Loos like I got the pics up.

Ok the rundown. Everyting is 2x10 I have 20 inches of nothing accept the lights on the bottom which point at the ground. (they are now infered) I pointed them at the cement Which should deliver a slow even heat to the bins above. I have a soil thermostat to make sure temps are right the sensor will go in the middle bin.
I am adding three beddings. Newspaper cardboard and coco which will be added tomarrow. I am leaching out the salts tonight.
I plan to keep them seperate kinda like in the picture to see if the worms have a prefrence. Is this a bad Idea?

The blender has squash, bananna, Green Beans, And a little coffee in it. I blended it To hopefully get the microbes go a little faster. The worms are expected Friday So i'm trying to catch up By spreading the mixture in the bedding.

I built 9 bins three rows three hi. or 30 inches hi. The bins are 3'x 1.5" Or 4.5 sq. ft. Hoperully five pounds of worms per bin will be a good starting number. My total space is 13.5 sp feet with 15 Lbs. of worms coming.

So What do you think? Am I doomed or Do I stand a chance?
Feedback Good or bad is appreciated.

Thanks
Darren

P.S. Thw Two pounds of worms I got last friday are happy. Nobody has commited suicide by leaving the tubs yet.

Here is a link that might be useful: Bin Building Pics

Do you have a thermostat on those lights.They may get to hot if a warm day sneeks up on you.

WOW!! Good Luck - and it looks you have more bins in the works!
Is the screen to keep out animals?

As for the separate paper and cardboard - give the wormies a 3rd choice and mix some together? The damp board will keep the newsprint from drying out too fast. . .

Nell

Plantermunn. Yes I have a soil thermostat.

Newoahuwormer The screen is for drainage and to make migration to bins that will be stacked easy. Keep in mind that that bottom bin will at some point be the top bin.

Hey Darren, everything looks great! Thanks for putting the pictures on. I love to look at all the pictures people post. By the way, I thought flanna was a lady? OOPS! no harm done though. Just what I thought.
I am going to have to get my wife to put some pictures on for me as I can't do much with the computer. I am learning but spend most of my time outdoors. I really like your bins and if you can layer them with the wood screens that is awsome!!! Hopefully you won't have to many other bugs move in. I have mine outside and they get all kinds of critters in their. I have two centapedes that when I open the lid they jam. They run so fast I can't catch them. I will eventually get them before Ihave too many of them in there.
Everything looks good. Your experement sounds OK but I like the idea to have one of the mixed variety like mentioned above. I think they will stay in the cococ peat first and then move to the cardboard and paper last. But with the mix , my guess is the coco and mix.
Now I want a wheel barrow full each month. But I think I won't get that much. They are no work at all. But having space for all that and keeping it cool here in Northern California will be difficult. I need a basement. Well keep us posted after you get all those worms and keep us informed of how this is going. It is very interesting to see others projects like this. Bill C

I'm rooting for "stand a chance!" Wow --- worm condos! I'm so jealous... ;o)

Very nice. You are getting lots of worms, WOW. I only started with 2 lb. I don't have to worry too much about keeping them warm here but in the summer I take them frozen bottles of water. Below is a link to our first worm bin which is 2' by 4' out of plywood and 2x4. The lid is window screen on a frame that I had to add the chain link bit to keep the cats from sleeping on it and wrecking the screen. Having the bin up on legs or blocks that can be placed in containers is a handy way to keep out ants.

Here is a link that might be useful: My Bin

Sorry about the name Bill. I tried SPIKE but it was taken. Lol. I will let you know how the mix experiment goes. About the wheel barrow a month I may have to wait untill my worm population doubles as I think everyone accept you said to start small, and talked me out of buying thirty pounds. But I appreciate it, now if I don't reach that goal I can blame it on everyone that said start small. "Grin"

Tylynx I like your bin expecially the lets in buckets to stop the bugs. How do you harvest the castings? Do you have to shovel it out from the top?

Darren/Flanna:

Did you get the rest of your worms??? OK - and I figured out your hotel creation . . .

Nell (I'm a girl - I thought you were a girl too!)

Ya nell got 15000 or so worms yesterday. 24 hours later and only caught one trying to escape. They seem to be happy caught a few mating, and the first day some are already eating.

I'll keep you updated.

If you must know Flanna is an online game Charector I have played. Yes she is a girl (Blush) and yes I play male charectors as well.

And not that it really matters but my wrist is not limp. Lol

Darren (I'm glad your wrist is firm - better for digging!):

What is the weight of 15000 worms? I just fed mine! Gave them new newsprint too - soaked it first! Yes, and I SQUEEZED! I even threw everything in the food processor before burying it - usually I chop before I put in the collection bag (in the frig or freezer) but I had a lot of eggs this week. I think I feed my worms about 3-5# every week. I dig around first to see if any food hasn't broken down for them because I DID HAVE one stinky bin experience but I fixed it!

No escapees - I think I might need to do a harvest. BLEAH, my 10 gallon bin is now filled almost 5" or less from the top. But a lot of it is bedding, bedding that those guys are "chomping" on (I know, absorbing).

But I think I only have about 1/3 nice cast (a couple good shovelfuls - no where near a WHEELBARROW!)

15,000 worms or your 30# . . . that's a lot of everything! Update your pictures!

Nell

Darren:

Does the blender do the job (I went to look at your pics again to see if you had your worms there)? I use a food processor because the blender doesn't do as great a job - no matter what I put in there to try to make it a good mix for blending. . .

15 Lbs of worms Newoahuwormer.

And Yes the blender tears it up. It is a VitaMix which is a 350.00 blender. But I don't feed my worms that way. I only did it that once to smar it on the bedding to start the backteria growing when I was waiting for my worms to arrive.

Pics to come soon. The bin is doing great.

WOW - You got a VitaMix. Those are industrial strength. I've seen them on TV!

So nowadays you just dump your scraps in the bins? Does it breakdown fast enough since it's winter in your parts?

With that kind of production - is it still a warm & fun experience? I have to tell myself to NOT dig around and look at them. I feed my worms on Saturdays and even at that I want to spend the whole morning fluffing everything up, looking at them . . .

If I could - I would peek at them everyday but I'm not a micromanager. . . like my big boss and his grumpy hook-nosed secretary. Hey! I should give them WORMS, it's calming!!!

Nell