Do-It-Yourself
Household OSCR Junior:
With three, 16 x24", 10 gallon Rubbermaid@, Keepersl'M, Rough Totes and Oregon Soil
Corporation technology, you can make a. flow through worm bin in an afternoon.
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With one pound of red worms you can conver 1/2 pound of food waste to a valuable soil
amendment.
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Alternating layers of
high carbon bedding material and food waste
are slabirlzed as red worm castings.
bin, top view
Reactor bin, side view
Base provides ventilation and means
to capture nutrient tea leachate.
When first reactor bin is near full, place second
reactor bin on lop and continue with
aHemaling layers of bedding and food waste.
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1/4 inch holes
1 112 inch centers across horizontal rows
1/2 inCh vertical offset between rows
3/4 inch offset allemaling between rows
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Red worms will travel up through holes into
upper reactor chamber as food waste is
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1/4 inCh ventilation holes
1 112 inch centers across horizontal rows
1/2 inch vertical offset between rows
3{4 inCh offset aHemating between rows
When top reactor bin is near full. remove lower
reactor bin. harvest castings. place decomposing
waste and remaining red worms in other bin.
place empty bin on top and continue with
alternating layers of bedding and food waste.
Cool air enters through ventilation holes in base.
. flows up through compost and is expelled with
excess heat and moisture through vented cover.
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1. One 8 foot 1 x 2 lath
2. 14 each 1 114 inch wood screws
3. 6 x 12 inch fine mesh screen
4. Two covers from Rubbermaid®
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