To: Pc Network List UNC <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>, Pc Network List Env <permaculture@envirolink.org>
Subject: Re: Worm bin material
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 12:00:36 -0500
Last week I wrote:
>
> Hello all -
> I am ready to build a vermicomposting bin. Since I don't want to
> buy a
> plastic bin or build with wood which will rot one day, I had thought about
> using
> some leftover scrap pieces of plastic lumber from an outdoor porch floor -
> which would not rot or warp. The recycled plastic in them is very compact &
> one of these boards is much heavier than a normal wood board. But does
> plastic lumber outgas? Too much for worms?
> TIA - john
When I looked more carefully at my pile, I realized I didn't have enough
plastic lumber to use anyway, so I just used wood.
Thanks for your replies. john