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How to Maintain a Vermicomposting System

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:25:01 +0000

Cassandra Ford, the city’s composting manager, explains how the department maintains its “Can of Worms” vermicomposting system.

Duration : 0:1:21

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vermicomposting intro practice video

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:58:03 +0000

This video is me just rushing to get a video online to show some vermicomposting and close up of red-worms. I will make a video showing everything I am doing and eventually compile a step by step guide of how I am doing it and what it takes along with facts and tips for getting free materials. One thing I am having problems with, is Fungus Gnats. I am now using “mosquito dunks” which is B.T. which is a bacteria that the larva eat and die, but doesn’t effect the compost worms. If you know anything else I can use, let me know (Dichotomous earth didn’t work because of the humidity required, fly paper just lowers the numbers, remove the flypaper and the numbers come back)

Duration : 0:7:12

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Vermicomposting Part I

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:38:07 +0000

Separating worms from finished compost

Duration : 0:0:44

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Vermicomposting II

admin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:28:02 +0000

Separating the worms from the finished compost

Duration : 0:1:11

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Vermicomposting

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:19:02 +0000

My first attempt at vermicomposting with a pound of worms, and a couple of cheap walmart bins. Lousy camera, but you get the idea. Visit my website for more on vermicomposting at www.poormansport.com

Duration : 0:2:26

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Vermicomposting – 6

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:18:04 +0000

My worm box.
Its about time to listen to these guys.
http://ausearth.blogspot.com/

Duration : 0:1:1

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Tierrapath.com WORM COMPOSTING SYSTEM – Naturally compost kitchen scraps

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:43:01 +0000

The Tierrapath.com Worm Composter is a low priced, fun and natural way of composting kitchen/garden scraps. This composting system creates rich soil which can be used for potting plants or growing vegetables. Tierrapath.com can also ship the composter straight to your door. Red wiggler worms (Eisenia fetida) are preferred for most temperate locations, and can also be found on Tierrapath.com

Duration : 0:2:50

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Worm Bin

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:50:40 +0000

So I have had these bins now for over a year, it seemed like a good time to check in and see about harvesting the compost out of them.
I feed the worms about once a month, but you can probably do do it more often than that depending on how many you have, they will eat the waste in direct proportion to how densely population they are.

The compost is deemed black gold by garden enthusiasts and is rich mixture of worm castings and organic matter that I don’t even consider using as application for individual plants. I prefer to use the vermicompost for actively aerated compost tea which is a process I will cover once I’ve finished harvesting the compost. The worm compost is ideal for this process because it is rich in microbial life that nourishes the plants and provides them with the symbiotic relationship necessary to imilate nutrients from the soil and in turn, nourishing whomever consumes the plant.

Today, I took the contents from one bin and put them into the other, having emptied it and refilled the empty bin with bedding and new food scraps. This will attract the worms from the lower bin filled with the compost into the upper bin since they are hungry and I will be able to use the compost without worrying about the little wormies..

It is a good experiment for little kids, and is a fun and interesting way to get rid of your kitchen waste. At least for someone like me, I’m sure people can think of better hobbies.

Duration : 0:6:3

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Happy D Ranch Worm Factory® Setup Video 6

admin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:22:16 +0000

Answers to questions about worm bin maintenance, smells, bugs, and vacation care. Visit http://www.happydranch.com/invertebrates.html to identify bugs and things that are common in worm bins.

Duration : 0:4:1

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Happy D Ranch Worm Factory® Setup Video 1

admin — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:36:15 +0000

How to set up a Worm Factory® worm bin. Get your worm bins, worms, and books at http://www.happydranch.com/ and receive great customer service, always the correct worms for the job (guaranteed live delivery), and prompt delivery, too!

Duration : 0:9:42

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