Comments on: Adventures In Vermicomposting – How to Vermicompost

By: Roch

Roch — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:11:09 +0000

Is there a link between the moisture and the appearance of mites in the bing? My bing is quite moist and there’s white a bit of those bugs in there?

By: Should I Open Up a Can of Worms? | Whats on Jen's Plate?

Should I Open Up a Can of Worms? | Whats on Jen's Plate? — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:28:24 +0000

[...] browsing online, I came upon The Greenest Dollar and her adventures in Vermicomposting. She makes it look easy to set up and simple enough to store someplace in an [...]

By: Should I Open Up a Can of Worms? « What's on Jen's Plate?

Should I Open Up a Can of Worms? « What's on Jen's Plate? — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:52:09 +0000

[...] browsing online, I came upon The Greenest Dollar and her adventures in Vermicomposting. She makes it look easy to set up and simple enough to store someplace in an [...]

By: Jen @ What's on Jen's Plate?

Jen @ What's on Jen's Plate? — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:31:17 +0000

This is so neat! I really want to start composting but I have such limited space since I live in an apartment. I have two questions: 1) How much space does this take up 2) Does it make your room smell? I really am thinking about trying this out! I would love more of your input! Thanks for the post!

By: Andrew @ 101 Centavos

Andrew @ 101 Centavos — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:15:57 +0000

Very nice. I think you’ve convineced to go ahead and get a commercial composter. I started a bin last June, and now have two —- the little guys are having a population explosion. I’m curious to see how a multi-tier composter compares in performance to the bins.
To answer one of your questions, I don’t add any water. The veg scraps and wet coffee grounds seem to have enough moisture. In fact, sometimes I have to “air” the bins out, as they get too wet and some kind of slimy mold growth forms on the inside wall.
Are you having any gnat problems?

By: Vermicompost Bin Update #1 / Eco Update

Vermicompost Bin Update #1 / Eco Update — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:09:38 +0000

[...] Well, it’s been almost two weeks since I got my vermicompost bin set up! If you missed the original post, Adventures in Vermicomposting, where I described setting up my vermicompost bin for the first time, you can see it here. [...]

By: What To Do With Imperfect Produce | The Greenest Dollar

What To Do With Imperfect Produce | The Greenest Dollar — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:09:41 +0000

[...] my vermicompost bin is helping with some of this waste. But I still need to get better at using this [...]

By: Friday Green Links – 2/26 « Pragmatic Environmentalism

Friday Green Links – 2/26 « Pragmatic Environmentalism — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:14:47 +0000

[...] Adventures in Vermicomposting – The Greenest Dollar. Since I’m still starving my worms (who are, oddly enough, thriving) to get rid of flies, I’m vermicomposting vicariously. [...]

By: Vermicompost Bin Update #1 | The Greenest Dollar

Vermicompost Bin Update #1 | The Greenest Dollar — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:17:41 +0000

By: heather

heather — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:05:49 +0000

Hi Chantal,

Mine only took a couple of days to recover. Is your bed moist enough? What kind of vermicompost bin are you using?

I’ll be posting an update this week with pictures. I’ve only fed them once since I got them; they’re only just now starting to crawl into my second tray (where I put the food). It’s pretty moldy and gross in that tray now (they like that!) so I think I’m going to add a bit more food tonight.

I did find a great forum on vermicomposting: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/verm/

There’s a lot of good information there. Maybe asking a seasoned veteran would help? Or perhaps some of the readers here might know, if you could provide a bit more information about your bin/moisture/food situation.

Thanks for writing in!