Worm Farmin' - it's not much but it's honest work

3 years ago by Treevan 🇦🇺 to c/greenspace

Who is farming worms? What method do you use? What bedding? What do you feed them?

Tell me everything.

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leetnewb 4 points 3 years ago

My basement bin setup attracted roaches, so I pulled the plug on it. Disappointing outcome, but I love the concept.

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Treevan 3 points 3 years ago

Thankfully I'm in a warm climate so the bin is an outside thing and I don't need to worry about things like that. Did you move to any other composting methods?

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leetnewb 4 points 3 years ago

Too short of a season in worm temp ranges for me unfortunately. My current ideas in various stages of testing (and testing list formatting here):

Bokashi - can't seem to get it to ferment and not rot. Also doesn't come out as finished compost, but good to mix into soil or worm bin to finish.
Fish - have tilapia, but would like something that attacks veggies more voraciously. Maybe pacu or giant gourami, but I don't have an adequate setup sized for either. Anyway, waste veggies -> fish -> nitrate water and solids removal for gardens and/or aquaponic grow beds.
Throw yard weeds and kitchen organic waste into a tub with water, let it sit for a couple of weeks, and use the water as fertilizer (I think it's called JADAM?). Getting a 55 gallon drum to start that experiment at the end of June.

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