whats a trolll!! thats killing me and a hick crountry man like myself i live so far of the main i didnt think i could get the interweb here ha ha if you dont mind me asking moho whats a good worm bed set up?
Hey man- I have kept my worm bins really simple from the very first. Each bin is made up of two 18-gallon Rubbermaid bins nested one inside the other.
The bottom one isn't modified in any way... it simply catches the runoff from the top bin, that actual worm bin. The runoff is really nice to toss on your regular compost heap.
The top bin has drainage holes drilled in the bottom and then 1" aeration holes along the top rim. Not many... probably 6 holes total.
$5 can of red wigglers at the Farmer's Market, plus I bought a small bag of castings off of him to jump start/innoculate my first worm bin with all the wonderful microbes and creepy crawlies that come along with vermicompost.
I feed them lots of kitchen scraps, which in our house is primarily coffee grounds, greens, bananas, grapes, apples, egg shells (let em dry then crush them in your hands before tossing them in), rice, that kind of stuff.
For bedding I use shredded newspaper, but there are better options.
Toss in some sand/native soil because the worms' digestive systems need the grit to function properly.
I never have to water my bin... the kitchen scraps have adequate moisture.
Keep the bin relatively warm... I'd say like 55F minimum and then no hotter than 90F. Just as with plants and soil microbes, the sweet spot is mid-70s.
I think that's about it. It's easy and the wonderful thing is that the worm castings you produce at home are literally 100x more alive than any castings you'll ever buy in a plastic bag.
peace-
MoHo
