I have kept small worm bed for a few years (kids love it ) and have access to worm castings at all time ..I live in a super small town and the local hardware store gets about 5 bags of castings a year and I think the same guy buys them all.. So I got sick of trying to beat him to them. Its easy as hell no matter if you live in apartment or home.. I keep a bin in the house during the winter and if you put your food waste under the the surface it wont stink.. I was skeptical that it would stink but it does not...
To get your starter worms you can get them online, bait store and I think wally has them.. Or you can gather your own, which is what I do... Its easy if you have them living in your yard , just look for little holes in the ground around your house or park.. Here is how I get them to come out of the ground with out having to go out at night with a flash light to catch them.. http://www.instructables.com/id/how-to-efficiently-extract-earthworms-from-the-dir/
As far as the worm bed/bin goes, here is an easy and cheap way to do it.. I have a large bed outside, but this is similar to the one I kept in the house or garage through the winter.. http://lifehacker.com/5882478/diy-worm-compost-bin
There ya go, your never ending worm casting supply and the local fisherman buy worms from me .. Very fun project if you have kids also
Oh and Night Crawlers or Red Wigglers are what you need in your bin.. Those skinny slimy ones that come out during a rain wont work.
Red wigglers ROCK a compost bin, but pretty hard to find in nature.. You can get them here.. http://unclejimswormfarm.com/index.php/Worms.html
To get your starter worms you can get them online, bait store and I think wally has them.. Or you can gather your own, which is what I do... Its easy if you have them living in your yard , just look for little holes in the ground around your house or park.. Here is how I get them to come out of the ground with out having to go out at night with a flash light to catch them.. http://www.instructables.com/id/how-to-efficiently-extract-earthworms-from-the-dir/
As far as the worm bed/bin goes, here is an easy and cheap way to do it.. I have a large bed outside, but this is similar to the one I kept in the house or garage through the winter.. http://lifehacker.com/5882478/diy-worm-compost-bin
There ya go, your never ending worm casting supply and the local fisherman buy worms from me .. Very fun project if you have kids also
Oh and Night Crawlers or Red Wigglers are what you need in your bin.. Those skinny slimy ones that come out during a rain wont work.
Red wigglers ROCK a compost bin, but pretty hard to find in nature.. You can get them here.. http://unclejimswormfarm.com/index.php/Worms.html
Last edited by a moderator:
