Today, I noticed some changes in the cups, so I took them out and took individual photos of each. See below.
Styrofoam cup - no changes
Coffee shop cup - dis-colouration, but no decomposing
Biodegradable hot cup - hole at bottom - biodegrading begins
Plastic Cup - no change at all
Plastic Cup - no changes
Biodegradable Plastic Cup - dirt and worms attached in thick clumps cannot see any holes or decomposing of the cup yet.
The Green Shift logo on the paper cup has started to fade away (vegetable based ink), you can also see the paper on the coffee shop cup turning more brown. The clear cup is difficult to observe due to the soil in the cup making it transparent.
This is Day 12 picture taken 14 hours after Day 11 - Friday night 9:30pm to make up for the missed picture on Thursday. Added moisture. No changes observed.
As we were at the hospital at 7:30am Thursday morning having a baby, this picture was taken Friday morning at 7:30 (taking place for Thursday Day 11). We had a beautiful baby girl!! No changes in the cups.
Worms are quite active near the front of aquarium near the cups. Click on picture to see up close. No decomposing yet.
Noticing food scraps and bedding being turned into good compost soil - a nice earthy smell is emitted. Not much change in the cups decomposing.
Coffee grounds along with paper filter and apple peels added. Noticed the coffee shop paper cup was discoloured at bottom from soil and moister. Do not see any decomposing yet.
Continuing to add the 1/4 lb of food scraps and bedding for the worms to eat along with moister.
Continuing to add more soil and bedding to fully cover the cups. Decomposing of the cups has not begun.
More soil, food scraps and moister was added. I will add more soil every day until the cups are completely under, as the worms will not go to the surface. Once completely buried this will help in the decomposing. No decomposing of any of the cups yet.
Food scraps - apples, asparagus, onion, tea bags were added along with some soil. As well, to keep conditions optimum, water by way of spray bottle is added to moisten the soil. No changes in the cups.
Each day 1/4 pound mixed of food scraps and bedding is added as red wrigglers worms will eat half their body weight every 24 hours. No changes observed in the cups.
