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I'm considering a worm farm to source my own castings. I have unlimited supplies of quality organic produce for them to eat. Do worm farms smell bad? Would need mine indoor because of winters here. Are they much upkeep?
I do have a worm farm. However I am rethinking adding castings any more or less often. I have worms in my organic bed. They are composting the mulch layer constantly.
In my smaller pots after 6 grow and amending with worm casting and craft blend. It all turned to muck. It was like the entire pot was just full of castings. I think with the worms in the pot and the added casting was to much.Any particular reasons why youre second guessing the addition of castings?
Thank you. How much room do 1lb of worms need? May have a local source for worms.Worm bin
Im new.. not a grower, but a worm farmer. If the worms were in the pot with the castings and the craft blend, they were likely eating the craft blend... making more castings.In my smaller pots after 6 grow and amending with worm casting and craft blend. It all turned to muck. It was like the entire pot was just full of castings. I think with the worms in the pot and the added casting was to much.
I think like a 5 gallon bucket would be more than good for that many, i started my worm farm with only a 1lb of worms and i really feel like i would have been happier with more. Also mine keep trying to escape and i think i've lost more than have reproduced inside my farm. :\Thank you. How much room do 1lb of worms need? May have a local source for worms.
Gone Fishing :)Worm bin
How do they get out?I think like a 5 gallon bucket would be more than good for that many, i started my worm farm with only a 1lb of worms and i really feel like i would have been happier with more. Also mine keep trying to escape and i think i've lost more than have reproduced inside my farm. :\
Yes but it’s the pot my plants are growing in. To much castings makes the soil not aerate. I tried adding more pumice but was not successful.Im new.. not a grower, but a worm farmer. If the worms were in the pot with the castings and the craft blend, they were likely eating the craft blend... making more castings.
They just crawled out of their worm bin thing, they end dying not very far from their bin too. Anything that could stress them out will make at least some of them try to escape. Also try to not overfeed them or give them things that are rotting. It can cause them to become bloated with gas, bumps on their bodies will develop because they can't expell the gas and it ends up killing them.How do they get out?