Here is our first Worm Composter as it currently sits inside our Propagation Greenhouse.
The temperature for keeping a worm composting bin is said to be in the 12 C (55 F) – 24 C (75 F) range. We will have to move our bin to a better area where the temperatures are a bit more conducive to the environment they will thrive in. The green house is not extremely hot as it is in a somewhat shaded area of yard but it is still too warm. I think this bin will get moved into the garage as soon as I can make a good space for it.
Worms only have three jobs to perform and they tend to do it quite well in the right environment. Those jobs are to simply Eat, Poop and Reproduce.
I have wanted to get into worm composting for some time now and thought this would be a good way to get our feet wet and get started on things.
Worm Castings have been a constant staple in my supply of garden amendments for a long time because of their diversity and fact they are one of Mother Nature’s best supply of nutrients for plants.
Worm Castings are actually engineered to act as a time release fertilizer which will deliver goodness over the course of a couple months.
They are also fantastic for making a Tea to feed almost all of your plants.
Here is a sample of some of the inhabitants of our bin, these little guys were dug out from near the top of the bin for this photo. It was feeding day which made for an opportune time to scoop a few out to pose for a picture.
This bin was only started a couple months back and still has a lot of the cardboard in it which was shredded and added to get them established in their new home.
They seem to be doing good even though it has been quite hot recently.
This stand will be getting a set of wheels mounted onto the bottom of it and they will soon be in a way more comfortable area in the garage which stays quite cool in summer and gets heat in winter.
Here is what the Worm Castings look like, nice little balls of worm poop which have a coating that acts as a time release for how they break down.
There is no real smell which comes from these and they are very clean to handle. The main reason for the glove in this photo was because this was feeding day and some things had to be shuffled around in the bin on order to put their food down.
There will be many more posts coming relating to the Worm Composter that will layout what can be put in, how to retrieve the castings and how to utilize them in your garden as a cheap fertilizer which really is at the top of the list for natural additives.