I hit the 3,000 lb per week goal

[tt]

Well Im now feeding 3,000 per week to my little worms and still not enough. The problem being im digesting it and shrinking it so my 3,000 actually is less than half.
Well that i snot the complete problem im am feeding grains still to make up for lack of food. I just have way to many worms but I need them to hopefully meet my 1,000 ton goal.

But with the windrows at the landfill im worried about heating so digesting and Im up to 18 windrows in 1 month. They just love the leaves that im using and boy do they love corn even the husks they just go crazy even more than cantolope.

[mikej]

That is great. With my 3 rubbermaid bins it is hard to picture such a large operation.

[tt]

I did not start with much more than that in 97 I had ten bins which i lost because someone sold me the wrong worms and I started over.

[tt]

I have the 4,000 per week mark plus leaves. Worms are doing well

[Jay Blair]

Remember while pre digestion is effective to reduce overheating in warmer months, the lack of it in colder months will provide additional heat.

While I take it that your primary feed source is leaves and yard wastes, addition of non pre composted vegetables in the center of the windrow layers may assist in maintaining heat.

I did that last year in a compost pile "volunteer growth" garden . While I had a number of volunteer okra, peas and such sprout and grow in the pile, they were not all consistent to the hybrid strains from which they volunteered so I mowed the plants and produce into the pile and covered with grass clippings.

This past spring while digging what I judged lower grade compost soil from the mound for landscape fill on my property, I also harvested over 60 pounds of Eisenia fetida and andrei and some Lumbricus rubellus, I believe which survived our 5 weeks of mid 20 to 0 degree Fahrenheit (-10 to -25 C) cold spell.

These worms being environmentally hardened were the main additions to my vegetable SFG this year with the higher grade bin castings.

[tt]

Hi my windrows will be put to bed in the next few weeks. The above ground ones already are and my trenches will be in the next couple of weeks. My expericne is that the trenches and windrows will freeze around the worms and will create an igloo type space plus the trenches i have gone below frost line so above the frost line will Igloo and the worms will just come up that is what they did when frozen before so hoping for the same type of enviorment this winter. Could be better we already have a foot of snow and still snowing plus lots more to come.Most of my worms are moved to my indoor heated space. Or in my house

[tt]

Well almost at 7,500 lbs per week. Fighting this cold and snow is not something i will do next year. Will heat my area.
In the process of putting up three 11 *20 portable buildings. It is hard to do in this weather. Will be finished by tomorrow.
Plus will be putting up 4 8*8 little portable buildings.
Then 20 more 900 litre compost bins by the end of the month.
Then next month will be putting up some green house like structures if I can figure out how to do it.
If i dont freeze to death first.

[tt]

finally got the buildings up . One almost blew away last monday but got it fixed tuesday what a mess. Also figured out how to make buildings with out the high cost. also wondering if I double poly the inside if that will help with hot and cold. ?So will be trying that soon.
http://www.standinghorse.com\wriggler\landpic2.html
very last picture

[Jay Blair]

Cool pictures.

I'm still researching the cooling set up for you.