<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">sarah,<div><br></div><div>the fabric wouldmostly be there so teh soil doesnt fall through the holes of the crate.</div><div>most of all rudi, our agricultural engineer adviser said, there needs to be substance. he recommended to add about 1/3 of soil to the crate, so the worms will be better protected. if you dont have soil you can just buy flower soil, like for potting. the units we have are just not really ideal since they are quite small. it is an experiment...<br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">from "s.k. stanley" <<a href="mailto:rebelprojects@gmail.com">rebelprojects@gmail.com</a>></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">so im having to read alot on red worm composting, because I dont know anything about it, and it is quite complex. most difficult is separating worms from the castings, requires right design of bin.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I found this good site with information.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>redwormcomposting.com</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">so far, the bin structure you built may not work with out the right lining to put inside.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>worms sensitive to light and sun and air, so must be kept in dark bag and lots of moisture.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>so honestly i dont know how to make that.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>so its better if you provide that to everyone?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">sweaters is not the right material.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>it is cardboard, like from egg cartons, shredded, that adds carbon that is the ideal bedding.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div></blockquote></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><br></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div></body></html>