My 2nd Grindal Box

Maybe I'm too impatient but I'v since learnt new stuffs, there wasn't any reason not to try out a new layout or design.  It's slightly different from the one I made earlier.

Credit for the thoughts goes to the kind folks at KillieTalk who've unselfishly shared their wormie experience.
Thanks guys!!  Oh!... and the killietalk archives (collected by month) can be retrieved from here or via the FINS Web Site.
 

I wanted to make this box's media a littler wetter but it was difficult (and messy) to drain excess water off a slab of peat. Vermiculite drains very well and decided to use it throughout the entire base. It'll roughly work like our own earth... with different layers of earth and an underground reservoir. A smaller seedling pot is likened to a well in the ground.

Old notho peat (with a pinch of dolomite lime) is spread over the vermiculite.  I'm trying to reduce the bed's acidity... hope the worms like it! As the peat is wetted, it drains down to the vermiculite layer and if you look closely inside the seedling pot, you can see the water level.  Call it a "water 'barometer" if you will. This way, I can safely give the grindals a good shower... (juz kiddin') and excess water is pumped out with a turkey baster. Now I can safely experiment how wet is too wet!

My grindal cultures have survived gross neglect but can hardly be called prolific. Here, I'm transferring little 'turfs' of starters to the new bed. They're laid towards one end of the box and I'd like to see how far they can spread (which means they're makin' whoopie!!).

Closer look at the 'turfs'. Those little white specks are blended oatmeal flakes.

Click image to enlarge... and see how snow-white the worms are.

... more grindals

... and another eyeful ! Someone mentioned that blending krill bits to the oatmeal will turn the gut-loaded wormies pinkish! I'll try that when the culture is more established.