It has been brought to my attention that I haven't made a thread about my worm farm. A worm farm is just a way of turning table scraps into fish food. 
This is my original worm farm (just a plastic tote with compost):
It often had the drain holes plug and would flood when it rained. I had a lid for it but it sometimes would blow off.
These are some of my native earthworms. Florida doesn't get the huge night crawlers that are common farther north.
For my new worm farm, I started with a 160g tub with a threaded drain. I made a drain field and plumbed it to the drain.
The drain field runners are just pipe with notches that I cut with a cordless circular saw.
On top of the drain field, I added some pillow stuffing from an old pillow.
And on top of that, I added a single layer of flower bed weed barrier.
At this point, it was ready for the compost from the old worm farm. I added lawn clippings and composted leaves for extra filler and food. So far, I have not had any worm kills due to flooding. I had the lid blow off only one time so far (heavier lid) and it drained extremely well.
This is my original worm farm (just a plastic tote with compost):
It often had the drain holes plug and would flood when it rained. I had a lid for it but it sometimes would blow off.
These are some of my native earthworms. Florida doesn't get the huge night crawlers that are common farther north.
For my new worm farm, I started with a 160g tub with a threaded drain. I made a drain field and plumbed it to the drain.
The drain field runners are just pipe with notches that I cut with a cordless circular saw.
On top of the drain field, I added some pillow stuffing from an old pillow.
And on top of that, I added a single layer of flower bed weed barrier.
At this point, it was ready for the compost from the old worm farm. I added lawn clippings and composted leaves for extra filler and food. So far, I have not had any worm kills due to flooding. I had the lid blow off only one time so far (heavier lid) and it drained extremely well.
