Before Ronnie starts screaming....It keeps it at a workable height for now. The second box down is actually the sump, but as nothing should in theory leak, if it is kept indoors, it should be OK, only time will tell. In a month not one has tried to exit yet through the bottom and it has a small amount of mould on it.
The other trays are useful for holding paper and cardboard for future use.
Also, if I am right, in the correct conditions nothing should leak out. It is about managing the environment. I have added water by spraying the top layer when the top layers of the newspaper dry out.
My house stays at 16 to 18 Celsius, so I keep it by the rear doors where it gets the afternoon sun, so that I can get the temperature up. It has peaked at 22C and cools down at night to 18c.
Hey ......it is only an experiment!!!
I have the time and enthusiasm to manage it. I would like to see how how productive it can be. I don't have a control in the shed, which would have been a useful comparison, maybe next time.
An Aside.........
I financed this whole escapade with an un-budgetted windfall of 126 Euro from work.
H.R. people being as they, are asked me what I was going to do with the cash?
When I delightedly explained that I had spent it on 400 worms, there was shock and horror. (Larry has really lost the plot this time)
"WHAT??!!!!!! Did you count them??!!!" the HR Manager asked
"Nope" I replied. " I had 500 names in mind and I have 100 left" :)
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