slater problem in worm farm
riveraquarian
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Comments (29)You could have skipped most of this thread by going to vermicomposting thread first. But as far as using chicken poop in your home compost, you're not in much danger of having contaminants from a home flock. Unless they are being kept in filthy conditions, underfed, get only rainwater to drink and house garbage to eat. Most likely you keep their coop clean, feed and water them daily and provide fresh greens whenever possible. Most likely your hen yard is also clean and free of contamination. The suggestion to store the compost for 60 days before using it makes sense. After your compost is finished, you should sift it to separate out anything that is not finished and place it in covered containers and leave them in the sun. This heating will complete the cooking process without killing the good microbes in your compost. Your dog's poop is another issue. Dogs digestive systems have harmful disease micro organisms that you really don't want around your food crops. Some people over in the vermicomposting forum have a system to dispose of pet waste out in the yard. You cut the bottom out of a 4 gallon plastic can, dig a hole in the yard deep enough to set the can down into it with an inch or two above ground level. After Fido leaves you a gift you shovel it into the can and replace the lid. The earthworms will come up from the ground and dispose of the contents of the can. You may be able to use the same site for a year or more since much of the waste is carried down into the sourrounding soil by the worms action. Personally, I don't worry about the compost made from chicken manure, leaves, grass and kitchen waste. But I don't want my dog's poop in my garden or near my food. DH works for the health department and has a degree in chemistry and environmental health and he makes all our compost so I just don't worry about it. The composting process that we use is a slower method with 4' square bins. We have 8 of them and have most of them going at any one time. He turns the compost about every 6 weeks so it takes nearly a year for one load as each one travels down the row of bins. After it's finished and screened it's packed into clean barrels for storage until we are ready to use it. Cheryl...See Moreslater invasion in worm farm
Comments (1)see reply in garden clinic http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/pests/msg070322492350.html?1 Here is a link that might be useful: one suggestion...See MoreNeighbour has set up our worm farm and IT STINKS!!!
Comments (4)//////// wait a moment IIIIII ok that's better. I was stuck sideways. It appears to be outside. The smell should quickly get less worse. Maybe a temporary fan would help. I think it is the grass. I am more worried the grass is hot. Is it? What stops rain from flooding it. Nice paint job. It was nice of him to build it for you. It appears to be made with love. What is the bottom of the bin made of? Were the grass clipping still green? If so they are food not bedding. I would add shredded cardboard. I would shred a big bag of extra cardboard. Possible put it in a sealed container right next to or under the bin. I suspect he may sneak back from time to time with some more grass or veggies. I bet he is on his way home from Starbucks right now with 20 pounds of coffee grounds for the bin. Your job is to keep adding bedding and bake him a nice pie to thank him. Maybe put a lock on it :-) the bin not the pie. Feel free to add a cup of garden soil and egg shells. Note worms that live in garden soil are not the same type as worms that live in compost bins. Also if the gentleman has that much vegetable waste he might enjoy learning about bokashi. If he tires of that BSFL Black Soldier Fly Larvae. Keep him busy or he will build a second bin for you. Since the first bin is a boy the second one will be a girl and he will paint it pink....See MoreTick Infested Worm Farm
Comments (1)They're not ticks. Ticks don't live in such places. Possibly mites of some sort? But that's only a wild guess without a description (size, color, etc) and/or picture....See Moreriveraquarian
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