Comments on: Big Tex Pumpkin Harvest

By: J.l. Nichols

J.l. Nichols — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 04:48:34 +0000

Liz
I would really like to know more about how you operate your water tank worm bins. I use them as raised bed gardens but had not thought about raising worms in them. I don’t have any worms at this time but I am doing research and learning.
thanks J.l.

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 02:18:07 +0000

John,
I do not understand you question. Are you referring to the bin being a slopply mess? If so, you just simply add some dry bedding in with your pumpkin. As you would any other wet feed, as needed. However, I do not do this and do not have a problem with moisture. Pumpkins are not a “wet” feed.
Actually, the pumpkin makes harvesting very easy. The worms swarm the pumpkin and you can harvest them that way.
Also, I sell worm starter bags which is 4-5 pounds of active worm bedding in addition to a pound of worms. So, I use much of my bedding with each sale.
I will add a new video of how I work the bins as soon as the weather permits.
I operate my entire business out of 100 gallon bins (7 of them so far) so I can assure you it is a good system 🙂

By: John W.

John W. — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 19:16:30 +0000

I would be interested to know how you keep it from being slopping wet and also how you are able to harvest the compost from something that big.
I use the worm inn for my small scraps and have some very large Rubbermaids that I use for raising worms to sell, but I would think a 100 gallon bin could be a nightmare to try to harvest.