“How To… Make Your Own Worm Bin” | READY, SET, GROW! - 6th Issue, August 2017 [LINK IN BIO]-INGREDIENTSWorms: red wiggler or African night crawlerCardboard or newspaper, shreddedAny one of these: fruit, veggie scraps, dry leaves, or grass clippingsGunny sack clothCoconut coirBox with lidFine meshDrill-METHOD:1. Drill holes into the bottom and sides of the bin. Cover holes with mesh and tape to prevent other bugs from getting in.
2. For the bedding: Layer the bin with coconut coir or fine twigs, shredded cardboard, newspaper, dried leaves, grass clippings, compost, soil, worms.
3. Cover with damp gunny sack cloth and top lid.
4. Bury the food in one corner at a time according to the day. When the worms eat one part and move on to the next, you can harvest the previous part as vermicompost.
5. Food you can use includes cardboard, and fruit and vegetable peelings. DO NOT use meat, citrus, onion, garlic, chilli, dairy, anything plastic, chemicals, or cooked food. Keep the surface as moist as a wrung out sponge.
6. Ta-dah! You should be able use your vermicompost in three months.-
Learn more on how to make your own worm bin in Star2, The Star #eatsshootsandroots #garden #seed #plant #ReadySetGrowESR #HowTo #TheStar