| If you're at all interested in becoming a fellow Greenie | | | | - Spacers to place between the tub and the |
| or you already are an official Greenie, Worm Farms | | | | catchment pan |
| are one of the most fantastic things to look into! | | | | That's about it! All you need to do after gathering |
| Worms are often used in a process called | | | | those items is to drill several holes into the tub; this |
| vermicomposting which allows worms to recycle | | | | allows air to circulate and the holes on the bottom |
| things such as newspapers, vegetable waste, | | | | allow for draining. The above steps are known as the |
| cardboard, coffee and even egg shells. This process is | | | | production of a home made Worm Bed. Here's a tip I |
| a really unique one in the fact that the worms spend | | | | found on a website. If your worms are trying to |
| their entire lives eating the "trash" you give them and | | | | escape from the tub then this merely means that |
| it's not expensive at all! In fact buying the worms and | | | | something is wrong with your farm because worms |
| all the materials to build a do it yourself worm farm | | | | don't necessarily like the light. So, this could mean your |
| costs little to nothing and you will be helping mother | | | | farm is either too dry, too damp or too acidic. Here are |
| nature out! | | | | some other tips as well: |
| After the worms eat the trash, what's left is something | | | | - Place a thin layer of pebbles on the bottom of the |
| called "casings" which is used as the safest source for | | | | tub to help with the draining |
| fertilizer. Another really valuable product that is | | | | - Add a few layers of damp newspaper |
| produced is something called leachate. | | | | - Add waste when it becomes available |
| Worm Farms can be either bought at stores from | | | | - Don't use garden worms it wont work the same |
| $50-$150 or you could make one on your own which | | | | way |
| is also very cheap and really easy! Here are the | | | | - Never add dairy to the farm |
| following items you will need to make your very own | | | | - Dampen paper and cardboard before adding |
| worm farm from scratch! | | | | - Keep the farm in a shady place |
| - A plastic tub with a lid | | | | If you are looking for the official Worm Farm website, |
| - A pan for leachate runoff | | | | there isn't one. |