November 5, 2011
Worm Inn Christmas Discount
As I announced via the newsletter earlier in the week, I am offering a $10 discount on Worm Inn purchases between now and Christmas (December 25, 2011). On the checkout page simply use the coupon code “CHRISTMAS11” (no quotes) and hit “apply” – you should see the $10 taken off of the total price.
IMPORTANT: If you are interested in ordering multiple Worm Inns, unfortunately you will need to do each one as a separate transaction in order to receive the discount for to EACH unit (it only takes off $10 TOTAL, regardless of how many you are ordering at once). If you are ordering more than a couple of them – i.e. if it’s going to be a hassle to do multiple orders – just drop me an email and I will give you a personal discount code that takes off the appropriate total amount.
NOTE:
1) All Worm Inns come with the special corner pieces (and zip ties) that can be used to create the PVC stand.
2) Worm Inns ordered from Red Worm Composting can only be shipped to addresses in the United States
**For Even More Worm Fun, Sign Up for the RWC E-mail List!**Worm Inn Journal-11-04-11
This seems to be “worm bin set-up week” here at Red Worm Composting! Yesterday I set up my Worm Factory 360 system. Today I finished off the set-up of the WF-360 (see “Worm Factory 360 – Important Follow-Up“) and then, later in the day, set up my Worm Inn!
Since my cat chewed off my drawstrings at the bottom the last time I had the Worm Inn set-up, this time around I am simply using a thick elastic band to keep the opening constricted. Should work just fine!
My first step in the set-up process (as always with a Worm Inn) was to create a “false bottom” of shredded cardboard. This provides a dry, absorbent area at the bottom that serves to catch excess moisture dripping down, and also provides a buffer zone between the composting mass and the bottom drainage hole.
Next I added in a bunch more shredded cardboard to serve as bedding in the worm zone, before…
…adding quite a bit of food waste. Unlike the Worm Factory 360 this is a single compartment flow-through system, so you can start off with more material. The aeration is also very good so I’m not too concerned. As you can see, I didn’t really do all that much in the way of chopping/shredding etc. This bag of waste has been sitting around for quite some time so I didn’t really want to get goo and rot all over my hands (haha) – plus I’m just generally taking a laid back approach since I’m not starting with a huge quantity of worms.
I then added some of my trusty rock dust and mixed everything up while spraying it down thoroughly with my spray bottle.
I used the same worm stocking approach as with the Worm Factory 360 – I basically just added worm-rich material from another system. I mixed this in with the rest of the composting zone materials then thoroughly watered everything (used my entire spray bottle).
Lastly, I topped everything off with a fairly thick layer of shredded newsprint (first layer was actually moistened – but rest of it was left dry). This will hopefully help to keep in some of the moisture.
That’s basically it. As is the case with the WF-360 system, now I’ll simply let everything sit and mellow out for awhile (at least a week). Will keep everyone posted!
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