[quote=meadandale][quote=Blogstar]I compost tons, literally. No worms… except as provided by nature. Works fine.[/quote]
Yep. I have a ton of red worms in my compost bin.[/quote]
Add me to the list.
Makes “black gold”…
And as a bonus we have tomato and basil plants growing from the side of the compost bin… Beyond healthy… Made pesto last weekend and it appears the basil regrew everything we cut.
A bath tub is a good place, don’t pick you wife’s favorite one though. Basically, you have to keep them out of the sun and choke off escape routes…because they are all looking for real compost piles to live in.
Two containers. Let the worms live in the lower one for a while and make their magic.
Then you put food in the upper one and they all crawl up a level. Then, you use the stuff from the lower one and put it on top.
It’s just a way to move the worms out of the fertilizer so you keep the worms in their place and don’t dump the worms onto your garden.
I wouldn’t say it is “fancy” – just a couple of rubbermaid-type plastic containers – maybe 24″‘ x 16″ and 6″ deep with holes in the bottom plus a couple of bricks.
We got one of the fancy ones just for convenience. The stacking ones use the worms natural hatred of light to help separate them from their castings when you’re ready to use it. Several use three trays. You start with one, and add the second and then the third as the trays fill up. When full, you take the bottom one and put it on top without the lid. The worms wil move down into the lower trays to escape the light. After a couple days, the worms will have moved down and you can dump it in your garden or make potting soil. Put the tray back on top with the lid on and fill it up again, then repeat. You can definitely make something similar with a few old plastic bins.
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