Last month I scored this plastic tote on freecycle, it's huge! The label on the side says it's a 33 gallon tote :) I was the first to respond to the freecycle post and 30 minutes later I brought it back home to two curious doggies!
I've been looking for a larger tote for a while so I could try vermicomposting. Drilled some holes in the sides and a couple in the bottom/lid and voila worm ranch ready to go! Added damp shredded newspaper, some partially decomposed compost from my old pile, and some food scraps then all that was required then was these little beauties! My red wigglers...
I got the worms for free from an online gardener friend Tom, I just paid the postage. He sent me lots of worms. Two of the packages above, just bursting with the little wiggly worms! I just put them into their new home with some dinner, covered them with more newspaper and popped the lid back on. Had to take a pic before I added the lid though, hope they are happy in their new home!
The tote is HUGE though, definiately need to get some more food scraps in there! We eat lots of veggies so shouldn't be too long before their next meal :) Fingers crossed for lots of lovely black gold, and that the worms are happy enough to reproduce :)
If I was a worm, I'd want to live in this bin!
How exciting, I too got my shipment of worms on Wednesday, and put them into my homemade worm bin that is similar to yours. I have pictures that I'll be posting on my blog hopefully this weekend. It is a nice feeling that I am one step closer to closing the loop, and will be producing great fertilizer at home.
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