Redworm/Castings Table Harvester (video)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRI69IO5y3c
Worm Cocoons in Vermicompost?
Worm castings are tricky, aren't they? They can be soggy and have lots of unprocessed material encased in castings, used in containers to grow stuff, dry out and show what they're really like. I've noticed that my worm castings that I recently removed from the Worm Inn system dried out in the sun quite fast and revealed a bunch of little purple eggs. What are these things? After doing a little reading and talking to the dude Bentley over at redwormcomposting.com, I learned that they were worm cocoons. So is this a good thing or a bad thing? I don't really know. Reproduction is obviously a good thing. However, I'm learning that the cocoons may be worms laying more eggs in response to a dry or unhealthy worm system. They…
How do you Empty the Worm Inn? (video)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDlgJdJPJc4 I've been getting a lot of email regarding how to empty the Worm Inn composting system: How do you get the castings out? How do you keep the worms from escaping? Do you have to screen through all the material you just put in? All questions with super simple answers. Since worms eat the material from the bottom up, they leave behind their precious castings. As you can see in the video, you simply open the drawstrings and take them out. If you find a worm, you've reached the end of your castings and you simply put the worm back in the top of the Worm Inn. There may be an odd piece of unprocessed material as you dig through the castings, but as with the worms, just put…