How Do You Vermicompost With Red Wigglers?
The process of using worms to convert garbage into compost is called vermicomposting. If you vermicompost, you’ll obtain the reward of reclaiming material that otherwise clogs landfills and turning it into a compost that can create exceptionally healthy lawns, vegetable gardens, flower beds and houseplants. Collect your kitchen scraps in a pail for a week, keeping them in the refrigerator to avoid odors. Weigh the pail after a week. For each pound of scraps, you’ll need a square foot of surface area in your worm bin for optimum composting. Make a worm bin out of scrap lumber, stacked Rubbermaid 14-gallon totes, an old bathtub, an old dresser drawer or another suitably shallow container that can accept a lid to provide darkness for the worms. Add drainage holes, aeration holes and a lid. Or purchase a commercially sold worm bin. Check your design or the commercial bin to see if it provides the surface area (typically two to six sq. ft.) needed for your family. Place the bin in a locatio
