Comments on: Maintaining the Compost Bin http://smallnotebook.org/2008/04/26/maintaining-the-compost-bin/ Encouragement for a Simple Home Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:29:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: April Link Round Up | simple mom http://smallnotebook.org/2008/04/26/maintaining-the-compost-bin/#comment-75 April Link Round Up | simple mom Sun, 04 May 2008 22:19:46 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-75 [...] Maintaining the Compost Bin - Small Notebook Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] Maintaining the Compost Bin – Small Notebook Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> By: smallnotebook http://smallnotebook.org/2008/04/26/maintaining-the-compost-bin/#comment-74 smallnotebook Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:37:12 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-74 Thanks Bentley, that means a lot coming from an expert like you! I really like the <a href="http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-castings/worm-castings-and-drought-resistance/" rel="nofollow">experiment</a> you did showing how castings contributed to drought-resistance in your house plants. I am so interested in aquaponics! I can't wait to see what you come up with. Thanks Bentley, that means a lot coming from an expert like you! I really like the experiment you did showing how castings contributed to drought-resistance in your house plants.

I am so interested in aquaponics! I can’t wait to see what you come up with.

]]> By: ktbunch http://smallnotebook.org/2008/04/26/maintaining-the-compost-bin/#comment-73 ktbunch Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:44:49 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-73 GOOD job! I'm impressed! & INSPIRED! ;-) GOOD job! I’m impressed! & INSPIRED! ;-)

]]> By: CompostGuy http://smallnotebook.org/2008/04/26/maintaining-the-compost-bin/#comment-72 CompostGuy Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:41:07 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-72 Great to see your progress report, Rachel! (just finished reading your article about setting up a worm bin). You are definitely right about 'worm tea' - it will be much higher quality if made from finished vermicompost. While I don't recommend adding lots of water to most worm bins, I think the ultimate system would in fact be one that has a constant (but slow) flow of water through it - enough to keep things very wet, but moving through quickly enough to provide enough oxygen for the worms. I'm actually going to test out a gravel grow bed as a home for worms this summer (setting up an outdoor aquaponics system). I think the worms will actually really like the conditions in this system, and they'll certainly help the plants!! :-) Bentley Great to see your progress report, Rachel! (just finished reading your article about setting up a worm bin).

You are definitely right about ‘worm tea’ – it will be much higher quality if made from finished vermicompost.
While I don’t recommend adding lots of water to most worm bins, I think the ultimate system would in fact be one that has a constant (but slow) flow of water through it – enough to keep things very wet, but moving through quickly enough to provide enough oxygen for the worms. I’m actually going to test out a gravel grow bed as a home for worms this summer (setting up an outdoor aquaponics system). I think the worms will actually really like the conditions in this system, and they’ll certainly help the plants!! :-)

Bentley

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