Yesterday I set up my worm bins for vermicomposting. The first thing was to find suitable boxes. I choose wood.
I found these lid-less wine boxes for 10 bucks each on craigslist. I bought 6. I don't think I'll use them all for composting but I got them while I could. I am starting with 2 & will probably expand to 4 & use the extras for planters.
The next thing I did was add some wood dowels in the corner to reinforce & protect them. I also had to drill holes in the top to allow for air circulation. I used coconut coir as the bedding. I soaked the brick in distilled water in order to protect the worms from chlorine.
In go the worms! Eisenia fetida to be exact.
Here they are all stacked up with the lid on top. For now my strawberry & herb starts are weighing it down, but I'll have to find something else & soon, since I'll be potting them this week.
1 comment:
Hello! Followed your linky from the epbot entry about pinterest...wondered if you wanted me to send you an invite (if someone hasn't beaten me to it)? Since April seems a long time to wait - I reckon they stuffed up and lost you - I only had to wait 24 hours.
Sarah
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