Comments on: Critter Composting – Revisited

By: James Spry

James Spry — Wed, 26 May 2021 05:06:18 +0000

Hi Bently, I’m really keen to see where this goes. I’ve been trying to figure out an easy, cheap, low stress method to grow bugs to supplement chook food protein.
Currently the main way is expensive black soldier fly larvae (or occasionally meal worms) systems in a shipping container. But you have to restock them every week or two (because it’s larva not adult stage…)
Using pill-bugs and such never occurred to me. Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!
Keep up the good work mate. 🙂

By: George

George — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 02:11:48 +0000

I love this stuff! Personally, I’m not so interested in the quality of the poo. I’m more interested in diverting stuff in my house from going to the landfill. As long as the end product isn’t a hazard, I’m good to go!

By: Bentley

Bentley — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:08:45 +0000

Hi Mike – not quite sure what sort of compost you are referring to so hard to come up with a pricing estimate. A 5 gallon bag of quality worm castings would likely cost a lot – but my hunch is that’s not what you are referring to here.

By: Bentley

Bentley — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:04:46 +0000

Hi Michele – Millipoo is literally a brand name. My understanding is that millipede manure in general is highly regarded, potentially even more expensive than good castings. This is something I plan to explore with my millpede system. I may actually start up a separate small bin with loads of millipedes in it just for the sake of seeing if I can accelerate the process a bit (i.e. actually produce a bunch of millipede castings).

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 19:10:46 +0000

Good old bugs: I have a a leaf pile with lots of mass. On the bottom still a few winterized night crawlers that know how to stay warm. I keep it covered until it is safe to unleash new wiggler worms into the newest levels for grazing. I usually get a few harder bodied bugs that show up that seem to co exist well with my wormy favorites. This year the garden is raised and we will reward worms with little pockets of kitchen scraps. The heavy compost will get scraps also on it’s volcano shaped cone with straw on top to help the greens along. I have three aerated 55 gallon barrels almost to heavy to tip over that I selfishly squirreled away from last years compost that is ready for serious soil amending. Got an idea how much a 5 Gallon bag might be worth?

By: Michele

Michele — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 20:53:36 +0000

How is the millipoo valuable? Is it sold anywhere? Or is it richer in nutrients?