Worm Castings!!

[BudMan30]

a buddy and i are trying to make our gardens 100% self-efecient. i know some basic knoledge on castings but if anyone can help me out and give some good advice that would be great. like how many worms and what kind, im familiar with the african worms and i think there called red wigglers? i just need to see what the process is and basic directions. thanks

BudMan

 

[tr1ck_]

Here is a good place to start: https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=60422

You will want the red wigglers you are familiar with. I am not sure on quantity though.

 

[BudMan30]

thanks trick

 

[mad librettist]

come on over to organic soil, we will hook you up.


all I will say here, is that the best design for quick turnover is a flow-through type. The best flow-thru bin is the "worm bin bag", because it breathes way more than any solid-sided bin (even with lots of holes).

 

[itzaplant]

red wiggler are the way to go

 

[BudMan30]

thanks for the advice guys.

 

[BudMan30]

hey labrettist can you post a pic of the worm bin bag? and how much will i need to start out andd get a decent amout??

 

[mad librettist]

Worm Castings!!

hey labrettist can you post a pic of the worm bin bag? and how much will i need to start out andd get a decent amout??

just go to instructables.com fo a DIY.

there is a thread I started in the organic section that features a place to buy them. do a search for worm bin bag.

are you asking how many worms you need? the faster you need castings, the more you need to start with.

but come on over, there is much more to learn.

 

[ScrubNinja]

I was using 10 gallon smart pots, they work great. Just fill them with horse shit, trimmings and whatever else and the job is just about done. The worms appear and breed naturally, here at least, but I guess it will go down quicker if you add more. They ended up the biggest worms I ever saw! I seem to remember getting some literature with one of my smart pot orders that mentioned a new product, I think it was called a compost-sak or similar. I never found them.

For smaller amounts, I also used those non-woven breathable shopping bags and hang them from a hammock bolt in a tree. I turned it by kind of pushing up from underneath with my gumboot. Or take it off the hook and toss it around a bit. Twist the bag if you want the top sealed. I must admit it was madlib's hangy bag thing that inspired my idea.

 

[mad librettist]

I just harvested some castings from my bag, and they went straight into a mix. No sorting, no screening.

I love my worm bin bag!

 

[BudMan30]

wheres the best place to get a couple of these worm bin bags? and whats the price and how many red wigglers should i get? and what will i need to put in it and how often? the best the about this man is my real good friend and his brother have started a Worm Casting buisness and i can get an unlimited amout of castings and worms, they francized from Wiggle Worm (soil builder). which is one of the biggest worm casting distributers in the nation well ive heard that. do you know those 50 or 100gallon drum water bins? there usually blue, you gotta know what im talking about but how much castings would i produce and how many red wigglers will i need if i get 4 worm bin bags that same size? thanks again manlib

BudMan

 

[mad librettist]

If you need large quantities, the worm bin bag isn't your answer. It's really made for the small home user.

If I were you I would keep a bin for my kitchen scraps, and just lean on your connections when you need castings.

For more info, come over to the organic soil section. We have a sticky.

 

[jump /injack]

I re-cycle and use a 50 gallon tote that has been drilled with holes on the bottom for drainage. I put some newspapers and cardboard on the bottom and put the dirt from some pots in there to start. Got some red wigglers, about 100 and put them in with some vegetable matter, [no meat scraps]. They like coffee ground, banana peels, apple cores, lettuce, leaves, plants...things like that, they multiply and process amazing amounts of plant matter and turn it into $20 mulch for your garden. Keep it moist and spade the vegetable matter under, turn it every once in awhile. Lots on the internet and the sticky mention above. You can buy worms on Amazon.com if you can't find any local.

 

[BudMan30]

thanks jump. how often can you get thta good composed???