Does anyone know where to get cheap live composting worms from?
A horse stable always has a manure pile with a healthy population of worms. The stable’s owner is usually more than happy to let you take as much manure as you want. Horse manure isn’t likely to carry (human) diseases, and it doesn’t smell too bad either. Keep in mind that not all above ground compost bins will be good for worms. If they can’t take refuge in the soil, they need pretty specific conditions of temperature and humidity. Many people do worm composting indoors. If you aren’t using something designed as a worm bin, a few buckets of fresh horse manure will start the compost decaying very rapidly. Just as a refrigerator slows food decomposing, biological activity generates heat to speed it up. Just remember that while you can speed composting up, it is impossible to fail- everything rots eventually.
