Comments on: The Ugly Truth About Vermicomposting

By: Bentley

Bentley — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 03:26:54 +0000

In reply to Helen. Hi Helen Yep that should help. Something I always recommend with stacking bins is laying multiple sheets of newsprint down over the floor of the lowermost tray before starting. In your case, maybe when you harvest (empty) the lowermost tray you might think about adding the sheets of newsprint and just dumping in the contents from the second tray.

By: Helen

Helen — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 01:20:46 +0000

I have a can o worms bin and I have a lot of babies or threads that keep going into the bottom of the bin where the fluids retain….and I’ve lost a bunch these so what I did was put shredded newspaper in the area to help soak up some of the liquid so they won’t drown any more do you think that is a good idea? I don’t collect any liquid from the bin I make my verma-compost tea another way and the spout is not working any anyhow I got this bin second hand, with worm threads and castings
Already so I was excited to get it! Thanks.

By: Verónica Ávila Suárez

Verónica Ávila Suárez — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 22:23:39 +0000

Hi. I’ve been vermicomposting for about a year. I harvested my first vermicompost but I couldn’t get anything to sieve it, and I put the whole thing, worm poo mixed with some material that was not still fully decomposed, and put it in my plants. Afterwards, I had a plague of some kind of bug all around. SHould I blame myself for skipping sieving the vermicompost?

By: bethany

bethany — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 00:54:17 +0000

Kim, good tip on worm transfer for collecting. I am having a baby soon and have been afraid my worms are or will be dead. I want to harvest what is in there and try to start my bin out with fresh bedding and soil. The only gardening I am doing this year is in pots on our back deck. I might give your tip a try!

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 23:34:13 +0000

I’ve been a worm wrangler (a tag name given to me by my husband) for about a year now. I was a total novice and came across this site in doing my prep research. Throughout any issues I’ve had, including an infestation of red ants and fruit flies, I have found excellent resources here to amend the situation. So I thought I might share a little tip myself. I’m going on vacation for a month and wanted to harvest some worm poo for my spring plants – in a hurry. Of course I decide to do this late in the afternoon. My bins are in my greenhouse, which does not have an electric hook up. No power – no problem. I keep solar lights in the greenhouse for aesthetic reasons (I like to look out at night and see it glowing) so I got the bright idea to use the solar light to get the critters to make their way to the feed tray and planted a light to shine down on the tray I wanted to finish. Hope it works! Thanks for all your great info. I’ve been having a blast slopping the worms and reaping the black gold benefits.

By: Bradan Beech

Bradan Beech — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 17:48:35 +0000

I agree with the previous person who says this will help them avoid a lot of disappointment. Thanks for the benefit of your experience — I see now that the advertising displays of rich, fluffy vermicompost can be as misleading as seed-packet and cookbook photos! However, I am enjoying this new venture!

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:41:44 +0000

I just want to thank you for all the wonderful resources you’ve provided!

By: Bentley

Bentley — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 21:55:10 +0000

What sort of earth worms are you talking about, Gerda?
If you mean composting worms from a worm bin (etc), I definitely don’t recommend adding them straight into regular soil. They can certainly be used in various ways out in your garden – but they will need some sort of composting habitat.

By: gerda cohen

gerda cohen — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 08:58:25 +0000

can my earth worms (plenty of them) be put intomy my garden?
thanks
gerda

By: Bentley

Bentley — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 15:05:18 +0000

SL – I have never heard of housecats eating worms. But if they are escaping from the bin I suppose this is possible – especially with an outdoor cat. The “escaping” part is likely more of an issue to focus on – sounds like something is going wrong in the system. Feel free to email me with more details:
http://www.redwormcomposting.com/contact-us/