Urban Worm Bag Version 1 - Real Feeding Time 06/25/2023

After having this system starting and stopping it is finally time to get the urban worm bag up and running with actual feedings instead of the smaller feedings. As the temperature outside is warming up the bin should also be warmer which will help the African Nightcrawlers reach there full size and large appetites!
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[@NanasWorms]

I think you're right that they need more food to increase their numbers. Vermicompost looks great!
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[@emon1554]

You need to core aerate with minimum 4” long times (I used 6” for my first aeration and rented a walk behind aeration machine). You have to pick up the cores. Do a good thick top dressing consisting of 50% compost (with bio char), 20% Peat Moss, 20% sand, and 10% worm casting. Then do an over-seed with good seeds from a local turf distributor (do not use Home Depot or any big box store seed). Then drop a thinner layer of the top dressing mixture this time with 20% worm casting, 50% compost (with bio char), 15% sand, 15% peat moss on top. Smaller lawns you can use a peat moss /compost spreader. If you don’t aerate the castings and won’t get into the soil and the grass roots won’t be able to utilize the worm castings.

[@WorldComposting]

First thank you for writing out such a detailed comment! I at first was spreading the castings along the top of the soil. I did start using an aerator but with the way my soil is compacted and small rocks it didn't do a great job. I just purchased an auger that I started using to dig deeper and mixing in my casting and biochar. I recently posted a video where I did this with Bokashi that already had bio char in the container ua-cam.com/video/zAqkAqmA458/v-deo.html
I'll have to see if I can rent a larger aerator this fall and water more to see if I can break up the soil. I figured after 15 years of adding compost it would get better but I think the water clears everything I added.

[@emon1554]

@@WorldCompostingcal rentals like herc or United have them for $140ish a day. The machines will get you the 7% to 9% surface area removed per square foot. It’s 100% worth it. I had horrible soil but after the 6” core were removed and replaced with premium compost and castings. After that my lawn changed forever. I dropped 3/4” of top dressing on it after I did it and another 0.5” after i over-seeded. It was a game changer. Don’t forget to water a little bit before you aerate but not too much. Additionally, thank you for the videos. My ENCs are a lot happier due to videos likes yours

[@ota7548]

​@@WorldComposting I've the (in)famous California adobe clay in my yard and I've had really good results claybusting by sewing the ground with crimson and dutch clover; letting them do most of the aeration by rooting and establishing themselves, and then mixing castings and oyster flour.
Essentially going cover crop mode and once ready, either dying back the clover or tilling it under to plant whatever I needed in that vacant spot.
In December (2022), I had some really terrible soil that never drained and eroded at watering all the time. Now in June/July the soil drains so well now, and is a rich dark chocolate color with a loamy texture. IDEAL!

[@emon1554]

@@ota7548e end goal to all soil repairs is the ability to absorb and retain water. I’ve got a 2 acre lawn to maintain without irrigating regularly. In the spring i did start to get down 1 foot with a 3” auger bit over 0.25 of an acre… It was not fun.!! after aerating with 3/4” x 6” tines in the fall. Top dressed with heavy worm castings mix stated above.
I did have help from a couple buddies. The end result on that 0.25 acre spot is darker green than the rest of my lawn. The turf type tall fescue roots are so much deeper than the other parts maybe up to 1.5” deeper on new seed. In addition, that spot has ZERO weeds, No ants, no yellow jackets, no moles, no ticks or fleas (due to no moles I think). It’s freaking nuts. I’m 35 years old and never though tI’d be here composting, Vermicomposting, and doing these experiments. But I’m hooked, especially to Vermicomposting.

[@tolgaswp]

I find beets take ages to break down with my ANC's.