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 any bait shop and buy several boxes of big red fishing worms. Or, if you prefer, you can try digging for worms in your yard. Add the worms to the bed containing the soil and material you have previously added and let them go to work.

As long as there is food available, and the material in the worm bed is kept moist, the worms will work 24/7 producing the richest fertilizer you can imagine for you to use in your vegetable or flower garden.

The best thing about using worms for compost is it won’t cost you dime, because they work for food.

Jerry J. Jansen

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