Worm Composter- vermi composting W/ FREE RED WORMS! Start Price USD 99.99 Current Price USD 99.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 03, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 10, 2008 Location Geneva, IL See more about ' Worm Composter- vermi composting W/ FREE RED WORMS!' Description TUMBLEWEEDON HAND AND READY TO SHIP! COMES WITH FREE REDWORMS! ($13.00 VALUE)The Australian Worm Farm consists of two sturdy polypropylene boxes nested inside each other measuring 23 inches long, 12.5 inches high and 15 inches wide. The upper box has a perforated floor and a lid, and the lower box is fitted with a drain sprout.By having the worms in the top portion of the bin (kitchen scraps/organic waste is placed) the waste (liquid tea) filters through the perforated holes into the bottom bin that can be combined with water for use as a rich organic fertilizer. As the worms actually eat the bacteria in the decomposed food there is no odor to worry about. Simply add your scraps and see the results! We’ve been testing out this worm composting unit and have it available at the shop for you to see. THE WORMS ARE HAPPY AND THRIVING!Instructions First of all, line the base of the top box with two or three layers of dampened newspaper. Add some partially rotted compost or potting mix, to form a layer about ¾ inch deep. Add your worms and cover with a piece of dampened carpet, burlap or light resistant plastic (such as a garbage bag) cut to size.Place the scraps underneath this cover. Note that the worms eat the decomposed parts of the scraps so by placing them in a separate bin for a few days will accelerate the process.The Worms Worms used in your Worm Farm need to be special Composting Worms (red worms). They are fast breeders and can consume their own weight in food in twenty-four hours. One thousand worms are all that is required to start off the farm (two thousand if you want to be up to capacity in a hurry), with each worm producing an egg capsule approximately every two weeks, each capsule containing between five and fifteen worms.These hatch in three weeks time and are mature within three months. The worms will breed to the environment so if you reduce the amount of food so too will the worm population decrease.All of these topics including where you can purchase the worms are explained in detail in a foldout instruction sheet included with each bin.Harvesting Worm CastingsThere are several ways to harvest worm castings with this bin.1. Lay out a sheet of plastic and dump out the contents of the worm bin. Set up your compost bin quickly with fresh, moist bedding, just as you did when you began your worm farm. Start looking for the worms and shifting them over from the compost to the worm bin. Look also for the tiny worm cocoons which are the eggs. Move those over to the worm bin as well.2. You can also open the bin up in the sun and let the worms move down to the bottom of the bin. Scoop up a very thin layer of worm castings. Move any worms or food scraps that aren’t completely decomposed back into the worm bin after removing the layer of compost. Repeat. Add bedding material as needed.3. A couple weeks before you’re ready to harvest the worm castings, feed the worms only on one side of the bin. The worms should vacate the other side. Harvest the worm castings with a trowel on the side where the worms aren’t feeding. Add more bedding.REDWORMSLIVE REDWORMS Earthworms eat and burrow twenty-four hours a day! All of this tunneling aerates the soil (getting oxygen to the roots), allows for easier root growth, and improves water retention. They are a natural tie in for cold composting. Earthworms help keep the soil loose. Mother Nature doesn't own a spade! Earthworms consume ordinary soil and cast it back with more nutrients available to plants. These "castings" release their nutrients slowly and do not leach out with watering. REDWORM DIRECTIONS NUTRITION: These earthworms will eat the soil in your garden and cast it back with 5 times more nitrogen, 1.5 times more calcium, 3 times more magnesium, 7 times more phosphates, 11 times more potash and 40% more humus. Plant nutrients from earthworms (odorless castings) retain moisture, don’t leach out with watering and are released slowly instead of in one large dose. Worm castings feed plants for weeks, even months. They will neutralize acid or alkaline excess and they don’t use up organic carbons, as chemicals often do. Looks like Mother Nature knows what she’s doing! AERATION: On their endless journey through your garden (worms don’t sleep), earthworms leave behind a vast network of nutrition-lined tunnels which are valuable air spaces. This gets oxygen to the roots and allows the roots more room to grow. The castings-rich soil will hold more water so there’s much less run-off. Hard packing is impossible -- Mother Nature does not own a spade. All Plant life benefits enormously from nutrition and aeration by earthworms. Production goes up. Color is better. Fruits and vegetables taste better. Susceptibility to disease goes down. Best of all, you get more pleasure from your gardening and your garden. DIRECTIONS: Garden Areas: Dig 6 inch diameter, 1 foot deep holes several feet apart though out the garden. Fill with water and let drain. Put one or two handfuls of worms in each hole, fill loosely with soil and compost (cuttings, table scraps, etc.) This will give the worms a quick meal. Water the area and apply mulch if possible over and around the holes. Keep the area watered. Tree and Shrub Treatment: Dig several 6 inch diameter, 1 foot deep holes around the drip line of the tree’s branches. Continue as above. Compost Pile: Place worms on the bottom of 4 inches of loose soil. Keep damp as you continue to add decaying organic material. For best results, add some organic material along with the worms to get them feeding. You may use moist corn meal, coffee grounds, table scraps, grass clippings, or other organic material. WE ACCEPT PAYPAL ONLY!On Aug-07-08 at 15:14:07 PDT, seller added the following information:WE ONLY SHIP TO CONFIRMED ADDRESSES WHEN USING PAYPAL! Place a Bid!