Raising Worms for Castings - Part 2
$27
4-5 Hours
Easy
In this post, we discuss how Eddie and I got passed the first worm disaster, and instead, opted for building and installing a worm tower in the garden. The goal was to have 100s & 100s of red wigglers eating our kitchen scraps to generate a wonderfully nutritious fertilizer for our veggie garden. But we didn't want to have to deal with their poo. We also wanted them in their natural habitat (in the ground) so they would not freeze in winter AND so they could serve their second intended purpose -- to aerate the soil. It is simple to build and install and once in place, there is no poo management. The worms do the work of spreading poo throughout the garden. Check out this post for detailed instructions for this simple half-day project. (You can make three towers from a $27 pipe so they average out to less than $10 each or repurpose the leftover pipe in another project.)
Purchase, cut, and drill holes in the pipe.
Dig or drill a hole in the garden.
Set pipe in place & backfill.
Fill with scraps & worms and cover it. Simple.
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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I knew you'd know. lol. thank you.
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our grandsons love " fishing with Nan and PawPaw,, and want us to raise worms for them to fish with,, our old tales of walking in the woods to gather earth worms , excite our little " city slickers" we have raised garden beds, with liners in he bottom, how could we Mae one of he here a worm condo,, Blessings,,
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How big of a hole are you drilling? Won't the worms get stuck in there and drown?