We set up our vermicomposting bin last night. So simple and easy to do. We just took a storage container and drilled holes around the sides and in the lid.
Then we added about a 2" layer of packing peanuts for drainage. We topped that with a layer of hardware cloth and then a layer of landscape fabric. We then added the worms bedding which in this case was horse manure. We put some food scraps in and then added another layer of bedding, shredded newspaper this time. Ideally we would have set this up about a week before the worms arrived, but they got here a lot quicker than I expected:)
Then we dumped in the worms. All that is left to do is to let them go and feed them about once a week. In 4 months or so we should have a bin full of casings.....great food for the garden!!!
Then we added about a 2" layer of packing peanuts for drainage. We topped that with a layer of hardware cloth and then a layer of landscape fabric. We then added the worms bedding which in this case was horse manure. We put some food scraps in and then added another layer of bedding, shredded newspaper this time. Ideally we would have set this up about a week before the worms arrived, but they got here a lot quicker than I expected:)
Then we dumped in the worms. All that is left to do is to let them go and feed them about once a week. In 4 months or so we should have a bin full of casings.....great food for the garden!!!
2 comments:
Can I ask where you got the worms?
Jen Harris from stlapmoms.
I wish I could remember....It was online and I didnt bookmark the site....early bird worms or something like that I think:)
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