Worms! Worms! Worms!

Hey there. My son and I are getting ready to embark on a magical project here very very soon.
We are going to start a worm compost bin, and of course it's going to be a total DIY. I have been wanting to do this for some time now, and he is all jacked up about it, having worms at the ready for whenever he wants to go fishing!
For me, I am looking at a good way to get rid of some biological waste...er hmmm...
and also looking forward to using the worm tea, and compost down the road. The bin we are going to make will be a 3 level bin, the 3rd level being for the collection of the sweet worm tea. It seem pretty straight forward, and it is something that I know he can pretty much build all by himself w/ a little supervision. Pretty excited about it, just wanted to run the plans by yous folks and get some feedback as far as experiences, things to avoid etc....
Here is a link to the plan that we will use. What do you think? Am I making this more complicated than it needs to be going w/ this design, doesn't seem to tough, but hell I have zip experience w/ worm composting bins.
I will take lots of pics and document the build, and use of this thing, I hope that it will be useful for everyone here that is into gardening.
The link to the plans:
How to Make Your Own Worm Farm - Working Worms - Vermiculture
And for those of you that don't care to click the link, a quick pic of what we will be building and how it works.

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This design seemed to be the most functional for what I need it for, and I like the idea of being able to rotate the top 2 bins, and separating the tea, compost, and working area. Let me know what you think, or if you have any useful advice for us! I was wondering, how long will that "tea" keep, and what were the best ways to use it and the compost. Not that I will have to worry about it anytime soon, but just curious as to how some of you use these.
Thanks.:jointsmile:

My son and I went out today, and got 3 10 gallon rubbermaid bins! Yeah! He will start assembly tomorrow! Can't wait. Will take pictures of the process and plan to start a new thread about it. Where would a good place be for it though? Indoor Growing section?

I don't know much about worm compost bins, but I just wanted to say that I think it's cool that you're doing this with your kid. I'm stoked that you're including him in the things you do because the apple doesn't fall far from the tree and you'll probably end up sharing a few interests. I wanna be a dad like that. Keep it up man, and love that kid with all your heart.

Very great idea. I am going to start a compost pile this summer, had a little worm farm in my basement all winter and it was a fun little project.

Plus doing things with the kids is always a good time.

You know an easy way to catch worms is to mix dish soap with water and then pour it over the ground, they come right up.

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Originally Posted by JohnnyZ

I don't know much about worm compost bins, but I just wanted to say that I think it's cool that you're doing this with your kid. I'm stoked that you're including him in the things you do because the apple doesn't fall far from the tree and you'll probably end up sharing a few interests. I wanna be a dad like that. Keep it up man, and love that kid with all your heart.

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Well, I hope that he ends up making some different choices for his life, and develops a passion for something a little less dangerous than what I do, but yeah you are right. It's like he is a little clone! He is my whole world! I do agonize over the fact that at any given moment I could be out of his life because of what I choose to do, but at the same time, I hope that he learns to live his life while being true to himself, and standing firm behind his beliefs, which is the larger lesson that someday when he is older, I will hopefully have the chance to explain to him in more detail. That being said though, nothing is promised in life, and many many moms and dads that are L 7 squares, that don't so much as litter, end up not being able to be there due to chance. It's just life. I just try to make the most of my time with him and try to be a teacher, then parent, then buddy. I do love him with all my heart. Even if he grows up hating cannabis, and becomes a socialist leader, I will still love him, as long as he chooses to live his life honestly, and live by his beliefs.
Thanks for the kind words, you will become what you want to become as a parent!:D

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Originally Posted by Lit Up

Very great idea. I am going to start a compost pile this summer, had a little worm farm in my basement all winter and it was a fun little project.

Plus doing things with the kids is always a good time.

You know an easy way to catch worms is to mix dish soap with water and then pour it over the ground, they come right up.

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I was going to use earthworms, and have russled them up that way before when I was younger. I read online though, the best worms to use for the farm are red wigglers, and after seeing them, I think they will be great bait too! They are smaller, not as thick, but they are much more lively. Very herky jerky fast movement. We'll see later this spring how much the fish like them.:jointsmile: I will likely throw in some earthworms as well just to see how they like the farm, hell it would be great if I could cultivate both! I don't know though, from what I have read, they prefer to dig down, where as the reds dig up, so I may end up w/ an earthworm holocaust in the bottom of my worm tea bin if that's true. And there is no way I am giving mouth to mouth to an earthworm he he, so if that happens they might not last too long. But it's worth a shot.:D Stay tuned guys, here pretty soon, when I put the how to thread together, I will post a link here. It looks like the farm will be built, and I will probably be waiting on the worms for a few weeks. I will post it all when it's all done though!:jointsmile:

As promised, here is a DIY for the worm farm described above.
Pictures are included.
http://boards.cannabis.com/indoor-gr...ml#post1972478

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