Information about worm composting.
Information about worm composting.
Backyard composting can be great but how would you like to have some of the best and most productive compost there is? If so you need to look into Worm Composting. You can put your Red Wiggles to work making great compost for you year round no matter what climate you live in because you can keep them in a bin in your basement.
You can buy kits that will include everything you need, or you can do it yourself with basic materials for less then $20. All you’ll need is a plastic bin, newspaper, a scoop of dirt, some Red Wiggles, and a steady flow of organic table scraps. Just drill some holes in the top of your bin for air. Then tear the newspaper into strips and dunk them in water. Ring them out and crumple them up and fill the bin 2/3 of the way. Add your scoop of dirt anywhere in the bin, and put in your worms (it is best to start with between 1000 and 5000 worms). Then each day put your table scraps in the bin below the surface of newspaper. They will eat half their body weight each day and 1000 Red Wiggles weigh one pound. So for each 1000 Red Wiggles in your bin you’ll need to add 1/2 pound of food per day.
After about 90 days you bin will be full of the best compost you’ve ever seen. Add it to potted plants, flowers, or your back yard garden and watch your plants take off! And don’t worry about a foul odor either. The Red Wigglers eat the bacteria that can occur from food that rots. It’ll basically be foul odor free. If you do notice a smell from your bin it likely means you are adding more food then they can eat. Give it a couple days for the Red Wiggles to catch up and eat what you’ve all ready put in there. Then go back to adding food each day, just add a little less. In time you’ll be able add more because when conditions are right Red Wiggles can reproduce and double in numbers every 90 days.
