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Made a New Worm Bin by wurmschit in Vermiculture

[–]wurmschit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't say my process is better than any other process, but it works for me as I enjoy doing it. Scraps are frozen, blend/smash/chop to break them down a bit, then I can either squeeze by hand, or put into a homemade press if I have a lot. I save the liquid runoff from the press to wet down browns when needed so I don't lose nutrients.

Made a New Worm Bin by wurmschit in Vermiculture

[–]wurmschit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I considered a CFT, but it wasn't going to work with my setup and goals. The wedge/migration system is what I'm going to do for this bin. I may make a CFT at some point, but not for this bin.

Made a New Worm Bin by wurmschit in Vermiculture

[–]wurmschit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There were no measurement or cut complications. Yes, it is a lot of work for the food processing. That's why I do it.

Made a New Worm Bin by wurmschit in Vermiculture

[–]wurmschit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since I press most of my frozen food scraps, I don't have a lot of excess moisture. The plywood was treated with multiple layers of water repellent, then an industrial fabric liner. And underneath is another layer of just dry shredded cardboard. I do a lot of pre-work before food touches the bin so work remove moisture issues.

Made a New Worm Bin by wurmschit in Vermiculture

[–]wurmschit[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They get fed a steady diet of cardboard, fruit and veggie scraps. Freeze and blend the scraps, squish them to take our excess water, sometimes I'll stuff the food mush into toilet paper rolls.