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RE: Introduction to the Continuous Flow Through (CFT) worm bins
Love all the food you have in your cft. I can feed mine like that now that I precompost the greens for a week but even in the winter when I would top feed fresh greens on half the bin it would turn into a hot compost pile. How do you keep BSFL out of your CFT with that large of a screen on the lid? Really informative. I always look forward to seeing some good vermicomposting articles on here.
How thick of a layer of food were you adding? Mine does get warm but not hot.
On the lid is a chicken wire mesh not a screen. But even with a screen then BSF would lay there eggs on the top and side of the lid and the larvae would find their ways in. The only thing that helps a bit is a BSF bin nearby
I would feed a very thin layer on top but it would always get super hot even when it was in the 20's outside. I had to pocket feed just one section of the four but it would still build up good heat. Now that I precompost my greens it stays cooler then the outside does. Really like your CFT build though. I am going to start a few custom built ones to fit certain spaces I have available.