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Cave-Ins: Bridging and Sink-Holes

Cave-Ins: Bridging and Sink-Holes

Continuous flow vermicomposters depend on regular harvesting to produce a fairly uniform amount of product with each cutting bar movement. The moist material at the bottom will have developed a texture or tilth over its trip down from the top, that is a result of...
Importance of Installing the Base Layer

Importance of Installing the Base Layer

Install the base layer Once you have finished lining your CFT with paper, you will add a ‘base layer’ of peat moss without disturbing the paper—this layer is for startup only. It provides no food for the worms, but it serves a few important purposes: Provides a...
Planning Your Workspace

Planning Your Workspace

Take a few moments to visualize your future vermicast production area – the vision that prompted you to start this in the first place. You may be starting out smaller, but you can see a path that gets you where you want to be some day. Here’s a sample layout for a...
Feeding Your CFT

Feeding Your CFT

Feeding After your worms have settled in for about a week, you can add a fresh food layer. This starts your regular weekly feeding routine. Regular feeding is recommended, but if you need to skip a few days, they will do fine. Rule of thumb: it’s always better to...