Have you ever had a problem with the grinder jamming up so it won't even turn? I have the FC-50 and several times it has jammed to the point you have to loosen the screw in the bottom to free it up.

It’s fantastic))💪🏻.

Is it possible to use the drained bokashi liquids as a bokashi inoculate on newly added material to the bin ?

That is not faster than a simple non motorized table top version. Not your fault, i don't think these designs work at all. A large trommel or a table top sliding version are the two options

People are losing their mind over this appliance. Yes, it's not a composter. It's a FoodCycler. Vitamix is not claiming it's a composter. Its job is to process your food remains, grind them up and dehydrate them. It does so very well. It's better than the competition, because the filters are refillable, there's no subscriptions and it's not "smart". I have a lot of animals hanging around my property, so composting outside is a pain, because no matter where I bury my remains, they will dig them up. The FoodCycler solves that problem. In the winter, the composting worms break it down much more quickly. I also compost a lot of eggshells and it's a pain to grind them up by hand. The FoodCycler does that for me. For me, this is a great appliance.

Wow!!! What species of worms?

Didn’t know there was a cardboard shredder.I don’t think I want the cost but it’s cool.Im trying to make compost cheap.I just soak and peel it and do by hand once soft.

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I’m not sure if you still check this but thought I’d try anyway. How tall is the front and back? Like the idea of having it lower to the floor vs up high. Since it’s low to the worms at the end fall neatly into the bin!

Can you sharpen the canary cutter?

Cool. Im working on building one. I have the sifter frame built but not the stand. I was thinking the sawsaw would be enough. But maybe bought would be better? Both shaking and back and forth? They might not get stuck then. Im learning alot when im gonna get mine operational. Thanks so much.

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You must have read my mind! I mentioned you in my latest video - so great to see you back with a video today. ~ Sandra

That was a ton of food brotha

I have a Vitamix FoodCycler 5 and have been using it for a couple of months now. I'm quite happy with the result of the "compost". However I have issues with the bucket sticking in the unit after cycles are complete where I cannot get teh bucket out of the unit. I'm afraid the bucket handle wi break. Have you experienced the same issue? If so,how did you resolve it?

Nice looking castings coming up from the bottom of the bag 🇳🇿❤️🪱

please let us know how it will be going for your soil. I am kind of doing the same here in some areas and so far it is quite impressive.

How has the bio char worked for you. Have you noticed anything after adding it?

Hi Lowel, as always, a great video! Two questions: Is your paper wet or do you keep it dry? Also, can the paper be watered with the bacteria solution? Thank you!

I have this. It’s great. I tried an indoor composter and it gave me no end of trouble and smell.

I need the paperwork that came with it, what you can put in it. and how to work it

My bag dries out real fast to would not buy another one have to add water every 3 days

Remember to peel off any shipping labels off the boxes, also don’t use white paper as compost

I'm using the dunks by adding them to water. They work great in large houseplants like Monstera Deliciosa.

I also watch AV and he had his worm bins down. I can’t even get close to his populations. You guys have been such a help, blessing

I just started putting bio char in my worm bins. I was reading it’s good for the soil. It helps with micob growth and also the worms use it for grit. I also read it can stimulate the worm population. I wonder how it’s been doing for you.

Where do you purchase the round hole screen?

Have you tried with left over pizza? Or left over pasta? I just got my eco 5 today, it’s running now, I do use lemons a lot and mandarins, so we will see how that goes with the peels.

I happy to hear your African night crawlers still alive after the winter 🇳🇿❤️🪱

I'm glad your compost machine is holding up. I did wonder if they last. good to see the worms are still getting love.👍🏼😁🪱

Hi Noel, good to hear from you again! That system is working well -- definitely ready to harvest the finished side. Cheers, ~ Sandra

I'm just waiting for the harvests of all the systems

Being African worms, are they heat tolerant? What is too hot for them as long as their environment is moist? I'm guessing low 90's? Thanks

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I didn’t experience fould odor with mine. I keep the layers thin, bran sprinkle is moderate, not extreme. keep training the liquid from the bottom. If I didn’t drain it I’m 100% it would smell very bad. there’s special buckets with taps for this

I alternate 2 bokashi buckets specifically designed for that purpose. Airtight and closed system with tap at the bottom. When emptying the bin it will smell like beer gone bad, but as soon as you get it in the soil there’s no smell.

The vibratory is still an eccentric cam. So it can throw backwards or forwards and also up or down. You can try rotating 180 degrees same bolt holes or underneath. This is how mining screens are set up

How many gallons is that tote?

As much bran as you use, it makes it quite expensive. You don’t need that much. I would guess you use about $20 in bran for one 5 gallon bucket.

what bran? Any updates?

Worms are more interested in fungi than other types of food. If you look closely you can see them using the fungi to break down the hard parts of the fruit then eating the Fungi. If you grow vegetables in large pots consider adding worms from either a fish store night crawlers or digging them from your garden I use them in large pots to control mold as long as you add some leaf or plant clippings into your soil they won’t bother your plants as they are more interested in fungi and decaying plant matter.

Ot Never wicked water and everything died several years in a row

Do you have a video on how you started the worm bin?

Try using blood meal. You will need to reapply after a rain or watering.

Ciao, lo sai che non stai facendo il bokashi? È solo un precompost con un ph molto basso. Il bokashi deve essere lasciato maturare senza ossigeno almeno 2 - 4 mesi , in base alla tua latitudine ed alla stagione. La parte umida , che deve essere triturata il più possibile altrimenti non si deconpone rapidamente deve essere il 30% max 40% perché contiene azoto il resto deve contenere carbonio ad esempio pane secco, giornali non riviste, tovaglioli di carta. Inoltre ci sono alimenti e vegetali che è meglio non aggiungere o non si devono tassativamente aggiungere. Mi auguro che questo commento sia costruttivo e ti stimoli a documentarti prima di fare acquisti non consapevoli e diffondere informazioni sbagliate. Grazie per aver letto questo post 🙏🪷

What’s happens to the cardboard when it gets wet and does it really keep the weeds out. Seems like the weed seeds that eventually land on top of the mulch will germinate and grow from the top of the cardboard and out.

You can dissolve a dunk into a 2 gallon watering can and water the soil around your plants for fungus knat treatment.

The rice water wash had not fermented to a point where you could inoculate LAB. It typically foams a bit at the top and smells like liquorice in about a week. Hope that helps!

I saw in another video where someone dehydrated bones to make her own bone meal.

Fill the bottom quarter to 2/3 with torn up or shredded cardboard. Then add a layer of cardboard on top of every food addition. This will help with moisture control.