Do It Yourself: How to Add Worms to Your Indoor Composter
Almost a year ago, I got a Worm Factory 360 for my birthday. It’s been a long and busy year, and I never got around to actually adding the worms (even though I made a video about setting up the composter).
Well, I finally got around to ordering them, and my worms arrived late last week.
I got my worms from Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm. Why? Because they’re located in Pennsylvania, so I knew the worms would get here pretty quickly. I read good things on various garden blogs, and I also recently became an affiliate of Uncle Jim’s, so I wanted to ensure that they’re a good company to work with.
So, after a few days of waiting, a box arrived:
The box contains a satchel of worms and a set of instructions:
According to the instructions, the worms need about a 1/2 cup of water after the long trip (mine were shipped on Monday and arrived on Wednesday):
Into the bag it goes:
500 nice, moist, red wigglers, ready for the compost heap:
Into the Worm Factory they went:
Look at those beauties, ready to eat:
I covered them with a moist paper towel per the instructions in the box:
Covered with some more shredded paper (this is the only good use for junk mail):
The lid went back on and the factory is ready to roll:
I’ll keep everyone updated on the progress of the vermiculture over the next few weeks.
If you’re interested in starting your own kitchen composter, click through my affiliate links, where you can get a Worm Factory 360 from Amazon.com for around $109 and get some worms from Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm for $15 bucks.
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Alright worm factory! I got one for my birthday last year and all was going well at first. After the New Orleans summer heat passed, I thought it was time to move the worm factory outside, but the change in climate led to an accidental worm genocide. I’ve been waiting to try again and your blog post has given me the motivation to do so. Good luck with your worms and keep us posted on how it’s working out for you!
On no! Yes, I’ve heard the worms are tempermental. It feels so good to finish cooking and realize I’ve only thrown away a small bit of trash. I’ll keep you posted on the progress!
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