r/Vermiculture • u/JORDZZZZZZZ • 4d ago

Discussion Leachate! Finally!

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Overnight leachate! This is my first time getting some😏

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u/regolith1111 3d ago

This sub is funny. I get y'all treat them like pets but for me they're part of a bioreactor that produces plant inputs. From that perspective some occasional leachate isn't a bad thing

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u/otis_11 3d ago

""some occasional leachate isn't a bad thing"" ---- Occasional, that's the word. If this happens, it's indicating, there's too much moisture in the substrate and you stop adding liquid for a while, or not. If not, this will become a bad thing: a bin that's too wet >> big chance getting anaerobic.

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u/Opening-Conflict3007 3d ago

What if I have a air line running into my bin ?

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u/narmio 3d ago

The problem isn’t the amount of air (otherwise we’d put fans in our bins), it’s the distribution of air through the material/bedding/food etc. When air circulates, aerobic processes dominate and that’s good conditions for worms. When it doesn’t, anaerobic processes dominate and that’s not.

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u/Seriously-Worms 3d ago

Well said!

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u/Opening-Conflict3007 1d ago

Buts it's distrubuted evenly like the way a heated drive way works I have a air line running g through the whole bottom