Vermicompost [worm castings] harvester for fertilizer

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paulandirene

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Posted 1279064416	Reply with quote #1

I am not sure if any of you use worms to eat your garbage and supply castings for fertilizer, but if you do [or have thought about it], over the weekend I designed a cheap, easily made tool for harvesting the castings...and I had all materials on hand at home: snack foods container, 1/4" mesh, and wire. Attached Images pauls_vermicompost-harvester.jpg (492.90 KB, 179 views)

icecube13

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Posted 1279077090	Reply with quote #2

Don't forget to pick up any worm cocoons that drop through the screen, but looks good. Gary

pitangadiego

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Posted 1365176847	Reply with quote #3

That is the basic idea. I want a finer mesh and a much larger tumbler. Just have to find the right screen. When screening compost, I find that 1/4" works fine. The particles are either much finer that the 1/4" or still much larger, so a smaller mesh is not needed. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

Figaro

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Posted 1365181343	Reply with quote #4

I was going to make something similar out of a 5-gallon bucket but haven't gotten around to it yet. Here's an example: __________________ ============================ [B]Figaro Zone 10b - South Florida[/I] Growing: Black Mission, Strawberry Verte, LSU Hollier, LSU Purple, LSU Scotts Black, Cajun Gold, Panachee, Excel, UCR 291-4, UCR 143-36, Violette de Bordeaux, Ronde de Bordeaux, Calvert, Black Madeira, Col De Dame Blanc Wish List: CdDN, CdDG, Ischia Black, Galicia Negra ============================

gorgi

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Posted 1365190052	Reply with quote #5

Another topic on the subject was very recently posted: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/Worm-Castings-6273843 __________________ George, NJ_z7a.

Grasa

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Posted 1365281182	Reply with quote #6

Wonder if a restaurant type deep fryer (potatoes) would work to convert easier into a tumbler. May find at a second hand restaurant store... they fry huge things in those things..also for noodle strainers for restaurants. how about 2 of them back to back? http://www.topfoodservice.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?store_code=TFS&screen=PROD&product_code=KUPSKN002 __________________ Grasa Seattle, WA

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