Comments on: Worm Factory 360 | 1-23-12

By: Compost King

Compost King — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:01:11 +0000

I like the photos in your post, they really help with explaining the things you are doing with the worm factory and importantly how it looks.

By: Kevin Jiang

Kevin Jiang — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:46:05 +0000

I meant holes.

By: Kevin Jiang

Kevin Jiang — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:45:50 +0000

Bentley
I found out the sprinkler( black tray ) is used for collecting the leachate. The hole make it like a watering can.

By: David

David — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:38:31 +0000

Whenever I add shredded paper or cardboard to my bin, I soak it in a bucket of water first. I squeeze out part of the water before I add it to the bin to avoid too much water. With the moist bedding, the worms seem to move into that layer fairly quickly. (I haven’t done a side-by-side comparison to see if there is a significant difference)

By: Bentley

Bentley — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:57:11 +0000

Hi Laura,
Thanks for chiming in. The reservoir has nothing more than condensation in it at this point (lol), but I suppose once I start adding more food, more trays etc, it will start to accumulate. Keeping the spigot open sounds like a good idea to me.

As of right now, the material in the WF-360 and the Worm Inn actually looks pretty similar – mostly like processed cardboard (haha) since I’ve neglected both bins pretty badly. I have a sneaking suspicion that the WF-360 vermicompost (once I finish the final tray) will have a higher moisture content, but other than that I don’t imagine they will be all that different.

As for worm population, my HUNCH is that the Worm Inn can hold a larger population of worms just based on the size of it, but it’s really hard to say for sure. Guess it depends on how many worms hang back in the lower trays of the WF-360.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:25:33 +0000

Hmm, those trays look much drier than I’ve ever had. Even so you may want to open that spigot and keep a bucket under it, adding second tray will compress tray below and force leachate out. Also, is it too early to ask you for a comment/comparison on WF 360 and Worm Inn as far as quality of vermicompost and worm numbers etc so far?