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A quick update: I have removed the hose from the side of the bottom tote. I have not had any water in the bottom of my bin. Now the hole just provides an addition source of air.
I also bought another rubbermade tote of the same size and put holes in the sides and bottom of it. This tote holds the worms. The trays in the pictures were not big enough for the amounts of compostables that we generate. I will be buying a third one in a couple months for harvesting because it is less work and time on my part than the sheet of plastic method.
Last, I didn't buy enough worms. I should have bought 1/2 lbs instead of the 10 dozen. They don't reproduce fast enough to get up to the numbers we require. Even after 9 months, there are not enough worms to keep up with 1/4 of the compostables that we create. I will be ordering 1/2 lbs within the next couple of weeks.
This would have made my start up cost at around $50 (3x$6for totes+$30 for worms). Still not a bad price.
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