Comments on: Worm Inn Mega – 10-16-14

By: Bentley

Bentley — Thu, 25 May 2017 17:58:27 +0000

Ideally it should be in a semi-breathable container. When I put it in a plastic bag I always leave it open. Don’t put any sort of LM in air tight containers or you’ll end up with an anaerobic community of organisms and likely some foul smells (although LM tends to be fairly well stabilized so it is nothing like putting food waste into an air tight container).

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 23 May 2017 20:20:12 +0000

The bulky material that was screened out…how do you store that for later use? Can you tie up the garbage bag it’s in or does it need to breath? Same question with storing LM. I can get my hands on some well aged composted manure but for storing it in my apt can i keep it in an air tight bucket or does it need to breath?

By: Bentley

Bentley — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:50:49 +0000

COLLEEN – The false bottom is great for soaking up excess moisture, and discouraging downward migration of worms when the level of material in the system is quite low. As the level gets up towards the top and there is more and more compost, it’s really not needed. The lower zone should be fairly dry vermicompost, with few worms. Once the false bottom is removed, everything just settles down to the bottom. The next time you harvest (again once overall level stays up close to top) you simply open up the pull ties at bottom and start removing it again (some will likely drop right out – but most will still need to be scraped with a hand rake).

By: Bentley

Bentley — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:46:07 +0000

LYNN – Solid chunks are not uncommon at all. It’s important to note that there can be a bit difference between the Mega and the regular Worm Inn. In my experience, the regular Inn forms a sort of hard outer shell – and all the nice vermicompost is found in the “sweet spot” zone in the middle. With the Mega (so far) the moisture seems to be distributed a bit more evenly. Definitely drier around the sides, but not the same sort of dry husk I’m used to with the regular Inn.
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PETER – Agreed!

By: Colleen

Colleen — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 02:26:36 +0000

So once you harvested you don’t have a false bottom
How will harvesting be different the next time you do it,

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 23:08:01 +0000

I get chunks in my Worm Inn (up to fist size after a bit of a wet inn), but not dried out bricks. One side (the one on the fabric side) might be dry, but as a whole you can still crumble them by hand. I find the edges at the fabric are always dryish. And small hard bricks I get left over just get put in my reuse VC bin that I add to new feedings.

The VC at the bottom has moisture, but I wouldn’t call it damp. The only times it really was (I was harvesting a overly wet inn to make more air space) it also had a fair number of worms which wasn’t ideal.
So enough moisture to not be bricks, but not enough for the worms to want to be living in it.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:26:56 +0000

So, it’s normal to find chunks of compost? Even if they’re like small bricks? I’ve been kind of worried about how dry the lower parts are. I have a really hard time keeping anything below the middle anywhere near damp, even though I spray with water twice a day.