First off vermicomposting is
Composting + Worms = Vermicomposting
Many of us have a compost pile already. Compost is a wonderful way to recycle your leftovers and enrich soil for your garden. With Vermicomposting you are doing it even more so. The worms multiply they shed and they create a worm tea, which is a beautiful organic fertilizer... but that comes later.
First off, let's talk about how to set up your worm farm... small scale. We are going to be moving our worms to a bathtub soonly, but for now we are using just a plain ole rubbermaid tote box.
Then once you get your tote, drill or cut some small air holes.
Then you want to take shredded paper, newspaper, cardboard and get it moist.
Then your worms...
Here is a close up shot, just for your enjoyment.
Now what do you feed them???
Anything that was once alive... fruit scraps, veggies, dead plants, paper, hair, the lone sock you find in your dryer, eggs and so on. Be sure to limit citrus peels and onions, they are quite strong.
Our little guys are getting an old sock and some dead flowers, oh and an apple core...
It is better to cut up the food that you are giving them, it helps them to break it down faster... but I am just eager to see that sock go from a full sock to no sock... so that is why I left it in one piece!
Bon appetit
Finally take some sheets of newspaper and lay them across the top and moisten them, it helps to keep them down in the bin, so they can do their job.
When I transfer them over to the bathtub, I will make a new post with pictures on that too.
And that is when I will be able to share with you about worm tea!!!
Have a great day friends!!
Ok... I've been reading about this today and I can't find an answer to my question...
ReplyDeleteWHY can't you use regular worms? Why the special ones... and I would be uneasy about these worms being around if you're not supposed to let them loose where you live.
Do you have more information?
I so want to do this!! :) :) :)