We had some table scraps that needed to be taken out. We normally just dump them at the edge of the woods but these had chicken bones in them and our dog chase doesn't need to get a hold of them.Also, I wanted to move the earthworm bin out of the house. I started an earthworm composting "bin" late last year using some worms I found in my compost pile and some red wigglers left over from fishing. I had them in a Styrofoam cooler under one of the cabinets in the kitchen. They have produced like crazy so there is a ton of them in there from tiny, tiny little worms to the large adults. Anyway, here is what I did:
1. Drill holes all the way around the bucket starting from the bottom
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| Drilled holes all the way around the bucket |
2. Bury the bucket in the garden. Since our yard slopes, I buried this bucket toward the higher side.
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| The bucket buried in the garden |
3. Add the worms and place the lid on tight.
The idea behind this is that as the worms eat the scrapes, the waste that they make will seep out of the holes and into the garden soil. Worm waste is great fertilizer! I want to do the same in my other raised bed but I have to deal with the fire ants first (found out today that there is a fire ant bed in there).
