Ah adulting!

So I have a worm bin. A very basic in ground one where worms can come and go. I found some woodlice in it the other day and I thought no biggie, they’re chill. I opened it today and there were a bunch of flies. Maybe fruit flies but they hurried on out when I lifted the lid so didn’t get a good look.
Any #Wormstodon people know if that’s ok /harmonious or not good? (I trust ye more than google)

#Vermiculture #WormBin #Compost # Composton

If there was only one rule to respect with a worm bin, this would be don't overfeed it.

To keep your bin with no bad smells and to not worry about shortages for your worms you can pre-compost their food.

https://paper.wf/compost/how-to-pre-compost-the-food-for-your-worm-bin

#gardening #compostodon #compost #wormodon #wormbin #growyourown #worms

I have finally created a blog on the fediverse that will talk about compost https://paper.wf/compost/

Because so many people have answered the poll about how to create a worm bin, I have created my first article about it.

If you have questions feel free to answer this post.

https://paper.wf/compost/how-to-set-up-a-worm-bin

The read is 5 minutes long. Enjoy.

#compostodon #compost #gardening #garden #worms #wormbin #wormcasting #wormodon #composting #compostable

This is when your #wormbin is ready to harvest.

No more food is visible in it and it looks like potting mix. You want to make sure that it is not too humid so that it can be sifted.

#Worms will be where the food and the humidity are.

This worm casting will be turned into aerated #compost tea.

#wormfarm #gardening

So, I’ve started my in ground wormery 👍 Found a few good sites about what to add and what not to add. But when filling my kettle this morning - some loose limescale to dispose of. Can that go into a wormery if ground up/small shards? Chemically I thought it’d be similar to the lime already in soil so safe to add but hoping for advice here from the Compostodon crew 🐛 🗑️
#Vermicompost #Compostodon #WormBin #Limescale

If I could give only one piece of advice about how to setup a worm bin.

Don't overfeed it.

Let the worms the time to consume the food and feed them about 2 times a week the volume of food they need.

Not doing this will attract unwanted visitors to your bin.

#wormbin #vermiculture #wormacasting #vermicompost #vermicast #compostodon #gardening

A lot of pepper #seeds have sprouted in a #worm bin, the moisture, temperature, and nutrients made those seeds germinate because I keep the worm casting shallow. The #worms love it.

#wormbin #wormcasting #vermiculture #vermicompost #vermicast #compost

Add #carbon to a #CompostAtHome bin

Wood chips, sawdust, #cardboard, #newspaper or paper, dried leaves, #straw or hay, pine needles, nutshell, and last but not least #compost.

The more it is chopped the fastest the #fungi in your bin will process it.

#composting #compostodon #wormbin #vermiculture #vermicompost #gardening #gardens #garden #permaculture #sustainability

How to set up a #CompostAtHome bin
https://mastodon.social/@nicole2g/109378112801272206

Taking Ice Cubes app on a test run to show you the mystery eggs I uncovered in my very neglected worm bin last weekend. Look, there they are!

#composting #WormBin #gardening

I build another insulated flow-through worm box: Grill spacing 5cm, capacity 230l, build with a larch frame and coated boards. The simpler solution is definitely to use stackable food delivery boxes as I did here https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/109/534/838/371/343/334/original/31853313871ed432.jpg.

#gardening #composting #wormbin #Vermicomposting

I have learned from the youtube channel Plant Obsessed that avocado seeds love to germinate in worm bins.

#vermiculture #vermicompost #vermicast #worms #wormbin #compostodon #seeds #avocado #growyourown #indoors #trees

Frigid weather ahead here in #Colorado. If your #wormbin is in an unheated garage like mine, please move it indoors tonight. 🪱🪱🪱 #cowx

@nicole2g I want to keep maintenance at a minimum though and the hot #compost needs daily monitoring. So I feed the #wormbin <30°C thermocompost and found that it makes a perfectly stable medium. I only check moisture weekly.

Ok, here it is: Insulated flow-through #wormbin made of extendable food delivery boxes. It stacks 80cm up and sits on a simple wooden frame. Let's see how the worms like it in winter - filled it with 30 degree #thermocompost. Grill spacing is 5cm, grill's made of 2cm alu poles. #vermicompost #gardening #WurmKiste

Ok, here it is: Insulated flow-through #wormbin made of extendable food delivery boxes. It stacks 80cm up and sits on a simple wooden frame. Let's see how the worms like it in winter - filled it with 30 degree #thermocompost. Grill spacing is 5cm, grill's made of 2cm alu poles. #vermicompost #gardening #WurmKiste

@nicole2g @compost I hot #compost our waste before feeding the worms. Diy #wormbin is insulated and in winter fed with slightly warmer hot compost, it helps keep temps above 3C during freezing stretches. Requires a hot #composting system staying functional during winter temps.

#vermiculture #worms I was so excited last spring to get this #wormbin for my kitchen so I could collect #wormcastings easily and #compost my food scraps more efficiently. And benefit my #garden My friend made a similar bin with upcycled storage containers. The worms are doing well and are fond of my green tea leaves and fruity leftovers. They like coffee grounds, too!