Worm Farms And Vermiculture

AddisonD

I want to expand my home worm farms and need to find a source for the plastic containers.

I need 30-litre food bins with lids and wonder if anyone here knows where I can get them for free as recycling plastic isn't practised much in Ireland, I need quite a few.

Thank you.

_Brian

Do you have any photos of your setups and what do you use them for.

AddisonD

I found a few firms that sell s/h containers of all sizes, Brian. I'm using them for all the household organic waste and once they are up to speed I will expand to 20 bins and sell the worms. The compost will be used in the garden; we have an acre of ground.

The two I started out with the bog standard commercial wormeries, you can find them here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Roundpoint-Easy-to-Use-COMPOST-WORMERY-100-litres-Composter-Compost-Bin/272844492753?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

With hindsight, I should have just waited until I had the drums but at least I'm up and running. Do you vermicompost?

_Brian

No but interested in the idea.
Do you have plans on how your converting the 30l drums

AddisonD

I will hook you up with the fella that I found online tomorrow morning Brian, he makes it very easy to start up and it will keep the costs down, I'm on the wrong computer at the moment.

AddisonD

Brian,

This is the fella, he has been at it for a long time and even composts his our **** LOL

Eight-week turnaround on all waste is quite impressive.

AddisonD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ0r7j3cN2w&ab_channel=EVEGrowing