theescapeexperiment:

hey all…here’s me and pete tearing up damp newspaper and cardboard for our new vermiculture bins. we ordered 2000 redworms from Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm, and they arrived in great condition! essentially what we did was take two 10 gallon rubbermaid tubs with lids, punch a lot of holes in the sides, bottom and lid, and fill the bottom with damp newspaper and cardboard.

we added a few handfuls of peat moss to give the worms grit to help them digest our food waste, and then added about a quarter pound of food to start. hopefully they’ll get into breeding and we’ll be able to feed them more…1000 worms are supposed to be able to do a pound a week. i’m a little worried about the heat; we’re keeping the worms in the shipping container where it’s nice and cool, but we’ll see how it goes.

so, there’s that! the worms seem pretty happy so far…

Well done!

mandbsoldhouse:

I decided that I had to give worm composting a try.  

I called my sister countless times to make sure I got it all right.  How many worms did you start with?  What kind of bin do I need? Are my drainage holes too big?  Are my worms too small?  How do I know if I’m feeding them too much?  I’m sure that all of the answers could have been found on the internet, but I was taking a big step and needed the kind of hand-holding that only she could provide.  All the way from Boston, she talked me through what turned out to be a pretty painless process.

It was so simple, it can be pretty much wrapped up in the pics…

Starter Bin w/Ventilation and Drainage Holes

Worm-Ready Bin w/Newspaper and Soil

My Lil’ Wigglas… Awaiting Their Big Move

Welcome home boys and girls!

Hope you guys like green beans!!!

G’Night… Now go make Mama some of that Black Gold

And here’s Stella… reminding us that, as always, she helped

So I guess now all there is to do is wait… Thanks again, Meg!

xo

Well done!  Looks just like the bin we have here in our office

findmemaggie:

New compost, old compost, ready to go compost.

This is a great system. I only have an indoor worm bin at the moment, but when I have a house and yard I will have a nice big outdoor bin just like this one!

erintime:

My dad built me this compost bin the other week. It has three sections: one for the raw stuff, one for decay in progress, and one that is ripe and ready to go. I’ve already started filling it up with yard waste and kitchen peelings. I’m excited about it. My dad, on the other hand, has been composting in the the ‘burbs since before I was born. It’s no big deal to him.

Excellent!

homesteadish:

Earlier this week we made our finished worm home! It was easier than we expected and I’m glad I got it out of the way finally. We had to borrow a drill from a friend because we didn’t have one, but that was the only roadblock. Once we drilled the holes in the box we put some newspaper bedding in

Then we just moved over the soil and food from the temp home

All done! Yay! I should have taken a picture of it oh well. The worms are happy and we’ve been keeping them on a steady diet of banana peels and cherry tomatoes that are past their prime.

Well done

Bentley’s DIY Backyard Bin

Worm Cafe - Compost with earthworms right in your garden