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- | Place the wooden blocks in 4 corners of the 2nd tub. These blocks create space between the top food layer and the second composting layer. Stack the tubs on top of one another. | + | Place the wooden blocks in 4 corners of the 2nd tub. These blocks create space between the top food layer and the second composting layer. Stack the tubs on top of one another. |
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- | Out on the balcony, the old worm farm is full and overflowing. It was time to dig in, harvest out worm castings that were ready and put the rest of the compost in the new worm farm. I added some shredded wet newspaper. Carbon helps balance out the rich nitrogen | + | Out on the balcony, the old worm farm is full and overflowing. It was time to dig in, harvest out worm castings that were ready and put the rest of the compost in the new worm farm. The second level is in ' |
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+ | See that I added some shredded wet newspaper | ||
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- | One final step before it's ready to go. These plastic tubs have been designed to fit snugly when stacked on top of each other. So by creating the space between the tops 2 layers with the wooden blocks, there is a small gap for worms to escape. A metre of mosquito netting, some elastic, a needle and thread... and it was time to make, the Escapee Worm Preventer... | + | One final step before it's ready to go. These plastic tubs have been designed to fit snugly when stacked on top of each other. So by creating the space between the tops 2 layers with the wooden blocks, there is a small gap for worms to escape. A metre of mosquito netting, some elastic, a needle and thread... and it was time to make, the **Escapee Worm Preventer**... |
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- | How it works | + | VOILA! |
- | How to harvest | + | |
+ | [[How the worm farm works]]\\ [[How to harvest | ||