Comments on: Worm Inn Mega – 03-05-14

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 07:50:37 +0000

Regarding what you wrote about taking pictures and creating a slideshow video instead, I just wanted to say I’m rather glad you posted the video as it is. It’s good to actually see things being done sometimes rather than still pictures.

By: Cleo

Cleo — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:10:54 +0000

Is it possible to purchase a Mega Worm Inn in Canada?…

By: Bentley

Bentley — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 16:25:59 +0000

PAUL – would love to know what sort of monster shredder you are using to shred up cardboard!
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PETER – Excellent points! There was definitely more tendency for mold growth in the folds – once I loosened for first harvest, this surface was more exposed to air flow (so I’ll likely see less growth moving forward).
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JOHN W – Cool idea! My hunch is that you are correct – the increased surface area of the two standard Inns would likely support a larger total population, and there would be perks to having two separate systems. That said, two Inns would also take up a fair bit more room than a Mega, and the $170 price tag vs ~$137 (or less with discounts) is a pretty big difference in my humble opinion.
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BLAKE – thanks for sharing that info (and once again for your stand plans!!). That’s great! Impressive that you have already had a harvest of nice material, given how recently you started your first Mega. I totally forgot about the plans for the dog waste Mega! Please keep me posted on that (and if you are ok with it, I’d love to share the results on the blog).

By: Blake

Blake — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 16:10:16 +0000

The compost that I have been getting form my Worm Inn Mega is fantastic. I feed my worms bokashi compost from kitchen scraps. I use paper and cardboard scraps from my business and junk mail as bedding.

The compost has been very fine, more than 95% passing 1/4″ screen, and friable, not soupy, not too dry. Just perfect stuff.

With my second system, I will be experimenting with dog waste mixed with shredded deciduous leaves for carbon. No worms in there yet, since it’s too cold.

Thanks, Bentley!

By: John W.

John W. — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:57:39 +0000

If I could have you do one experiment it would be compare the quality/quantity of vermicompost and more importantly to me how many worms you end up with if you compared ONE worm inn mega with TWO regular worm inns.
I am just wondering since they would be the same cubic yards of compost and the price would only be a little more if you bought two regular inns.
I think it might be better two have two smaller ones because you would have more service area but the real kicker would be that you could alternate which one you feed. So even if you feed them heavily there would be a small break between each feeding and that seems like it would help keep there from being to much moisture.
The amount of worms would be the real measure for me because I sell a lot of worms each month and having two smaller systems would also let me alternate which one I harvest from.
Just thinking of this makes me wish I had a second worm inn instead of my “commercial” rubber bins!

Is it sad that I don’t even use the compost so I don’t really care about the quality of it? I do sell it sometimes and give it away, but after a while if I have to much of it, I use it to level my yard. 🙂 I feel like that is compost cussing to post how I use it 🙂

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 04:49:04 +0000

One thing I’ve noticed with the bottom mold (which I haven’t gotten, but I had dampness around the rope and the bunched fabric at the base at times) is that after a good harvest, the room created and the resulting extra airflow down at the base dries things out nicely.

So if it was a concern, maybe more regular harvesting could also help. Removes some of that compact VC pressed up solidly against the sides.

By: Paul from Winnipeg

Paul from Winnipeg — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 01:35:42 +0000

Gobs of worms! Can’t wait til my system has that kind of density. Looks great Bentley. I’ve been adding citrus to my inn too without any ill effects. I think it makes the smell of the compost kinda nice while they’re still fresh. Using brown cardboard that’s been run through a paper shredder and shredded leaves for high carbon. Much effort saved.

By: Bentley

Bentley — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 19:32:39 +0000

LoL – the other post went up yesterday. Didn’t have an image at the top so perhaps easy to miss.

Aged horse manure plus fairly regular watering (if it seemed like it was drying out) in a Mega would produce LOTS of fantastic vermicompost! The population of worms would expand according to the resources available.

Not trying to convince you here, John! Just sayin…
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By: John W.

John W. — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 19:24:51 +0000

Two in one day???
Seeing this video kind of makes me want one, but I just don’t make enough waste to justify the cost. I have the regular worm inn, and I can’t feel it up. I do have two worm bins that are just horse manure and I could put some in the worm inn, but I feel like it gets so much aeration that the manure would dry out quicker than the worms could use it.