Worm composting update

[mousme]

I know you're all dying to hear about how my worms are doing. I've been keeping an eye on them for a while, since I appear to have overfed them in February. I left them entirely alone for March and April, and only recently began re-introducing food to the bin.

The worms appear happy (as these things go, anyway). There's lots of rich black compost in there, and soon I will have to buy another copy of the "Journal de Montréal" to feed them, unless someone out there is willing to donate a few pages of newspaper to the cause?

The earth is quite moist, although I haven't actually added water since that initial spraying of the newspaper when I set up the composter. I'm glad I never tried to water it, since I'm sure the poor worms would be trying to crawl up the sides of the bin by now. As it is, they appear to be hanging out near the bottom of the bin, and in the corners where I've put food.

I am very impressed by the quality of the soil. I don't know what I was expecting, but somehow it wasn't really rich black stuff. I don't know why it never occurred to me that it would do that, since that's what it says in all the literature. I guess I really had to see it to believe it.

Comments

[meallanmouse.livejournal.com]

I like hearing about the vermicomposting, actually. =)

[rehenazelreyhan.livejournal.com]

You're inspiring me. Now that I have moved, I would love to do an under the counter worm compost. The soil *is* gorgeous. And I needs me some pets, anyways!

I'd like to know how you did it, as I can't find my diagram...I lost alot of my crunchy granola stuff when I moved from Vancouver Island.

[swestrup]

I'm interested in hearing about this. taxlady does the normal sort of composting, but she's mentioned wanting to 'branch out' into worms.

[urban-homestead.livejournal.com]

Yay worms! I'm jealous of your beautiful soil.