How Do You Compost With Red Worms?
Turn your organic kitchen waste into a rich soil amendment using the process of vermicomposting. Red worms consume the waste products and produce castings. Castings are a nutrient rich addition in garden beds and potting soils for container plants. Composting with red worms required very little space and is well suited to winter composting efforts and also for apartment dwellers. Keep your worm composting system indoors in a basement or inside a cabinet near the kitchen to make scrap disposal simple. Drill ¼-inch holes every 2 inches apart in rows on the bottom of a five gallon plastic bin. Drill additional ¼-inch holes 2 inches apart on the lid of the bin. Lay one lid on the ground and place two bricks on it at either end of the lid. Set the plastic bin on top the bricks. Fill the bin one-third full with 1-inch-wide strips of newspaper. Mist the strips with a spray bottle until they are as damp as a moist sponge. Squeeze the strips—if a few drops of moisture come out they are just r
