ziggestardust
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So I filled my room with soil, I decided to try out some worms in the bed; I put a piece of PVC pipe about two inches down the soil - filled with 50 worms mixed with the EWC they came in and some from my bin - on top of that I added some old decomposing fan leaves for them to eat. Apparently they are supposed to live in the bed and go to the tube to eat, leaving castings as they travel in the bed.
Anyone else tried this?
http://shecooksshegardens.com/2012/11/wicking-bed-update-and-an-in-bed-worm-tower/
Apart from that my setup utilizes a wicking bed, there is a layer of hydroton under the soil with some fabric that makes sure the soil don't fall down the wicking material. A float valve controls an aquarium pump that pressurizes a canister of water, a tube connected to the bottom of the canister supplies the wicking material with water when it is pressurized. I hope this will let me leave for up to a week without having to worry about watering.
I also sprinkled some white clover seeds on the bed as a living mulch.
I think this setup will rock, it is still pretty new so we'll see...
Anyone else tried this?
http://shecooksshegardens.com/2012/11/wicking-bed-update-and-an-in-bed-worm-tower/
Apart from that my setup utilizes a wicking bed, there is a layer of hydroton under the soil with some fabric that makes sure the soil don't fall down the wicking material. A float valve controls an aquarium pump that pressurizes a canister of water, a tube connected to the bottom of the canister supplies the wicking material with water when it is pressurized. I hope this will let me leave for up to a week without having to worry about watering.
I also sprinkled some white clover seeds on the bed as a living mulch.
I think this setup will rock, it is still pretty new so we'll see...