Vermicomposters Unite! Official Worm Farmers Thread

[meangreengrowinmachine]

Imo a drain tub for worm bins is not needed at al.. my worm bins are the kiss method sure simple super easy... Rubbermaid with a hole drilled in the side near the bottom... some form of synthetic rope in the hole or on the bottom of the bin (this will leech of your excess wormy juice when needed) Pete Moss, worms, done.. had worked great for years

 

[Rrog]

Put the worm bin in the grow room and be done with it. I would never screw with the soil simply to elicit a magic trick like making CO2. That's simply a distraction.

 

[meangreengrowinmachine]

im in a tent atm sadly but they are all very close to the tent with negative pressure from the fan... maybe once i get a room built out i will ad them in somewhere if possible... hard to take up "grow space" for worms i guess if i dont have a co2 meter or anything to ensure they are actually doing anything effective.. but hey maybe once i get the room built we will see

 

[Javadog]

You could duct air from the bin into the tent. This would dry the
bin out over time, but not too fast. Great idea Rrog. :0)

 

[ShLUbY]

You could duct air from the bin into the tent. This would dry the
bin out over time, but not too fast. Great idea Rrog. :0)

mine will sit right by my passive intake on the outside of the flower room. done deal

 

[Tyleb173rd]

Am I the only one worried about bugs?

 

[ShLUbY]

Am I the only one worried about bugs?

yup! what bugs are you worried about?

 

[Javadog]

I am not bringing mine in from the backyard unto the mancave either,
but I might start a new one with clean materials....hmmmm. :0)

 

[Tyleb173rd]

yup! what bugs are you worried about?

I've got all kinds of bugs in my bin. For me, it shouldn't come close to my flower room.

 

[ShLUbY]

I've got all kinds of bugs in my bin. For me, it shouldn't come close to my flower room.

but do you know what they are, what their habits are, and what their food source is? it's likely not living plant material if they're hanging out in your bins....

 

[Tyleb173rd]

but do you know what they are, what their habits are, and what their food source is? it's likely not living plant material if they're hanging out in your bins....

I know what they do but I still don't want bugs near me bitches. However, I do have the bin near my veg tent.

 

[Rrog]

Shouldn't me anything in a healthy worm bin that would hurt plants. Always good to have some predators in your soil to protect. Nematodes, hypoaspis mites, BTI,

 

[Rrog]

some form of synthetic rope in the hole or on the bottom of the bin (this will leech of your excess wormy juice when needed) Pete Moss, worms, done.. had worked great for years

I like the rope. My buddy runs a tote worm bin. I will pass this tidbit along. Thanks for that!

 

[meangreengrowinmachine]

I like the rope. My buddy runs a tote worm bin. I will pass this tidbit along. Thanks for that!

you're most welcome man! I have jars and jars of lechate from this method and then the worms don't get too wet sitting in there own worm juice and such... i just wonder how long the stuff i have had for a while is useful for... normally i add it to compost teas hoping it will add microbes.. or even just add to water as well.

 

[Rrog]

I am still using 4 year old Bokashi. I moved and built a place and still have this shit in storage. I sprinkle some on the worm bin. They love the microbes in this.

 

[Rrog]

You're doing some great work, MeanGreen. Thank you for posting anc contributing.

 

[ShLUbY]

Well it's official.... I'm a newb worm farmer!

 

[meangreengrowinmachine]

Well it's official.... I'm a newb worm farmer!

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beautiful man! put some veggies and coffe grounds under the surface cover in dry leaves and a black chunk of landscaper plastic ( i have used a garbage bad in a pinch) and let em get to town munching away! ... oh and make sure you have a way to get the lechate drain out. Easiest way i have found is a 1" - 1.5" hole in the side of the tub with a chunk of SYNTHETIC rope (so the worms don't try to eat it lol) going along to bottom of the tub, and out the hole into a jar or something to catch it. This will probably be dry until the bin gets really saturated, depending on the medium. I am an all pete moss guy myself so it holds a lot of moisture.

 

[ShLUbY]

beautiful man! put some veggies and coffe grounds under the surface cover in dry leaves and a black chunk of landscaper plastic ( i have used a garbage bad in a pinch) and let em get to town munching away! ... oh and make sure you have a way to get the lechate drain out. Easiest way i have found is a 1" - 1.5" hole in the side of the tub with a chunk of SYNTHETIC rope (so the worms don't try to eat it lol) going along to bottom of the tub, and out the hole into a jar or something to catch it. This will probably be dry until the bin gets really saturated, depending on the medium. I am an all pete moss guy myself so it holds a lot of moisture.

i have all kinds of stuff. peat, coco, leaves, rice hulls, pumice. i made sure i hydrated all of it a couple days before the worms came and let the bin sit with a little food in it for their arrival. it was 15 deg F. today when they arrived lol. they were a bit slow and cold, but they're coming around.

 

[DonBrennon]

Well it's official.... I'm a newb worm farmer!

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Congratulations!!!