Those are much better bedding choices, I agree! I do what I can, with what I’ve got to give me the best EWC. I feed my worms amendments in their smoothies which seems to up the quality. What goes in, must come out in a more plant friendly way and with the added bonus of a silica coating around the casting.
The rice hulls help aerate for a while, but then eventually breakdown and add silica to the mix. Usually by the time they are starting to breakdown I am using the EWC on my plants. If they don’t breakdown by the time it’s used it’s no big deal to me as it all ends up in the wash.
I started with a can-o-worms like greasy, and recently built a 27gal. CrunchBerries’Probiotic SIP Thread - #318 by CrunchBerries