Awwww-you know how happy you make me writing about worms in the world of composting. I love em!!! They do wonders with food scraps and are so easy to deal with. I learned from you why red wrigglers are the best worms for this (I always wondered). May I add a few additions to your informative column? I put my bin up on bricks and a tray under that. The liquid that comes out of the worm bin is collected in that tray. Periodically, I empty that ‘tea’ into a watering can, dilute it with water and feed my plants. Also, for those of you that still read print, I tear read newspaper into strips, lay that on top of my worms and wet it down. It makes my worms so happy. If I am adding food scraps I push the paper aside and drop them in. I sometimes question my enthusiasm over ‘my’ worms but they truly make me happy doing their silent, composting work. Nature is amazing!!!
Awwww-you know how happy you make me writing about worms in the world of composting. I love em!!! They do wonders with food scraps and are so easy to deal with. I learned from you why red wrigglers are the best worms for this (I always wondered). May I add a few additions to your informative column? I put my bin up on bricks and a tray under that. The liquid that comes out of the worm bin is collected in that tray. Periodically, I empty that ‘tea’ into a watering can, dilute it with water and feed my plants. Also, for those of you that still read print, I tear read newspaper into strips, lay that on top of my worms and wet it down. It makes my worms so happy. If I am adding food scraps I push the paper aside and drop them in. I sometimes question my enthusiasm over ‘my’ worms but they truly make me happy doing their silent, composting work. Nature is amazing!!!
I really relate to this comment:
"Your worms will pretty soon become your friends because that’s just what happens when you’re taking care of other living things."
I feel that's a good part of why I compost in the first place. I have a responsibility to the little dudes!