Wow, I wasn’t expecting such a response. Thanks to all.
Rj,
I’m all about information gathering. Like most things, all that info needs filtered to sort out the disparities. I’ve been busy
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Joanna,
I got interested in vermicomposting since Winter here (about 30 miles East of St.Louis) pretty much puts our 4x8x4 outdoor compost bin to sleep. We generate a fair amount of kitchen green waste and lots of coffee grounds. Our shredded junk mail goes in the outdoor bin. It has shiny paper and some plastic in it so I won’t put that in the worm bin. Plenty of cardboard and shredded newspaper for bedding. Here’s the setup I built, pirated off a few “continuous flow through” designs. Top bin for worms, bottom bin for castings collection and any excess liquid. Obviously, it’s in the basement. No need to talk to the worms. We have 3 cats that keep us occupied.
Karen,
I was looking at hot composting to to get better results over winter. My neighbor’s oak trees are still dropping leaves and I have 3 roughly 6’ diameter bins full of them. They take a long time to break down.
