Composting using Worms!
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Using worms, especially red worms, can compost a pile of food in no time at all. There is no need to wait months and sometimes years, waiting for the material to break down, if you include using worms for compost.
Worms will be attracted to any pile of decomposing food. They will hunt it out and immediately begin the process of eating, pooping, and aerating the pile of rubbish into a rich fertile organic material that is suitable for any garden.
To speed up this process, you could build your own worm bed. Preferably this worm bed would be up off the ground to protect the worms from critters such as the mole, whose main diet is worms and grubs.
Make the depth of the worm bed at least 6 to 12 inches deep. The depth will depend on the amount of material you intend on adding to it. Topsoil is not necessary, but it can be added as a base for the worms. Remember, that the worms live under the ground so make sure your worm bed is not in direct sunlight.
Wait until your worm bed is half full of material then proceed to
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