I am the proud new owner...

[prairiemom]

of one pound of red earthworms. And their new vermicomposting bin.

Anyone else ever do this? Anything I should know that's not already online? (i.e. I learned I need to buy soft--kinda flexible--plastic bins, not the hard bins. Otherwise they crack when you drill holes.)

I'm looking forward to seeing how well this works, how much food waste they are able to handle, how much compost they produce.

And can I just say how nice it is to live in a small town? Yesterday the assist. postmaster called me at 4:10 to tell me they'd come in on the afternoon truck. The PO closes at 4:30, but she said "I'll be working in the back until 5:00 if you want to come around back." Can't get that kind of service or attention in the big city.

[4evermama]

Take heed to water amounts and heat.

A friend of my drowned the first batch, fried the second batch and is now having great success on her third go.

Her husband is fantastic. He just rolls his eyes and smiles when we start talking "livestock". He used to draw the line with me nudging her into getting chickens....now he's set aside his old shop for a coop.

Let us know how it turns out!

[Ligure]

I did this for a few years.

The challenge is having a system where harvesting castings is not a burden. Keep them in the shade. Make sure they have bedding.

If you listen real close you can learn to understand vermese.

Ligure