Old bag that cant be used to make anything, thought about adding to the worm tower in very small amounts, but as it is self raising I guess it will have a little salt and baking soda in it. Should I completely avoid it?

I'm having a hard time wording this question.

For example, will two 4 inch worms be more or less productive than one 8 inch worm?

I’m working on organizing the system to help the environment.

I’m thinking about starting my worm bins during this fall or winter so I can get introduced to how it works .

Trying to design the systematic approach as I learn and grow .

Would it be ok to place the subpod mini bins in an old basement bathroom tub?

What does the air quality Being in a basement need to be and lighting?

How do I keep them from escaping or stinking?

I do not have access to a shed or a greenhouse or a cold frame for them to go into.

The other option, I think maybe not to start, but then the fertilizer compost hummus castings won’t be ready for a sunflower garden I plan to plant in the spring.

I got some free pumpkins from the leftovers from a pumpkin patch. I want to chop em up and feed them to my worms, but they've been left outside for weeks, and it's more likely than not that they have fungus gnats and other pests. How can I make sure they're not infested and still tasty to my worms? I was planning to cook them in the oven for a while.

me and my partner made a worm bin a few months ago. we put newspaper and cardboard in the bottom but i'm not sure we put enough. do we need to add more bedding After the worms live in their for awhile? how do u add bedding to a full bin?

Composting my pumpkin from Halloween. I assume the guts are a faster food than the actual pumpkin itself.

Thoughts on blending the pumpkin?

Just went to drop off some scraps and I’ve never seen so many worms on the surface. I don’t think it’s wet because I always deposit an equal amount of shredded cardboard at each feeding. Did I simply interrupt a fleeting party, or is there something unhealthy I should dig in the bin for? Everything else seems/smells fine. Thanks for the perspective.

I want to test different worm species in my vermicompost. Does anyone know where I can source Arctiostrotus vancouverensis? A small amount works, happy to breed them to increase population but trying to find a small starter population. I'm in Virginia, so finding them in the wild is probably not an option

Worms love eggshells grinded to ultra small parts.

When my worms migrate to the different part of the composter (down to the sea to fuck), they TAKE THE EGGSHELLS WITH THEMSELVES!

They hold onto it like its their phone

Once you give them eggshells, they are then like cyborgs: they make it part of themselves to destroy even more raw material

They create like separate PILES of eggshells next to the sea. Maybe its like their currency

My worms seem to die. Please help as if they got bit. I was planning to to a vermicomposting bin.

Showered the bin if 3 mins. Twice a day.

Today I check. They see to got bit and die.

I have a 3 tier setup, however it doesn't work really well so I'll just do it manually, but I don't really know how to seperste the worms. Any tips?

To everyone who suggested bubble wrap... The worms seem to really enjoy it.

This little white guy had two antennas and from research seems to be a garden symphylans? I can’t find any info on if they are friend or foe to worm bin

i was asked to take pictures instead of video 🙏🏽 just from looking at the outside of the bin, i found about 10 of these little worms at most.

sometimes they look like pot worms and sometimes they don’t 😭 either way, i was told they’re harmless but i’d like to prevent them if i can so i’ll gladly take any tips!

so far i’ve added dry cardboard to soak up some moisture ✨

Hey guys, been lurking on the sub for ages, reading up on starting a complex worm bin like many here. A few months ago I started a barebones one on a lark. Just an old, small, plastic tub that I filled up with some dirt, shredded cardboard, leaves, and scraps from the kitchen. I can't remember the exact date I started it up, but I think it's maybe been around 3 months.

Anyway, I've noticed the dirt in the tub looks and smells overwhelmingly like castings and I want to get it out of there and replace it with a better, fresh, bedding mix - and use those precious castings for my vegetable plants - but given how long the worms have been in there, I'm worried about accidentally removing cocoons in the soil. I don't have access to a sifter (nor the funds to make/buy one). What would be the best way to completely empty the tub and get the worms into some new bedding, without accidentally disposing of any cocoons that might be hidden in the bedding?

I’ve read once or twice but hear myriad times that if you’re gonna try and co post meat, you’re gonna need to put in more paper or cardboard— carbon.

Do Kleenex-style tissues meet this need? 100% cotton, single use tissues? I’m not asking about paper towels because they often contain oil or chemicals. Curious about tissues and (non-dyed) toilet tissue.

Thanks!

Anyone interested in collaborating around these topics??

Looking to design and develop a small individual and or collective program with various publishes and projects.

Advocating for Neuro diversity, sustainable and regenerative living.

Vermi to Permi to earn a living for independent special interest goals.

The microorganism such as worms, dragonflies, fireflies, bees, birds, butterflies, chipmunks, squirrels, deer, fox, etc.

Rural to urban planning to bridge the gaps between communities.

No one left behind to living matters.

I see there is an option for worm party for choosing a flare or a tag.

It’s quite interesting because that’s some thing I’ve been really wanting to do. I found a whole bunch of articles with different activities exercises experiments and or lessons and these are the things that I’m special interested in.

I would appreciate any support and guidance collaboration .

I have the oppourtunity to get hold of an old filing cabinet. Instead of doing anything fancy, I was literally thinking to use it as four seperate bins. Never done any worm composting before (been around it, never made one).

Pros or cons to this idea?

Have a little garage plastic tote bin set up. Had a huge ambulatory injury, and let the bin dormant for some months. Wanted to add the compost to our gardens today but it's full of swift moth larvae which apparently devour plants. Is there anything that can be done or should i chuck it? (How much mass would be needed for a hot pile? Outdoor bin is not an option)

I'm getting mixed answers. I kept a couple in my bin because I thought they ate the same food, but I looked in the sub for "slugs" and some people said the slugs eat the worms