS]

Nobody wants to talk about worms and their poop.? That makes me a saaAD panda.