

When adding food scraps, I cover them with handfuls of leaves. Next to the Add-to-Pile bin I keep a round wire bin (our old wire bin!) filled with leaves. The way it works is that food scraps are always added to the bin on the left. I add worm compost to my garden beds, seed starting mixes, and even to the planting holes for fruit trees and other perennials. You’ll also want to check out worm bin problems for beginners. When the weather is bad, I love being able to walk downstairs to the garage with my kitchen pail rather than outside. Worm bins can even be kept inside, which is what enticed me to give it a try. So why not try vermicomposting, i.e., worm composting? It’s a simple and cheap method. Worm castings (i.e., worm compost) are the richest known natural fertilizer. Would you like to yield delicious harvests while partnering with nature? Check out my mini guide, The Permaculture Inspired Vegetable Garden. However, that’s an easy problem to solve. The problem with the wire bin is that once you get really serious about composting, it isn’t big enough. If you’re new to composting, this bin is a perfect way to get started! Harvest the finished compost from the bottom, then straighten it back up again to continue composting. To harvest finished compost from a wire bin, you simply knocked it over. TAF and I began composting together as newlyweds (romantic, right?), we started with a heap for sticks and brush and a simple, round wire bin that we made with 16-gauge galvanized wire fencing (48-60 inches tall) to compost kitchen scraps, grass clippings, and leaves. This is the easiest way to compost! The problem with the heap method is that there’s no easy way to access the finished compost underneath recently added materials. Thirty years later, my parents are still using the same heap! Although you might be imagining a compost mountain after so many years, the truth is that the contents biodegrade, keeping the pile a consistent, inconspicuous size. This heap is also where we put grass clippings and other yard waste. We collected kitchen scraps in a compost pail, and my brothers and I took turns emptying it onto a giant compost pile in the corner of the yard. Growing up, we composted by using a heap. 6 Ways to Build a Compost Bin 1: The Compost Heap The following are some of the compost bin styles that I’ve used. There are a lot of different compost bin styles out there, but serious gardeners will want to be able to easily access the finished compost. Here are six compost bin designs to choose from. However, you’ll want to choose a design to meet your needs. Worm Bucket is 10" x 10" x 13" fully assembled and is 2.5 Gallon Capacity.There are many ways to build a compost bin.

Watch your plants burst to life! They love the Worm Tea. The easy-pour spigot allows you to pour your brewed Worm Tea directly into your sprayer for no-mess application as a plant foliar spray. The top yellow bucket lifts out with your finished worm castings and the bottom green bucket is used to brew Worm Tea (Instructions & Recipe included). Worm Tea is a highly potent, organic fertilizer solution that can be sprayed directly on plants or at the roots to help ward against disease and blight. Just add worms (available through our worm vendor partner) and you'll be able to start vermicomposting and harvesting your own Worm Castings and Worm Tea. Our 100% Compostable Packaging can be fed directly to your worms! Holds approximately 200-250 composting worms which quickly process vegetable scraps into black gold worm castings to enrich your plants.How-To Video Tutorials and Online Community.

Full-color, Easy-Set Up Guide & The “Happy Worms” Feeding Guide.2.5 Gallon Worm Bin w/ Spigot for Worm Tea.Watch the Worm Bucket Unboxing Video to see what's in the kit: Our Kit creates an ideal environment for worm composting and makes using worm castings extremely simple for beginners. Start composting your kitchen scraps and turning them into high quality, organic soil amendment to make your plants and gardens thrive. Turn Food Scraps Into Mother Nature’s BEST Fertilizer with Just 1 Square Foot of Space!
