Comments on: Is There Such A Thing As “Too Much Bedding”? https://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/is-there-such-a-thing-as-too-much-bedding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-there-such-a-thing-as-too-much-bedding WAY Too Much Fun With Worms! Mon, 23 Nov 2015 21:26:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sara https://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/is-there-such-a-thing-as-too-much-bedding/comment-page-1/#comment-45251 Mon, 23 Nov 2015 21:26:08 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=10074#comment-45251 Hey Bentley,

Same Sara that asked you these questions while back. Just wanted to come back and give you an update.

A month after I sent you the email, i was sent over to Europe for work for 3 months. Over this time, my other half didn’t do a thing and just left the bin alone (this was my idea). I left the bin way too moist and smelly but came back to a completely odorless and compost-like bin. I thought the worms would die but they did just fine! They were little and skinny but they are alive! I just started adding more food back in, SO exciting!

So maybe the best thing I did was leaving the bin alone for a whole 3 months! Which taught me to stop bugging it so much. Now I’m trying debating on moving it to my basement instead of keeping it in the garage. Winter is coming to New England.

Thanks!

]]> By: Elsa https://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/is-there-such-a-thing-as-too-much-bedding/comment-page-1/#comment-45195 Fri, 23 Oct 2015 21:16:55 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=10074#comment-45195 New to vermicomposting, I started my worm bin last spring. I already harvested a couple batch of worm casting. The first batch is a nice casting because I used coconut coir in it. The second one ( trying not to spend on coconut coir). I only used newspaper and kitchen scraps it didn’t turned out good and I end up with a wet clumpy casting. Now I had a new batch it is wet and I drained a cup of leachate. I add more dried newspaper and some dried leaves in the bin hopefully to bring it to the drier side ( my worm are still healthy and still alive). You said in one of your post about curing the worm casting before and after harvesting it. How will I do it. thank you so much.

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