Fruit Fly Trap 
Saturday, November 15, 2008, 10:17 PM
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Fruit flies is a usual problem for vermicomposting.
The best way against them is prevention, but if you got them it's very hard to get rid of.
Fly traps could bring some remedy. They alone would not eliminate the fruit flies, but could greatly reduce their number.
The flies on the picture were trapped in two hours. (You can imagine the total number of still uncaught flies!)
The trap is a very simple homemade one. It consists of three pieces:
1. Glass jar
2. Paper cone
3. Jar's lid with its central part cut out
The paper cone is slightly wider then the jar's mouth. It's wrapped around the jar and tightened with the lid.
The cone has only one opening on it's summit - 2mm in diameter.
The bait is an apple core.
I find this trap amazingly effective. It virtually "sucks in" the flies wondering around in several hours.

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The last day of Evil Pumpkin 
Saturday, November 15, 2008, 10:01 PM
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Here a local samurai crushes poor pumpkins freeing their spirits for a
reincarnation through the compost in the next generation of pumpkins - next year.

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Haloween Colors 
Thursday, November 6, 2008, 09:17 PM
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I collect the pumpkins and the leaf bags from my neighbors, as many as I can.
We have no composting programs in Kirkland (for the leafs in plastic bags) and all these treasures will go to landfill if not picked right now. Chopped pumpkins and old leaves mixed together will make a good food for worms and hence a nice vermicompost.
It's interesting that in some extent I am doing the opposite of Bentley's work but with similar result.

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Using Rain Water  
Saturday, October 25, 2008, 11:13 PM
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This simple device serves me to collect rain water. Plants and worms like it more then chlorinated water from the tap.

Here it's in action.


All the construction consists of a paint tray, a piece of wood and an
8 litre (2 gallons) used mineral water plastic container.

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Food Waiste in New York 
Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 10:23 AM
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Very nice presentation. It clearly explains why landfilling food waist is a problem. Also mentions vermicomposting.

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