Traversing vertically

The worms are going up and down through the holes in the tray bottoms. They are looking for a nice place to make a nest. The bottom tray is too hot due to the fresh food I put in there a couple of nights ago, the second tray has a lot of coffee grinds (but I did spy a worm swimming its way through them!) and the tray above that has food that is nicely composing and doesn't look like food anymore, but doesn't resemble castings quite yet either. That tray is currently the most habitable tray for them I believe.

I bought my original batch of worms about 2 months ago, and I don't have many castings yet, just bits here and there. It is exciting to see everything transform, I can't wait to see how the next few weeks go!

Worms - A Girl's Best Friends

I recently bought a Gusanito worm bin with 5 trays for my worms.  Originally I had made my own, but I found that it lacked proper room to really spread out the different compost stages.  It also allowed a large number of pests to come in.  My hope is that the new bin will create a friendlier environment for my worms.  So I moved everything from my squat, rectangle wooden bin to a taller bin with a tray system.  After adding the coir, I placed bedding form the original bin with the partially composted food as well as fresh papaya and broccoli stems.  They go nuts for the papaya.  Several posts I've read online have recommended feeding worms coffee grounds, especially since it will add a lot of nitrogen to the vermicompost; however, my worms haven't even touched them since I tossed them in the bin a few weeks ago.  I'll have to watch closely and see if their new environment helps to spark an interest since all of their food is moved around and their bedding has been fluffed and aerated well.  I plan to post some pictures this weekend and leave updates on their status regularly.