Comments on: Vermicomposting: Jay Gives A Worm Bin Update http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/ Hacking Everyday Life. Exchanging Notes on Survival. Compost, Vermicompost, Biofuels, SVO, Green, Solar, Electric Vehicle, DIY, Gardening Sat, 21 May 2011 18:39:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Nelson http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/comment-page-1/#comment-31350 Nelson Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:29:03 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/#comment-31350 I haven't watched anything in 3 months, pretty much off of the computer in the summer, but I'm back and finally have some highspeed in the house. It does not surprise me one bit to check in after all of that time and see Dedman playing with worms. I haven’t watched anything in 3 months, pretty much off of the computer in the summer, but I’m back and finally have some highspeed in the house. It does not surprise me one bit to check in after all of that time and see Dedman playing with worms.

]]> By: ryanne http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/comment-page-1/#comment-20097 ryanne Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:55:05 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/#comment-20097 cheryl we should have been more clear, coffee grounds are actually excellent for your compost, it's the really wet coffee grounds that are bad if you don't have good drainage. the course grounds make it possible for the worms to digest things (it's like a substitute for their teeth) but if there it too much liquid daily in a bin that's made of plastic, it will start to get sludgy! cheryl
we should have been more clear, coffee grounds are actually excellent for your compost, it’s the really wet coffee grounds that are bad if you don’t have good drainage. the course grounds make it possible for the worms to digest things (it’s like a substitute for their teeth) but if there it too much liquid daily in a bin that’s made of plastic, it will start to get sludgy!

]]> By: cheryl http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/comment-page-1/#comment-19919 cheryl Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:24:56 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/#comment-19919 Yeah, coffee grounds make your compost smell baaaaaad for some reason. Gary won't put coffee grounds in. Now I can tell him why - because it's wet and stops air circulating. Hooray! Yeah, coffee grounds make your compost smell baaaaaad for some reason. Gary won’t put coffee grounds in. Now I can tell him why – because it’s wet and stops air circulating. Hooray!

]]> By: Ryan Is Hungry http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/comment-page-1/#comment-19881 Ryan Is Hungry Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:02:56 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/#comment-19881 [...] Can you tell that we’re into our worm bin? As you saw in our last worm bin update, our bin had been getting a little sludgy and unproductive. Jay went online and found a source to buy red wigglers for cheap so we could bump up the composting production of our bin. Keeping an eye (and nose) on your bin will help you get a feel for how things are going in your worms’ world. [...] [...] Can you tell that we’re into our worm bin? As you saw in our last worm bin update, our bin had been getting a little sludgy and unproductive. Jay went online and found a source to buy red wigglers for cheap so we could bump up the composting production of our bin. Keeping an eye (and nose) on your bin will help you get a feel for how things are going in your worms’ world. [...]

]]> By: ryanne http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/comment-page-1/#comment-18057 ryanne Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:39:20 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/#comment-18057 hi angela! thanks for all the advice and links! we're becoming experts as the process continues with help from friends like you. Jay/Ryanne hi angela!

thanks for all the advice and links!
we’re becoming experts as the process continues with help from friends like you.

Jay/Ryanne

]]> By: angela http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/comment-page-1/#comment-17739 angela Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:31:32 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/#comment-17739 Good for you guys for vermicomposting and for helping spread the word. Eureka, CA author Amy Stewart has written a nice two-page flyer on composting with earthworms. I keep mine posted near my Can-O-Worms setup. http://www.amystewart.com/images/worm-composting.pdf One thing I like about the Can-O-Worms is that it has a spigot at the bottom for draining off excess moisture... which you can also dilute and use as a fertilizer. You might be able to use the stuff that drips into your lower bin. I also prefer using coir fiber instead of newspaper because there's some question about toxicity of newspaper inks. Make sure the newsprint you're using is printed with "soy-based inks". You can buy compressed coco peat bricks (also known as "coir") from Peaceful Valley Farm Supply: http://www.groworganic.com/item_PSO110_Coco_Peat_13_Cu_Ft_Brick.html Good luck! Oh, and if you get fruit flies, here's a link for making homemade vinegar traps: http://www.thesnidersweb.com/vettnew/fliesinyourkitchen.htm Good for you guys for vermicomposting and for helping spread the word. Eureka, CA author Amy Stewart has written a nice two-page flyer on composting with earthworms. I keep mine posted near my Can-O-Worms setup. http://www.amystewart.com/images/worm-composting.pdf

One thing I like about the Can-O-Worms is that it has a spigot at the bottom for draining off excess moisture… which you can also dilute and use as a fertilizer. You might be able to use the stuff that drips into your lower bin.

I also prefer using coir fiber instead of newspaper because there’s some question about toxicity of newspaper inks. Make sure the newsprint you’re using is printed with “soy-based inks”. You can buy compressed coco peat bricks (also known as “coir”) from Peaceful Valley Farm Supply: http://www.groworganic.com/item_PSO110_Coco_Peat_13_Cu_Ft_Brick.html

Good luck! Oh, and if you get fruit flies, here’s a link for making homemade vinegar traps: http://www.thesnidersweb.com/vettnew/fliesinyourkitchen.htm

]]> By: ryanne and jay http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/comment-page-1/#comment-14533 ryanne and jay Fri, 18 May 2007 01:50:27 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/#comment-14533 annie that is so cool!!!! yeah be careful you don\'t feed them to much at once like ours, yours might get stinky! can\'t wait to see your video! -ryanne/jay annie
that is so cool!!!!
yeah be careful you don\’t feed them to much at once
like ours, yours might get stinky!

can\’t wait to see your video!

-ryanne/jay

]]> By: annie http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/comment-page-1/#comment-14529 annie Fri, 18 May 2007 00:45:55 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/05/16/vermicomposting-jay-gives-a-worm-bin-update/#comment-14529 hey ryan. i just got my worms today, and i'm setting up my box (don't worry, i'm filming it). good to see where you guys are a few months down the road. it's neat! hey ryan. i just got my worms today, and i’m setting up my box (don’t worry, i’m filming it). good to see where you guys are a few months down the road. it’s neat!

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