Euros in Stacking Bins – Revisted
The last time I tried to test out the use of European Nightcrawlers in a stacking worm bin I had to pull the plug on the experiment fairly early (due to lack-of-space issues in my basement, and an annoying outbreak of Scuttle Flies). Ever since then I’ve been hoping to start up a similar experiment. [...]

Cardboard Roll Rings as Bedding?
Really interesting email from Matt: Bentley, I had been using primarily coir and peat moss as bedding and it’s become obvious that my system is too anaerobic (I still have worms but definitely not the pound I started with). I have a bunch of paper towel rolls lying around and it occurred to me that [...]

The Beast – 05-09-13
It’s been more than a month since my last VB48 update, and who knows how long since my last video (lol), so I figured why not combine both of these long-overdue activities and shoot a video VB48 update! As I point out in this work of cinematographic genius (uhhmmm…), this bin has become much more [...]

Worm Inn vs Plastic Bin – 05-06-13
Slowly but surely I AM indeed making some progress on the “Worm Inn vs Plastic Bin” front! On Friday and Saturday I managed to add some more food waste and some more Red Worms, respectively. Here is the low-down on the food materials added : Watermelon Scraps 404 g (0.891 lb) – Worm Inn 395 [...]

Gum Vermicomposting – Update
It looks as though gum is NOT ideal for vermicomposting (go figure – haha!) – at least not the particular varieties I used for my recent gum vermicomposting experiment. What`s interesting is that some of the invertebrates – namely springtails and mites – did show an interest in the two pink pieces of gum (Trident [...]

Vermicomposting Cheese?
Continuing with my theme of “how many crazy things can I vermicompost?” (lol), I decided to toss in part of a “Cheese String” the other day. I wasn’t expecting much due to the fat and salt content of the cheese, but have ended up quite surprised by the results. Not sure “vermicomposting” is the appropriate [...]

Worm Inn vs Plastic Bin – 04-22-13
While I’ve been pretty quiet about it, I’m happy to report that things have continued to move along with my “Worm Inn vs Plastic Bin” challenge. Last Tuesday (April 16th) I added some food scraps – specifically, watermelon and banana waste – to the two systems. Since the waste materials were pretty chunky (I’m sticking [...]

Vermicomposting Gum?
This little experiment is a hat-tip to Larry “Garbage Guru” Duke – who suggested gum vermicomposting as a potential idea for our “Worm Inn Project Challenge”. I’ve vermicomposted a LOT of different things over the years, but for some reason gum has never really crossed my mind as something to try (even though I’ve been [...]

Crazy Q&A Podcasts – Session #12
Today’s Topics - “Spider Mites” in indoor worm bins? - How long before harvesting vermicompost? - Adding worms to potted plants? - Are cooked veggie/fruit wastes ok? - Frogs – friends or foe? - How do people harvest dry castings?! - Red Worms in a system where they were not introduced. - Can Red Worms [...]

Worm Inn vs Plastic Bin Challenge
On Thursday I finally managed to get the ball rolling with the new “Worm Inn vs Plastic Bin” challenge (had hoped to get this post up yesterday, but an ice storm left us without power for most of the day). The goal was primarily just to create baseline habitat for the worms – something I’ll [...]