Problem+List

Following table summerize the problems that can be found and theit solutions. **(1) Oxygen low**  · Insufficient Air  · Compost is too compact ||  · Presence of bad odor  · Compost is a brownish color ||  · Aerate or mix bin content  · Add dry carbon food  · Stop the wet food || **(2) Temperature**  · Temperature too high or too low ||  · Micro-activity is much increased or reduced (e.g Acarid, Mold) ||  · Move the bin to a cooler or warmer place  || **(3a) Moist high** <span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Moisture too high || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Significant increase of Collembola population <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Lack of air symptoms, same as (1) || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Add dry carbon food <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Stop the wet food <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Aerate or spread bin content || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Insufficient Moisture || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.7pt;"> · No or little compost tea produced <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.7pt;"> · Compost dries out <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.7pt;"> · Presence of ants || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Pour water <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Add wet nitrogen food <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Stop the dry food || **(4a) PH high** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Too high or basic pH <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Ammoniac smell <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Worms avoid areas (e.g. around ash pile) || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Add acid food in small quantity  || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Too low or basic pH <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Worms avoid areas (e.g. around an orange)  || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Add basic pH food in small quantity  || <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: -7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: center;"> **(5) Light** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Too much light <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Worms doesn’t consume or visit enlighten areas || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Cover or shade the waste or the bin  || <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">**(6a) Food** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Excessive amount of wet nitrogen food || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Filament of mold on the surface of the compost  || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Add dry carbon food <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Remove wet food || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Insufficient Food <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 8.75pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · All waste get consumed <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 8.75pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Worms migrate to the surface <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 8.75pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · No Mold || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Add dry carbon food <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: -7.1pt;"> · Add wet nitrogen food || <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 54pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0.1pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0.1pt; text-align: justify;">
 * <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0.1pt; text-align: justify;">** Problem ** || <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: -5pt; margin-right: -5.4pt; margin-top: 0.1pt; text-align: justify;">** Symptom ** || <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0.1pt; text-align: justify;">** Solution ** ||
 * **(3b) Moist low**
 * **(4b) PH low**
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 * <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">**(6b) Food**