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fluids driained from the bin

9 years ago

how does one make the best use of the composting bin fluids? I hate to indiscriminately dump them in a back corner. thanks

Comments (9)

  • 9 years ago

    Dilute the leachate with water then water your garden. I did an experiment rooting tomato cuttings side by side, one in water and one in water (about 6oz) plus one tablespoon of leachate. The one that had the leachate grew twice as many roots, looked a healthier green, and rooted twice as fast. It was amazing. So don't be scared to dilute it and use it.

    jjohnfly thanked CrosStitching
  • 9 years ago

    I am by no means a worm bin expert but think IF you are getting liquid draining (as in some other recent threads on here) you need to add more carbon products such as shredded paper (or leaves), cardboard, etc.

    My bin stays very moist but I see no liquid forming or draining. When I started my bin I only used rain water from a spray bottle to moisten the shredded paper not a watering can like others have used.

    IF you are adding water after building the bin then that is likely the cause. Water/moisture will be added from the fruit and veggie scraps you feed the worms.

    jjohnfly thanked gumby_ct
  • 9 years ago

    I pour my "worm tea" directly into my potted plants. I have seen remarkable growth from my rubber plants.

    jjohnfly thanked Charlie
  • 9 years ago

    Im in the group that never has any drainage, still everything is going good and Im getting good amounts of vc for spring gardening use and any over winter cutting pots that might need a little. My factory 360 bins stay moist with me having to do nothing to keep it that way other than adding pulp scrap as needed.

  • 9 years ago

    I might add that the only time I might get liquid drainage is when I add watermelon so now when I add it I try to get out most of the water first.

  • 9 years ago

    I do not use it on my potted plants, just in case something goes wrong. But pored it around plants in the garden. It's not a contained area and leached easily into its surroundings.

  • 9 years ago

    My rex begonia grows like mad when I put bin leachate in it. I say put it in your houseplants.

  • 9 years ago

    If you're regularly getting leachate dripping from your bin then I recommend you focus on solving that issue because a well maintained bin should rarely if ever have leachate. One way to do that is to add the same volume of shreaded cardboard/newspaper as food with every feeding. Place food on top of this bedding so it will soak up extra moisture. If you are adding additional water to your bin you should consider backing way off your current amount.