Urban Worm Farm Solution – Step by Step Setup
After discovering our family compost bin was in a dangerously anaerobic state I decided a worm farm would be a much more suitable and productive way to deal with organic waste from the kitchen. Dont get me wrong, when done right compost is the best option out there but I cant see my family producing enough waste in one go to make a pile large enough to really get the beneficial bacteria dominating, plus that process takes skill and dedication. Basically when I want to make a compost heap for the garden I will make it separately and add worm castings and juice to enrich it, but day to day the worms are a better solution to control scraps. The benefits of a worm farm are many, my main reasons were: – Compact, making it perfect in an urban setting – Low Maintenance – Low energy input for high quality output – Regular worm juice for watering – High quality Castings (worm poo) to grow great vegetables in In this video I follow the process to set it up and get started. This video is produced by The Permaculture Research Institute of Australia (PRI) For more information on worm farms and all things Permaculture please visit www.permaculture.org.au
9 Responses to Urban Worm Farm Solution – Step by Step Setup
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if you build it they will come…pile up some compost on top of the ground keep it moist turn it from time to time and the worms just move in ,nothing to buy…
samohtzoo
December 28, 2011 at 3:57 pm
@hablerz no
paulgem123
December 28, 2011 at 4:42 pm
heads up.. that compost bin is perfect for the worms… you could have feed all that to your worms and had it process… waste or just burry your old compost come back to it in a year
MsTokies
December 28, 2011 at 5:34 pm
@timhemp
Interesting comment . . . perhaps, you learned a thing or two? 🙂
theroilsoil
December 28, 2011 at 5:53 pm
watch out for ants
MsTokies
December 28, 2011 at 6:07 pm
good stuff my nigga
timhemp
December 28, 2011 at 6:21 pm
@Hablerz
Yes they can, if it’s big enough. It can also process human urine as well, I hear it’s excellent on plants
OrichiSan
December 28, 2011 at 7:05 pm
Just wondering, could these worms be used to process humanure quickly ?
hablerz
December 28, 2011 at 7:27 pm
cool!
etan889
December 28, 2011 at 7:38 pm