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Fri, Nov 9, 12 at 10:09
| I'm toying with the idea of setting up a VC system. (My family finally stopped laughing at my vacuum sealer, so I have to give them a new source of amusement.) It's just DH and me at home, and I'm not sure we're going to produce enough scraps to keep worms. Right now I'm filling about 1 biobag a week with food scraps, about a gallon or so. In the winter, though, we use more frozen vegies and have fewer scraps. Mostly coffee grounds, apple cores, and a few spoons of leftovers. Will that be enough? Are there other good free sources of worm food? |
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- Posted by boreal_wormer Alta Canada (My Page) on Fri, Nov 9, 12 at 11:47
| That's more than enough scraps for a small bin. I 'feed' my RubberMaid bin approximately 700 grams of kitchen waste weekly. |
Here is a link that might be useful: BorealWormer
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| Cardboard. Worms do eat bedding so they'll eat cardboard along with the regular feedings. Worth a read, Bently just talked about bins and long gaps between feedings.. http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/plastic-worm-bin-11-0 6-12/ |
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- Posted by bigtexworms (My Page) on Sat, Nov 10, 12 at 15:26
| You describe enough food to feed about 2 pounds of worms. |
Here is a link that might be useful: worm food
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| Fall leaves. I collected corn husks during corn season from the produce store/farm. That usually helps me over winter. |
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| Quit toying with the idea and do it! When I started I worried about enough food also. Worm food is everywhere if you just look around. The real question is what kind of system is right for you. I agree about 2 lbs of worms for you, but you might want to start with 1 lb and let them expand. Go for it and let us know how it goes. Good luck, Pete |
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