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| I just harvested 40 pounds of castings and I'm happier than a worn in manure
I just wanted to share my setup so other newbies don't get scared to start a bin Last fall I found a 35 gallon rubbermaid laying around poked it full of holes I put a hole with screen over it on the bottom for drainage in the basment I had an old table that takes a center leaf so I opened the center and put the bottom drain over a pail it never really had much to drain though The bin was started with wet shredded newspaper somecardboard an old bag od peat moss and a handful of sand and two pounds of worms off Ebay I wish I remembered the seller they were great worms I wasn't shy about feeding them the bin being so big there was plenty of space I gave them everything I had from a egshell to a few pound of trimmings a day odor wasn't a problem I did have to increase the top layer of bedding to keep the fruit flies away It has been a simple and carefree experience thanks to all the people on here so go out and get a bin going
Thanks All
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- Posted by anewgarden 7 Brooklyn NY (My Page) on Sat, Apr 4, 09 at 13:45
| Would like to see a picture! 40 pounds is a lot! Good for you! How did you harvest? |
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| Thanks I'm really happy to compost my kitchen waste during the MN winter. I will try to get pics after I get my camera to work although its not much to look at(: I harvested very slowly using the dump on the floor drive the worms down with light I wanted to try the burlap method but didn't find any right at the moment which is why I will be working on a flow though |
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| There is no way I would dump and sort my 35 gallon container. 10 gallons was bad enough. |
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