Good deal, and thanks for the confidence! I guess I better feed them before I leave for the weekend!
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A cool pic from the worm farm 360 with about a half gallon of pruned leafs getting work done lol. I dont really even chop them up anymore. They break down just fine whole.
Since I took this pic I finished sifting the soil from the pots of the last run. So those leafs got covered with roots from those plants to recycle as well.
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Lovely. This is exactly why I started my worm bin. Between cannabis leaves, roots, etc. and coffee grounds they do quite well.
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Every once in a while I’ll top it off with a mix of kelp, malt, and neem just to keep things booming and clean.
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Checked my bin to see how things are going yesterday. Worm count is going up 
We have success so far. In the past I have let them dry out too much. I have a one gallon sprayer this time though. I sprayed about a quart and a half of rain water on the bin’s top soil after I counted a few spots.
I have a tumbler and have in mind to tumble compost previous to adding it fresh to one side of the bin.
I added an avocado cross cut and squeezed a few days back and there were a couple of larger worms in the area maybe some egg cases.
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Ya I try to make it a point of pouring 2 gallons or so around the perimeter of the 25 gallon smart pots it seems to dry out the quickest
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I have all these little yellow dots on the surface of the food/bedding and all over the lid and sides of the bucket. From what ive read, these are all eggs. Super excited to have some baby worms!
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Could we see a pic of them cacoon s are more reddish or amber like
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Cocoons IMO wouldn’t be on plain surfaces of the lid and such
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Yeah I looked at them and they were moving. I’ll take some pics in a bit & figure out how to post them.
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Those don’t appear to be cacoons my friend … keep an eye on them though… I’ll go dig one out of my worm bins for what a cacoon looks like.
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Any idea what they are?
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I think they are fruit fly maggot casings/cocoons
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That probably be my first guess as well ,or house fly but maybe to big for those
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There were a couple house flies that were trapped inside that flew out when I opened it awhile back. I guess I’ll see when they emerge!
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I’m definitely growing fruit flies & house flies. Gonna do some research to figure out how to keep them at a minimum. Any tips from the OGers?
I also plan to dump the whole bin out today to see how the stuff at the bottom looks, I havent done that since I started the worms. Bought a bunch of bananas to blend up and feed them today as a treat too!
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What’s the worm bin compost consist of? If it’s a five gallon bucket I’d consider other options. Bedding? Should be high carbon sources news paper , leaves, maybe with some peat mixed in . I see a lot of green mixed in on top which could be doing thermal composting. Having a container that breathes is important ( consider smart pots) and as always bury the food. Trouble with fruit flies ? Freeze food prior then bury it. Moisture level should be 50% or slightly higher. Books at the library will give newbies a lot of direction as well. Good luck @newb2.0!
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If you go to my drop box link here Books, PDF's, and other useful nerdy sh#t - #4 by DavesNotHere
At the bottom of the list is a book called verimculture technologies. That should help out.
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