Why, this Worm Hive graphic, of course.
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If, for some reason you can't DIY this, you can either ask me, or visit this guy on Etsy to purchase one.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Worm Hive: A Multi-Layered, Stackable Worm Bin
Being a Jill-of-all-trades, I like to dabble in a bit of everything interesting. So what happens when you mix vermicomposting (worm composting), carpentry and graphic design?
Why, this Worm Hive graphic, of course.
This is going to make a great DIY project for my son and I. Most likely we'll end up making it and leaving it at Grandma's.
If, for some reason you can't DIY this, you can either ask me, or visit this guy on Etsy to purchase one.
Why, this Worm Hive graphic, of course.
If, for some reason you can't DIY this, you can either ask me, or visit this guy on Etsy to purchase one.
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Love the post. Now following. Hopefully you can stop by sometime over at possumhillfarms.com
ReplyDeleteHi, I read through your instructions and am confused. Each box has a screen bottom with the exception of the top hinged box. When you put food in the top wouldn't the screen of the first box keep the food form getting to the bottom third box?
ReplyDeleteThe worms migrate up though the mesh towards the food, there is a short paragraph in the picture that explains this. Click on show larger pic and read it.
DeleteYou put on one box at a time when it is full you put on another one .
DeleteUse one box to start, and add others as the first one fills. The worms can't levitate! But when the first is about full and you add the second box and put the kitchen scraps in it, they will move up. When the second box is half full or thereabouts, remove the bottom box, shake the castings like sifting flour and watch for the few remaining worms. Put them in the next box up, which is now the bottom box. I think that the third box may be overkill, but it never hurts to have extra! I'll probably make mine a little larger than this; it seems small to me.
ReplyDeleteHow do the boxes interlock?
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of ways to interlock them. For me having the tools, I would use a router to notch the inside of the top of each box, and then notch the outside of the bottom of each. This requires a bit with a bearing and the right cut depth to be just over half the thickness of your wood. I'm sure there is an easier way, but I like things over done sometimes.
DeleteHow do the boxes interlock?
ReplyDeleteAre the dimensions given the overall dimensions or are they the dimensions of each box. In other words, how high is each side of the individual boxes?
ReplyDeleteHow much would one of these cost? Do you build and sell these, if not where can I purchase one?
ReplyDeleteYou keep saying "fine mesh" are you talking about window screen, or something different
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