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Giving Your Bin a Kickstart |
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 10 September 2005 |
Whenever we put worms into fresh bedding, the bin processes waste very
slowly. It takes many days, even weeks, for the microbial populations
to grow large enough to make the incoming stream of food waste ready
(rotted) for the worms. One way to get things started faster is to
inoculate your bin with a several-inch-layer of vermicompost (or other
microbially active compost). Place it on the bottom of the bin, below
your bedding. You’ll notice a huge difference in bin start-up.
Advanced vermicomposters tip: if you know what material the worms were
living in and consuming before you got them, and can offer the worms
some of that same material after their move, you’ll reduce their
stress, and the length of time they need to adapt
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 18 September 2005 )
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