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    What is vermicompost? Vermicompost is the castings or worm poop from organic waste streams. Eisenia foetida, commonly known as red wiggler, brandling, or manure worms, to break down organic materials and food scraps from your house hold. The vermicompost can then be used to amend soils in your garden and house plants.

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    What is vermicompost? Vermicompost is the castings or worm poop from organic waste streams. Eisenia foetida, commonly known as red wiggler, brandling, or manure worms, to break down organic materials and food scraps from your house hold. The vermicompost can then be used to amend soils in your garden and house plants.

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    2 Casting

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    What is vermicompost? Vermicompost is the castings or worm poop from organic waste streams. Eisenia foetida, commonly known as red wiggler, brandling, or manure worms, to break down organic materials and food scraps from your house hold. The vermicompost can then be used to amend soils in your garden and house plants.

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    LowCostHomebuiltWormCastingHarvester

    Whatisvermicompost?Vermicompostisthe castingsorwormpoopfromorganicwaste streams.Eiseniafoetida,commonlyknownasred wiggler,brandling,ormanureworms,tobreak downorganicmaterialsandfoodscrapsfrom yourhousehold.Thevermicompostcanthenbe usedtoamendsoilsinyourgardenandhouse plants. Thefinishedcastingsmustbeseparatedfromthe wormsandbeddingtocreateauniformquality product.An1/8inchwiremeshscreencut12 inchby12inchcanbeusedtoseparatethe castings.Ahandfullofbeddingisplacedonthe screenandthenshakenbyhandoveracontainer. Thefinishedcastingsfallthroughthescreenand theunfinishedbedding,wormsandeggsisputbackintothewormbinforfurtherprocessing. Harvestingthewormcastingswiththismethodisverytimeconsuming.Aonecubicfootareaofbedding takesaboutanhourtoprocess.Eachweekthewormbinwillproducethissameamountofmaterialtobe harvested.Nowwearelookingat52hoursayearharvestingcastings. Compostingwormsareveryprolificandwithenoughfoodandroomtheirpopulationgrowsexponentially. Largercompostbinsrequireabetterharvester.Therearecommercialharvestersavailablefrom$150to thousandsofdollarsbutthisisnoteconomicalformosthomevermicomposters.Thefollowingharvester turnedouttobelowcost,easytouseandeasytostoreitemthatanyonecanbuildwithminimaltools.

    Materialslist:
    4Fourwire,paintrollerframes 13ftX2ft,1/8ingalvanizedHardwarecloth 1rollDucttape 1roll24GAFloralorhobbywire 21ABSblackplumbingpipe,cut32inlong 15gallonroundbucket 22X4X4ftused 8drywallscrews1in

    Totalcostshouldbelessthan$35dollarsbut usingrecycledmaterialswillreduceoverallcosts andisalwaysgoodfortheenvironment.

    Assembly:

    Step1:Thebucketwassectionedintotwo,four
    inchsegments.Thetopandbottomwerenotused inthisproject.Pleaseremembertouseproper personalprotectiveequipmentandreadyour ownersmanualsforpropertoolusage.

    Step2:Wrapthehardwareclothintoacylinder
    aroundtheoutsideofoneofthebucketpiecesand ducttapeinplace.Useaclamporpieceofhobbywire tosecureotherendofthecylinder. Step3:Usethe24gagewiretolaceupthehardwarecloth makingatightweave.Youmayhavetodoublebacktogeta tightseam. Step4:Placethecylinderinsidetheotherbucketpieceand ducttapeinplace.Otherformsoffastenersmaybeneededto holdthehardwareclothcylindertotheplasticbucket.Short sheetrockscrewsinsertedfromtheoutsidetoinsidework well.Keeptheoutsideofthecylinderassmoothaspossibleto avoidcatchingyourselfwhenoperatingtheharvester.Replace theducttapewhennecessary.

    Step5:Thecradleisassembledby
    predrillingthepaintrollers.Twoholes paralleltotherollerthroughthe handle. Step6:Screwtherollerstothe2X4s 10inchesapartwith11/2drywall screws.Findthecenterofthe2X4and measure5incheseachside. ThePVCpipesslideontotherollers, butnotaffixedtoallowforbreak downoftheassemblyforfuture moves.

    OperatingtheHarvester
    Thisisamanualoperatedharvesterbutwiththerollersoperatesveryeasilywithalargeloadof wormcastings.Thedesigncanbemodifiedforlargerscreensizes,butthe1/8hardwarecloth givesaverynicecastingandthewormeggsgobackintothewormbin. Themoistercontentisvery importantwhenusingascreen harvester.Thecasingsnormally needtohavethemoister contentreducedcomparedto therestofthewormbedding.A goodruleofthumbiswhenyou grabahandfulandcompressit shouldformaclump,butthen breakapartagainintoafine texture. Theharvesterpicturedissetup onsawhorsesbutcanbesetup overaplasticstoragecontainer, onatableoranythingthatsuite you.Loadthescreenwitha smallshovelfullofworm bedding.Alargesodacup workswellasascoop.

    Graspthetopofthecylinderandpulldown towardsyourselfandletitroll.Oneendof theharvestermayneedtobeelevatedsothe materialtravelsouttheoppositeenditis loaded.Makesureyouhaveacontainerto catchthemateriallargerthanthescreen. Thiscanbemixedbackintothewormbinand usuallycontainsmanywormeggsand unprocessedwormbedding. Buildingthislowcosthomeharvesteryouwill amazedatthequalityofyourcastingsand theeaseandspeedofharvestingyourbin. Forquestionsaboutthisharvesteryoumay contactMichaelWellerat: garre1tt@hotmail.com

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