Showing posts with label vermiposting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vermiposting. Show all posts

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Worm Bin/Vermiposting


Okay, this post is dedicated to all of you hardcore gardeners out there :) Below is a worm bin that we've had going for a number of months. Except for the handfuls of volunteer seedlings that showed up in one raised bed, this bin has been left alone. Opened it up tonight, and this is what I found: black gold! Look at all of the compost worms!



This is our simple set up: a simple storage bin, with holes drilled in the bottom. We put moistened coir in the bottom, add worms, then kitchen scraps, weeds from the garden, etc.
I like to place it INSIDE of my raised beds, though, so that the "worm tea" actually drains into the garden soil.


Wednesday, May 5, 2010

My Hero


Here is a picture of my hero, Sakura. Truth be told, our little garden wouldn't be nearly as fertile without her contribution. Her manure is fed into a vermiposting compost bin, for the earthworms to continue the work. It is an excellent soil amendment. She also helps by nibbling excess greens and "weeds". Isn't she cute?