Comments on: Derm Dad built me a flow-through worm bin! http://thepantrybook.com/2013/10/23/kent-built-me-a-flow-through-worm-bin/ a notebook of homekeeping, crafts, and professional motherhood Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:43:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: How did I do with my 13 Skills in 2013? | The Pantry Book http://thepantrybook.com/2013/10/23/kent-built-me-a-flow-through-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-1457 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 21:34:22 +0000 http://thepantrybook.com/?p=2146#comment-1457 […] about composting and still waiting on a three bin system from pallets. Of course, I also have my Derm-Dad-built flow-through worm bin, but we haven’t started using it since it would be too heavy to move once it’s filled […]

]]> By: thepantrybook http://thepantrybook.com/2013/10/23/kent-built-me-a-flow-through-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-1107 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 23:08:33 +0000 http://thepantrybook.com/?p=2146#comment-1107 The tied-off area at the bottom gets layered with a few pieces of newspaper and then you put some coconut coir as a bedding layer. Then you start putting your food scraps and cover with either ripped up cardboard or more coconut coir. Eventually, the weed whacker line holds finished compost material (vermicompost and worm castings, I think) that you release into the bottom (into a bucket or tray) with a little handheld gardening rake/fork. I’ll try to update with the link to the instructions I used.

]]> By: thepantrybook http://thepantrybook.com/2013/10/23/kent-built-me-a-flow-through-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-1106 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 23:00:21 +0000 http://thepantrybook.com/?p=2146#comment-1106 I am definitely not an expert. I didn’t want to pick out the worms in order to get the vermicompost at the end of the year, which is why I picked the flow through barrel – which is supposed to have finished vermicompost at the bottom and you keep feeding new food scraps at the top and the worms go to the top to feed. But, since we are planning on moving in a few months, I am reluctant to start filling the barrel with food scraps because it will get super heavy super fast. So now I’m thinking the rubbermaid plan might be the best option, especially because it would be able to fit underneath the sink. How much more convenient could that be?? We got the barrel off of craigslist, but it wasn’t free.

]]> By: Nature Mom http://thepantrybook.com/2013/10/23/kent-built-me-a-flow-through-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:53:24 +0000 http://thepantrybook.com/?p=2146#comment-1102 Can you tell us more about what the tied-off area at the bottom is for? Also, Where did you get the big barrel/canister? Have you thought about using a sideways canister? I have heard the worms like the “shallow” feeding trough, of about 8-12 inches deep.

I am planning to make my worm bins out of rubbermade tubs with holes drilled in the bottom. I want to see if I can get food scraps from my church or kids’ school to build a giant amount of worm bins. I am going to feel sad feeding them to chickens, though!

I know about worm bins, but not soldier fly larva. Are you planning to raise both in here?

I am also going the chickens route soon, I hope. We are working on building our house, so I am in the “planning” stage for everything right now. Lots of fun. This site is a great inspiration.

Emily

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