Comments on: Homemade Manure Mania

By: Bentley

Bentley — Sat, 01 May 2010 18:55:02 +0000

Hi Colleen,
I think homemade manure would work very well for euros – just make sure to use a lot more bedding if this is going to be your starting material (not just food once the bin is established). I wouldn’t bother with bagged “worm bedding” myself – they do great in shredded cardboard and well-aged manure (together or on their own).

By: Colleen

Colleen — Sat, 01 May 2010 02:50:09 +0000

Is this mixture good for the Euros also, or just for composting? Should I just stick with the packaged worm bedding for the night crawlers?

By: Bentley

Bentley — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:09:20 +0000

Hi Norah,
I have successfully vermicomposted the material from bokashi buckets, but ran into trouble when I tried to add too much at once. In an enclosed plastic tub type of system I would definitely recommend adding this material in moderation. In a larger outdoor bed you could get away with adding a lot more I’m sure.

By: norah

norah — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:26:33 +0000

Bentley, Do you think it is ok to use bokashi in the bin? Mine is homemade so I know what is in it. I used a little to see what happened – nothing bad that I can see but what about a larger amount?
Thanks

By: Bentley

Bentley — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:44:22 +0000

Hi David,
I would be cautious about adding anything starchy like that since it would have the potential to become a goey anaerobic mess. I guess if you were going to spread it out in a nice thin layer, and weren’t going to leave the material to sit (before feeding) for any length of time it could work.

By: David

David — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:51:12 +0000

Any idea about adding old flour , corn meal and oatmeal. Would it hurt them or help with other food scraps?

By: Bentley

Bentley — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:47:26 +0000

Hi Robert,
Thanks for the kind words.
I haven’t seen any issues with the worms and the bran thus far.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:11:57 +0000

Hi, Bentley you have one of the best sites I’ve seen.reguarding using bran to soak up your worm food mixture. I thought bran would over bloat the worms, I know bran will cause slugs to bloat to death. Would you use very little bran or is my theory wrong?
Robert

By: Bentley

Bentley — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:09:42 +0000

I should also mention that peat moss would likely work very well too

By: Vermifan

Vermifan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:31:10 +0000

I never thought of blending my food, usualy just throw it in the bin and let the worms do their stuff.
I will deffinetly look at blending and using the coir to absorb any moisture that will be created.