"Luke" <blah@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Thanks Erik,
>
> I'm simply after an idea of how to build my own worm farm eg what have
> people in Australia used. I've had my worm farm for a while now and know
> what should and should not be put in one, (btw my worms love my dog
poo).
> I was just hoping someone here had a design they've implemented either
> using a old petrol drum or something similar. I'm not interested in
> puchasing another worm farm as I'm sure I could use scrap materials to
> build something similar. FYI go to www.reln.com.au for information on
the
> Can O Worms worm farm.
>
> Luke
>
> "Vastmasd" <no_email@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:66ltnhF2kokouU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>I do believe that on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:14:09 +0930,
>> "Luke" <blah@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> G'day Luke,
>>
>>>Just curious if anyone here has made their own worm farm and if you did
>>>what
>>>did you use to make it. I currently have the Reln Can o worms but I've
>>>had
>>>the inlaws move in with us so it looks like i'll need to expand my
system
>>>for the influx of vegies and dog poo that are going to be around.
>>
>> I've had compost bins for many years and in the last 12 months have
been
>> experimenting with commercially bought worm farms.
>>
>> Dog poo has little value in a compost bin and medicines fed to dogs
>> can kill worms in a worm farm so dog poo is best sent to the garbage
bin.
>>
>> Reln Can o worms I'm not familiar with so please supply further info.
>>
>> Normally with a compost bin when you cut the lawn you empty the
cuttings
>> straight into the compost bin. If you are starting up a worm farm
inside
>> a
>> compost bin be advised the heat of the new material could kill the
>> existing
>> worms, so the new material should first reside in a different container
>> for
>> at least 2 weeks before adding to your worm farm.
>>
>> Other things to consider, compost bins are often setup in full sun
which
>> would be to hot for a worm farm.
>>
>> Hope that gives you something to think about,
>> Erik.
>
I had a phone call from my uncle wanting to know if I had seen an old kero
tank (back years ago when kero fed inside heaters). I have a gardening
customer who had one sitting on her wall with no further use for it.
So we snaffled it loaded it up in his ute and off he went.
It now sits in his backyard in an upright position, like it originally sat
on the wall. He emptied it of the remaining kero, around 20 litres. Then
cut
the top off. He also cut the bottom 20cm off the front and put a plank in
front of it. Sides and back were left intact. He bored some holes through
the bottom to let excess liquid out.
All this was placed in a shaded position in his backyard, filled up with
compost and the worms added. Kitchen scraps are added to the top and
covered
in hessain. The liquid is collected in buckets under the holes in the
bottom. The plank is lifted occassionally and the castings removed. A few
taps on the side sees everything above fall down. Plank is replaced and
the
cycle continues.
Tank is over 0.5 cubic metre so is much better size than a small worm
farm.
Tank was free so good recycling and plenty around still. 20 Litres of kero
was a bonus. Worms multiply well and scraps get eaten and turned into
castings. Worm juice gets diluted and used around the garden.
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