Comments on: Homemade Manure Revisited http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/homemade-manure-revisited/ Red Wiggler Worms, European Nightcrawlers and loads of helpful Worm Composting Information Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:46:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Louis http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/homemade-manure-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-30674 Louis Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:47:48 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=2175#comment-30674 What about placing a large volume of cardboard in a barrel with molasses, fish poo. Fill it up with water and bubble it away like compost tea. The bacteria would grow and the bubbles may break up the cardboard. After a week or so, it could be added to the worm beds. Been thinking about trying this as I have a lot of cardboard going to waste. What about placing a large volume of cardboard in a barrel with molasses, fish poo. Fill it up with water and bubble it away like compost tea. The bacteria would grow and the bubbles may break up the cardboard. After a week or so, it could be added to the worm beds. Been thinking about trying this as I have a lot of cardboard going to waste.

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/homemade-manure-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-25082 Bentley Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:46:45 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=2175#comment-25082 Hi Bob - sorry for the lengthy delay! When you are adding large volumes of rich waste materials to a system there will always be a concern about heating (unless it's a winter system of course). If using this material to start up a worm bin I'd recommend increasing the ratio of bedding to food (especially if worms will be added right away) - this should definitely help to prevent any excess heating (or at least rapid heating). Just to be safe, you might want to monitor temps in the bin, and keep your lid off during the day etc to make sure everything is ok. Hi Bob – sorry for the lengthy delay!
When you are adding large volumes of rich waste materials to a system there will always be a concern about heating (unless it’s a winter system of course). If using this material to start up a worm bin I’d recommend increasing the ratio of bedding to food (especially if worms will be added right away) – this should definitely help to prevent any excess heating (or at least rapid heating). Just to be safe, you might want to monitor temps in the bin, and keep your lid off during the day etc to make sure everything is ok.

]]> By: Bob Collinsworth http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/homemade-manure-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-24998 Bob Collinsworth Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:09:25 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=2175#comment-24998 Hi Bentley: Your work with homemade manure is great. The idea is simple yet brilliant. Why not try (to the best of our ability) to mimic nature and if we fall short, we have at least given nature a head-start. You mention using this homemade manure in place of regular bedding in your video and posts. Doesn't the heat generated create a danger for the worms? Can you balance the level of heat generated by increading the carbon (cardboard/leaves/coir/paper) ratio? Bob Hi Bentley:

Your work with homemade manure is great. The idea is simple yet brilliant. Why not try (to the best of our ability) to mimic nature and if we fall short, we have at least given nature a head-start.

You mention using this homemade manure in place of regular bedding in your video and posts. Doesn’t the heat generated create a danger for the worms? Can you balance the level of heat generated by increading the carbon (cardboard/leaves/coir/paper) ratio?

Bob

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/homemade-manure-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-24677 Bentley Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:12:12 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=2175#comment-24677 Hi Tammy, I have responded to you via email, but for the benefit of others, molasses is just a simple sugar source that can be readily used by microbes. So the idea here is to get the microbial population going as quickly as possible and help to generate some heat in the process. Hi Tammy,
I have responded to you via email, but for the benefit of others, molasses is just a simple sugar source that can be readily used by microbes. So the idea here is to get the microbial population going as quickly as possible and help to generate some heat in the process.

]]> By: Tammy Maynard http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/homemade-manure-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-24604 Tammy Maynard Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:55:22 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=2175#comment-24604 Very interesting, Bentley!! I have a question.....what is the purpose of the molasses? I'm getting ready to start working on some outdoor beds and this sounds very interesting. Very interesting, Bentley!! I have a question…..what is the purpose of the molasses? I’m getting ready to start working on some outdoor beds and this sounds very interesting.

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