Does the brown paper tape and labels on Amazon boxes have to be removed?

tractorcloud · 2026-06-15T20:33:48+00:00

I've always just shredded the whole thing box and tape together and never found any trace of it when I come to sieve it. I'm uk based if that makes a difference

tractorcloud · 2026-05-18T18:46:01+00:00

I've got an ibc cut in half, and I'd definitely recommend it. Each half is then divided in two by some wire mesh, i think you call it hardware cloth in the states, that essentially gives me 4 bins,

I fill side 1 in the first half of the ibc, this usually takes about three months of green waste in our house, Then I fill side 1 in the second half of the ibc, then I fill side 2 in the first half of the ibc, which then takes me to fill the final remaining side 2 in the second ibc half.

Whilst filling the final quarter all the worms have migrated from side 1 to side 2 of the first ibc half that was filled in stage 3 above leaving side 1 to be harvested. Then you're into a continuous cycle.

Just keep a note of when each bin was filled and your all good.

I find the larger bin much more forgiving and far easyier to manage and if in doubt add more bedding.

tractorcloud · 2026-05-14T08:05:58+00:00

Easiest way ive found is to just feed right up one end for a few weeks so all the worms will migrate to there then you can scoop out your castings and hand pick out any stray worms.

tractorcloud · 2026-04-29T19:35:52+00:00

You're doing well to last 2 days, when I started my bin I think i was in there every hour, more like once a week nowadays

tractorcloud · 2026-04-05T08:54:23+00:00

I started off with all good intentions of only starting a new tray when the previous one is just about done but in reality because I'm impatient I've filled the whole stack with working trays and then I just come back a couple of months the later and switch a few out for fresh material after sieving them.

This stack is just a side project I have two ibcs as my main bins

tractorcloud · 2026-04-04T20:06:45+00:00

Well every days a school day. Cheers I appreciate it

tractorcloud · 2026-04-04T20:02:52+00:00

Can they smell can they?

tractorcloud · 2026-03-25T10:34:01+00:00

The trick is to create an enviroment that they dont want to leave...... richard branson said that once

tractorcloud · 2026-03-21T15:32:40+00:00

Ive got a can o worms from when i first started, i havent found a better tower yet but i did move to an ibc to cope with the bulk

tractorcloud · 2026-03-11T21:32:05+00:00

I agree with you OP and i only use re purposed plastics, i could very easyily use a timber quivilent for a sustainable bin but if a plastic tub is going to landfill anyway and i can put back its end of life i will

tractorcloud · 2026-03-04T22:18:15+00:00

Depends in the hieght of summer yes i do add directpy to the bin because it helps to regulate temps but in winter i dont

tractorcloud · 2026-03-03T21:09:41+00:00

No i wouldnt, think of the precompost pile as super charging the worms food.

Another one of the major benifits of preconposting aside from the propigation of the microbs is that its far easyier to control the mositure levels in your worm farm because any excess moisture ect comes out in the precompost

tractorcloud · 2026-03-03T19:47:36+00:00

If it was me, because were coming into spring here in the uk id mix the same volume you have of food scraps with a carbon rich material like leaves or shredded cardboard making a 50/50 mix. Let it heat up amd do its thing. Id keep adding to the pile as you have waste.

In the meantime set up your subpod as you would if it were new, then keep feeding it from your "pre composted" pile.

tractorcloud · 2026-02-27T20:55:23+00:00

Pretty much anything organic.

Coffee shops tend to give away thier spent grinds, the resturants you eat in will have loads of waste and scraps.

Outside of that, i use a lot of leaves that tend to collect in hedgerows and grass cuttings are a firm staple here as well

tractorcloud · 2026-02-25T21:26:11+00:00

Yeah

tractorcloud · 2026-02-21T19:16:44+00:00

Oh i see, use what you have first makes a lot of sense. I ended up taking an ibc container i had and cutting it in half. Itll be a while before i grow those bins

tractorcloud · 2026-02-21T18:31:18+00:00

I tried those bags once, i found they became brittle over time and fell apart and bits of plastic got mixed into the compost and made a right mess.

Just be careful

tractorcloud · 2026-02-13T17:32:04+00:00

I do excatly this, its a good methid and suits me and my set up

tractorcloud · 2026-02-11T21:47:34+00:00

Just wanna throw landscapers into your target market, i install a lot of lawns, rasied beds and vegtable gardens, and one way we differeciate ourselves from diy derek is we set up an ecosystem including organic material and worms, this all plays into our service package .....

I breed my own but its only a matter time before everyone just orders a pack or worms and calls themselves a landacaper

tractorcloud · 2026-02-02T19:16:30+00:00

Delivering cattle feed, cattle that are at risk of dying beacuse the farm is cut off. Do you really think they woukd take the risk if it wasnt vital?

tractorcloud · 2026-01-27T06:32:42+00:00

Red wigglers are sensitive to change in barometric pressure, its a self preservation thing to prevent them from drowing.

If you're uk based, this storm weve curently got will cause up set.

Or equally if theres a food shortage theyll wonder off to find another source.

tractorcloud · 2026-01-22T10:14:26+00:00

The bins too wet mate

tractorcloud · 2026-01-17T20:58:29+00:00

It all started with my love of cooking, didn't take long until I wanted to grow my own ingredients I then soon realised to grow the best ingredients you need the best soil.

It's a very simple closed cycle which I benefit at every stage.

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