I’d keep starchy items out … looking good brotha! Feed small portions no more then they can eat in a few days over feeding is what can get new start ups potentially into trouble from time to time .
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Sounds good man. I was reading that starch is not really liked by the red Wigglers anyways. Just tryin to vary the diet. I’ve already got several sandwiche bags frozen of greens and fruits. No citrus tho.
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@Chirpxchirp get you a worm bin going man let them recycle soil
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I’m planning a summer project.
My small in-doors worm bin is moving along nicely, 1st batch is done and they are feasting on the 2nd level… Soo…
The plan is to set up a ‘Big Bastard’ in the garage next month, split my worms in half and let them go nutz this summer. Grass clippings (both kinds 
), old soil, garden waste etc.
I’m thinking something like +100L bin, coco etc for bedding.
The goal being to finish up in the fall with a load of EWC for the winter grows.
As I can’t winter over out in the garage, I’ll set all the ‘wee buggers’ free in the fall.
Cheers
G
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I don’t know, you could probably insulate the bin and add an immersion heater. I’ve heard someone using this technique outdoors in sub zero winters.
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I run about. 25 gallon smart pot filled up with bunch of leaves I have a 2”+ piece of styrofoam on the garage floor then the pot on top of that when needed throw heavier blanket over the entire bin they do well when a garage gets down to well below freezing 10F or better .
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I have some hard insulation in the garage. I’m going to use that as a thermal break under the bin in the early spring and later in summer, the bin directly on slab.
I think you are right, with a little work I could winter over.
For the 1st attempt though, I’m just going to process for 6+ months April to Nov. I see how that goes and take it from there.
Cheers
G
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@CADMAN – FWIW, they love a bit of flour or corn meal. 
And more than that, soggy dog kibble–it’s like doritos nachos for them.
Moisture is the only thing I see missing; it needs to be closer to the 75% water that they are…they can handle drier/drying situations but will kinda go dormant and/or die off. Too wet is bad too, and plenty of air ventilation/access is important.
In my early attempts I created thermal composting conditions & had too little air supply… watched a horde of worms escaping through a vented bucket lid… 
Soggy cardboard is another thing they love & would be a great top layer for your bin.
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Thanks @cannabissequoia I’ll drill more holes in the sides of the container… I’ll take out some peat moss dirt (it’s about 5" right now) and replace it with Newspaper and more cardboard…
I do plan to have a top blanket layer, likely wet Newspapers 5 or 6 sheets to help keep everything mosit and spongey.
Don’t wanna nothing escaping on me lol
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From what I understand some will escape. They’ll die. Oh well.
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I have had about 6cft of soil sitting on a tarp with the corners folded over to keep most of the snow and rain off it, it has been frozen solid for a month or so, I broke off some large chunks and thawed them out in a plastic bin, in the veg tent.
When I used it to pot up my seedlings, there were worms all in it. So they seem to survive being frozen solid from what I can see.
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Here in the desert, they turn into worm jerky. I sweep them back up and throw them into the bins. The circle of life. 
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The right flavors and a more paletable sounding name, and that could be a million dollar product. 
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Hmm… I have a food dehydrator…
I don’t think I could eat something too small to be cleaned, myself, I don’t care for the idea of eating worm poop.
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That would be castings, it sounds much better than poop. 
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Ok, who has a starter colony of worms for me? I got some seeds or some $.
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I could probably dig up a few for you, but most people prefer redworms. I have Euros.
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