Luke wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> 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.
Well, we use a variety of "worm farms"
1) Two lots of some brand stackable trays, run as one farm.
2) old bath tub on a stand, just load it up and keep topping it up, then
take stuff from each end 1/3 or half every 3+ months.
3) the 1 metre cube slow compost bin which is just four sides sitting on
the ground. it usually gets loaded, topped up and left, then, after a
few months the top 6-12" gets thrown in as the base of the next one,
aka I transfer the worm m***** into the new one.
1 & 2 have the advantage that we can collect whatever liquid drains out
the bottom, then use it on the vege garden, but I prefer 3 for "compost"
production and the ease of care.
For 2 & 3, we chuck in whatever we want, including bush prunnings,
citrus, onion, etc, then mesh/sieve(1/2"x1/2") the output into the wheel
barrow to get the "compost"/"soil".
We have also done the 20 & 40 litre drum trick, aka cut top and bottom
out of round drum, place in middle of garden bed and then load with
mixed vegetable matter. the worms can come and go and spread the compost
around the location. When everything is composted, you can lift the drum
and spread the compost, alternativer, lift slightly, skew sideways
spread compost out of bottom, reseat and recharge for a worm farm that
travels around the garden bed.
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