update

let's catch up. the post holiday inspection on tuesday, july 6th revealed a tremendous increase in bin moisture levels - it was soaked! i added a top layer of shredded newspaper and dried off the dripping lid. this was also a feeding day so strawberry and watermelon scraps were added. i've written to rick at salado farms to see if my suspicions are correct that the breakdown of organic matter releases moisture. this additional humidity coupled with the primarily fruit diet has led to an onslaught of fruit flies. tomorrow i'll plant a homemade trap of apple cider vinegar & a small piece of rotting fruit in the bottom of a glass jar with a one way paper cone / funnel taped inside about an inch above the liquid, we'll see how that works. today's visit showed our big fat worms actively feeding on last week's fruit salad, as well as a sprout of some kind where our mushroom once lived. humidity is still high, but controlled and no stinky bin. they still have plenty to eat so i haven't restocked their food supply as yet. tomorrow's post - i'm a volunteer intern, somewhere!