2013-03-15 Fri

2013-03-15 Fri

SUFE

The Vermicomposting Bin which premiered earlier this year, last reported 2013 -02-21 Thu continues to compact.

Last night I noticed that the black plastic sleeve appears to be descending with the material. No matter, I'll just insert a second sleeve and let it works its way to the bottom.

What is at the bottom?

That's a large shoot, possibly from a potato eye, peeking out under the plastic, and some eggshells and scraps of paper that appear to have fallen through my grid.

The castings accumulate, although they haven't reached the point where they cover the bin floor, and so they have not yet reached a mass where they can support a small colony of fallen worms to complete the digestion.

Here's a detail showing how the sleeve has slipped down, exposing a bit of the cardboard tower.

The second sleeve is in place. Do I spread its lower rim out, or leave it clustered?

I left it clustered; some worms will make their way up through the aperture. I of course hope that the majority of worms will stay below and continue to do their business.

The new sleeve extends quite a way over the outside. Yes, those are tear-holes in the sleeve. Should have used a new bag, right?

Oh well, it's an experiment at this stage ...