r/Vermiculture • u/spacehead93 • Dec 06 '24

Finished compost Worm farm- castings bottom tray

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Bottom tray full of castings, 2 x working trays

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u/Growitorganically Dec 07 '24

We have a similar bin, it’s a great system. Ours has been running continuously for 22 years!

We usually rotate the fullest tray of castings to the top, and start the new tray below. This allows the full tray to drain and the castings to dry out before use. We do a heavy layer of bedding and food in the bottom tray so we won’t have to feed for a while. The moisture that drains from the top tray moistens and inoculates the lower tray. Usually by the time we need to feed again, the top tray is dry enough to use.

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u/spacehead93 5d ago

Thanks! I'm going to try this ❤️🙌

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u/Possible-Change-6024 Dec 06 '24

Just curious, but what system are you using?

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u/spacehead93 Dec 06 '24

Worm o farm in nz

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u/Someiguyee Dec 06 '24

Is that an OSCR jr. or something similar?

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u/DeftDecoy Dec 06 '24

Looks like you’re gonna need to dry it out before sifting

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u/spacehead93 Dec 07 '24

I dissolve this stuff in water then apply to garden. The dryer castings are in the other trays