We're Worm Farmers!

Thanks to Freecycle, we got some worms! The interesting thing about getting the worms is that Kathie, the Montana blogger who found me on the internet and whose worm composting class I attended last week, was the one who originally gave worms to the woman who gave me worms today. You are showing up in my life in all kinds of ways, Kathie!

We drilled holes in the bottom and top of a plastic bin, set the bin on a large tray (to catch any water-- "worm tea"-- that drains through), put some veggie scraps in the bottom of the bin, and covered the scraps with damp strips of paper bags/newspaper. The worms will turn all of the material into rich, nutritious compost for houseplants and the garden beds. When we fill the bin to the top with organic matter, we'll put another bin (with holes in the bottom) right on top of the organic matter in the bottom bin. We'll start filling up the new bin, and the worms will migrate from the bottom up through the holes into the upper bin, leaving ready-to-use compost in the bottom bin. Does that make sense at all? The bin stacking method makes it a lot easier to use the compost without having to dump it all out and dig through it to separate out the worms.

The best part is that Ashton is really excited about the worms. This could be a great learning experience for them.


Related posts:
Community of Bloggers and Worms
Garden Progress- May 2008
Turds to Tomatoes: Composting Humanure