I build a Johnson-Sue Bioreactor to pre-compost my worms' food. How to build and manage a bioreactor

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  • Опубликовано: 13 янв 2025

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  • @peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920
    @peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920 Год назад +1

    Hi Gaetano, I've seen this bioreactor done before and I never thought about having one to help compost foods before you feed it to the Worms 🪱 Very smart and you are growing strong healthy Worms 🪱
    Take care, My Friend 🪱❤️🪱

  • @Greek_Weather672
    @Greek_Weather672 Год назад +1

    *Nice work, liked it! 👍*

  • @AJsGreenTopics
    @AJsGreenTopics Год назад

    This looks like a great idea. 👍

  • @ontherocksinthesoilmichael6739

    Please do updates on this I am very interested. Thank you!

    • @northeastworms
      @northeastworms  Год назад

      I surely will do. I just made a new playlist on this bioreactor to.follpw the journey

  • @A-V
    @A-V Год назад

    I look forward to seeing how it works - seems like a cool device 👍🏻

  • @dnawormcastings
    @dnawormcastings Год назад

    I’m going to try that myself great video 🇳🇿

  • @eleanoraddy4683
    @eleanoraddy4683 Год назад

    I think you made a wise decision

  • @PlantObsessed
    @PlantObsessed Год назад

    Sweet I have been waiting for this video. Question. Where do the drips go? Will there be a tray to catch it?

    • @northeastworms
      @northeastworms  Год назад

      I.need.to.fimd.the time to.work on filling this beast

  • @clivesconundrumgarden
    @clivesconundrumgarden Год назад

    We're going to learn a ton from this Gaetano!! Stoked you're trying it. Gonna be lots of challenges, but it'll be great to learn from it.
    Are you going to monitor temperatures?
    Agree that nitrogen will be the biggest challenge, especially as you want the finished so fast.
    Awesomeness!!
    Cheers J&C 🌱🤞🌱

    • @northeastworms
      @northeastworms  Год назад +1

      I will ask for suggestions because you are the "compost master" 😀. Btw it will be a nice challenges, if it works I resolved a bunch of problems. Yes, I will monitor the temperature, of course, but for what I understand, the temperature will go up for a while, and after down, and that's it. For this reason, this system is longer to break down the materials compared to the traditional pile

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden Год назад

      @Northeast Worms lol thanks Gaetano. You are absolutely correct on the "heat bell curve." But I think your reactor will act differently possibly, especially if you use as a "flow through".

  • @EricsWormPlayground
    @EricsWormPlayground Год назад

    I liked the vid! Would pumping air into the tubes help the process? Also the little green wood shipper you have, does that do well with cardboard shredding?

    • @northeastworms
      @northeastworms  Год назад +1

      I don't think so because after 2 days, you take the tubes out, and you will have 5 air entrance points inside the pile + all around . This shredder unfortunately do not work well with cardboard . Here how I shred cardboard.
      ruclips.net/video/PCUkAA0VXWU/видео.html

    • @EricsWormPlayground
      @EricsWormPlayground Год назад

      @@northeastworms ah I didn’t know the tubes come out, very interesting.

    • @northeastworms
      @northeastworms  Год назад +1

      @@EricsWormPlayground I mention this in the video, after 2/3 days you take the pipes out

    • @EricsWormPlayground
      @EricsWormPlayground Год назад

      @@northeastworms sorry I missed that! I remember you pulling on the string, but didn’t connect the why. :). My bad, brother.

    • @northeastworms
      @northeastworms  Год назад

      No problem of course:)

  • @loven2grow189
    @loven2grow189 Год назад

    : Is it better to feed compost, or just food scraps?

    • @northeastworms
      @northeastworms  Год назад

      You can feed both. Compost Is just ready available for the worms

  • @rickthelian2215
    @rickthelian2215 Год назад

    Yes the 24 hour composter works either by chemical or by heat depending on the version, but yes expensive.

    • @northeastworms
      @northeastworms  Год назад +1

      The one I saw works by heat and cost $15K + shipping, crazy

    • @EricsWormPlayground
      @EricsWormPlayground Год назад

      @@northeastworms does it compost it? Or does it basically bake it down with high heat? What’s the name of that product?

    • @northeastworms
      @northeastworms  Год назад +2

      It is called "anaerobic compost digester." If you google you find a lot of information about

    • @rickthelian2215
      @rickthelian2215 Год назад

      @@northeastworms thanks

    • @rickthelian2215
      @rickthelian2215 Год назад +1

      That they have at Taronga Zoo in Sydney Australia due to EPA. 24 Hours to complete whole process into compost.
      In Melbourne Australia, there’s a Laneways of restraints cafes etc all waste is collected in a program ran by Council to reduce waste using anaerobic composting.
      It’s a trial.

  • @EricsWormPlayground
    @EricsWormPlayground Год назад

    I am not done with the vid yet but guessing if this reactor works, you won’t need to buy as much(or any?) peat moss? I see the huge stack in the back of peat moss. Mind me asking how much those bales are shipped in your region?

    • @northeastworms
      @northeastworms  Год назад +1

      I buy those from the distributor that is not far from my shop. Buying a pallet and picking myself, I save a bunch of money.

    • @EricsWormPlayground
      @EricsWormPlayground Год назад

      @@northeastworms cheaper than local big box stores that way?

  • @loven2grow189
    @loven2grow189 Год назад

    So do you plan on only feeding compost to your worms and may be a little worm chow?

    • @northeastworms
      @northeastworms  Год назад

      This compost that I am making is for the big 50' bin. They eat a lot, and they are a lot of worms. The purpose of this bin is to give me as much worm casting as possible. My reproduction bins are fed "ONLY" worm chow.

    • @loven2grow189
      @loven2grow189 Год назад

      Oh very nice thank you!

  • @EricsWormPlayground
    @EricsWormPlayground Год назад

    I forgot to ask, what will you be filling up the reactor with?

    • @northeastworms
      @northeastworms  Год назад +1

      I have a bunch of shredded leaves as carbon and kitchen scraps, alfalfa amd horse manire as nitrogen.

    • @EricsWormPlayground
      @EricsWormPlayground Год назад

      @@northeastworms those worms will love that. Great vid, thanks for the replies!