We’ve been composting in our homemade worm bin for 5 months now. Through trials and tribulations, we’ve learned a lot about the right environment for worms! In fact we experimented so much, that we managed to decimate our entire worm population. *Sigh*. Master composter and Freshtopia diva, Barb Finnin, came by to see how our worm bin was doing after all this time. Thank goodness she was so encouraging! She helped us haul our semi-composted compost (and dead worm population) to our new backyard composting bins where it can still be useful. We also get a look at a Wriggly Wranch-a multi-layered worm bin that our neighbors purchased at a discount from our county waste management. Seems that if you can get the discount, the layered method is the way to go. We will try again using homemade methods, but this time we’ll have a little bit more knowledge to keep our worms alive. Thanks Barb!
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Aw, your poor little worms. Glad they went to the Big Compost Bin in the Garden, so to speak.
I wonder, did Barb say anything about what temperature it needs to be for happy worms? I really like that Wriggly Wranch, but I’m afraid it would just become a worm bakery here in Phoenix in the summertime.
oh no! Worm die off! I love all of these episodes, I’ve learned so much!
A worm bin just needs to be in the shade.
So you could vermicompost even in Phoenix. Just put it under a shade tree, or in your garage.
Watching your every composting move as I start to build one too, outdoors. RIP dear worms.
Thanks for showing us your various stages in the worm composting adventure. Me and my housemates are going to try to do this.
Got some great tips, thanks!
I started one in June, and I think it needs a little Barb TLC too
Stone cold killahs.
My husband and i are very excited about our new vermicompost. We lived in a home years ago and composted but kept trying to find a way in an apartment to compost. Thanks!!! WE actually have a porch now that our compost bin is in next to some ecofriendly herbs we grow to season food with!