Vermiculture

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Comment by Clarence on November 29, 2009 at 7:25am

Lisa,

It is my understanding that the kitchen waste must be covered with bedding (i.e. shredded news paper) to discourage fruit flies. That has worked for me.

Are you sure you are seeing fruit flies and not sewer gnats? S/Gnats look like fat fruit flies and are drawn to viniger in a fly trap rather then fresh fruit like a fruit fly.

We would get them at work if we let the floor drain traps go dry, thus allowing them to come up from the sewer.... we remedied this by dumping water in the floor drains every couple of weeks. You keep your worms in your laundry room, does it have a floor drain or sink that is not used often enough to keep the trap full of water?

Clarence

Comment by Lisa Moll on November 28, 2009 at 5:50pm

Does anyone else have a problem with fruit flies? I have my worm bins (2) in my laundry room, and I started having fruit flies this summer. It's too cold here to leave the bins outside, but I take them out on sunny days and shoo the fruit flies away. Any suggestions?

Comment by Mamaka on November 27, 2009 at 2:24pm

HI folks,
I'm also a member of the Vermicomposter ning site and some folks there are wondering if worms are a component of the White House Garden Campaign. Any one know?
thanks!

Comment by Letti on September 24, 2009 at 11:07am

Everett great! When I do my vermicomposting workshops, I always encourage everyone to check out the website. You will enjoy the process.

Comment by Everett McDonald on September 22, 2009 at 7:40pm

Thankyou Letti, the website instructions were easy.
And for Joel, I think I'll put them in the laundry room.
Thanks

Comment by Joel LeGrand on September 22, 2009 at 6:08pm

Everett,
Do you want a indoor worm bed or a outdoor bed?
Worms like bees can be harmed in winter outside best to start them in spring.
Indoor can be started anytime.

Comment by Letti on September 22, 2009 at 5:59pm

Everett, you need worms, a container, food scraps, leaf mold or newspaper, water and a handfull of vermicompost and time. In three to six months you will be rewarded. Before you do read:
http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/Easywormbin.htm
and jump right in.

Comment by Everett McDonald on September 22, 2009 at 2:41pm

Vermicluture is something I've thought about for years and never got around
to trying. I think it's time. What do I need and how do I begin? What works
best for you folks? Thanks.

Comment by Joel LeGrand on September 9, 2009 at 11:51am

Hi everyone,
Has anyone tried the Vermicomposting Trench.
I find this on Redwormcomposting.

Comment by Strumelia on August 25, 2009 at 1:41pm

Kristen- I don't use rubbermaid type tubs, I use the Gusanito stacking trays, and all the bottoms of the trays are mesh, so there is a bit more ventilation to begin with. Even so, my bin recently got a bit too wet and I'm leaving the lid off for a while til it dries sufficiently again.

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