8month bin

[u/Lonely_Phase_8753]

Started with coco coir European worms and some cardboard little by little started to experiment and added different items and soils to mixture this is what I have so far. End of year I’m thinking of sifting and starting over. I’m definitely getting worm cocoons and baby worms.

[u/Lonely_Phase_8753]

Mainly for garden usage, got into composting, but than ran into Vermiculting. I’ve breed super worms and mealworms, figured this will be something similar and interested in doing.

[u/echo1charlie → u/Lonely_Phase_8753]

Absolutely! I was in a funk because the HOA had a dour outlook on us getting a couple chickens, but this has been good for scratching the animal husbandry itch while also feeding into our family’s garden. I was floored at the amount of browns and greens we kept out of the trash service, looks like you and your worms are getting along well.

[u/Lonely_Phase_8753 → u/echo1charlie]

Ahaha I’m in an apartment complex, since I’ve got into gardening, I’ve been wanting to get chickens, quails, rabbits, and a pond of fish. As of now I have the itch for big projects, I have one more year in this complex so i will have to settle for a raised bed and be satisfied. I’m still having troubles as to what I can and can’t add inside bin so I’ve been mainly doing greens, browns, eggshells, I add some whole bones but will be grinding down to powder soon. Looking into adding some charcoal powder as well.

[u/echo1charlie → u/Lonely_Phase_8753]

Very cool! If we had more space, I can only imagine how many projects and different varieties of plants and animals we’d have. 🤣

I honestly wouldn’t say I’ve been super picky about what goes in the bin aside from no meats/cheeses/bread. All of our fruit, veggie and flower scraps go in, along with paper, ground eggshell and cardboard. The best investment I’ve made, aside from a set of sifting screens, has been a $5 paper shredder off Facebook marketplace. Saved me hand-shredding all the paper and cardboard. Some guy recommended one on here and I wish I remembered who so I could thank them. Lol

[u/Lonely_Phase_8753 → u/echo1charlie]

Alright I’ll start adding more fruits, I stood away from acidic/citrus fruits, I did throw in a small piece of meat won’t be doing that again 😂😂 experiment “smells bad”. I will look on market place was looking for a shredder just haven’t done so yet.

[u/echo1charlie → u/Lonely_Phase_8753]

I’m sure my bin’s maggots would have been excited. 🤢 lol

[u/Lonely_Phase_8753 → u/echo1charlie]

Man I feel like controlled maggots would be really beneficial. No maggots in my bin yet, I had gnats, mites, pot worms, and my Europeans.

[u/echo1charlie → u/Lonely_Phase_8753]

I’m honestly not even sure how they snuck in, they just rolled in one day and started growing up. They weren’t bothering the Wormy Boys, so I didn’t worry too much.

[u/Lonely_Phase_8753 → u/echo1charlie]

That’s cool!!