sb country n news-towers for worms

SB COUNTRY N NEWS-TOWERS FOR WORMS

recently i started researching the internet on how to
do worm composting

at the school garden i had taken a storage bin
drilled holes in it
then
made a composter out of it
adding all the greens and browns you need to make a
composter work
we added some worms to the mix
however
the bin was so heavy it was hard to handle
so
i decided to convert it to a worm composter
thus
the worm composter internet search

man
i love youtube videos

as i was searching i hit this link
about worm towers using 5 gallon buckets
and
putting them in your garden

i was intrigued i must say

bascially
you dig a hole in the garden the depth of the bucket
take the bucket and drill holes in it on the sides
and the bottom
i did 3/8 in holes

then
in the hole i dug in the ground
i added shredded newspapers
thats worms candy they love it
plus
i added some compost
then
i dropped the bucket into the hole
then
in the bottom of the bucket
i added more compost and shredded newspapers
then
i wet this down good
worms like it moist like a sponge after you wring it out
then
i added shredded food scraps
like veggies fruit bread rice pasta egg shells preferably crushed
no meat no bones no sauces no oils
then
on the top of the pile
i keep moist shredded newspapers
covered with a thick moist newspaper or cardboard
then
i put a lid on the bucket
in my case
i added a square concrete paver over the bucket
to keep in moisture
to shut out light
to keep out varmints
then
all i do is add clippings from the garden
removed plants as long as they arent diseased
as i go along
then
when the worms get this all composted up
it will take several weeks
the worm compost that is left is used to fertilize the garden
plus
the worms go out into the garden to dig around
loosening up the soil
fertilizing it as they go
then return back into the worm tower
the buried 5 gallon bucket
for more food

so i added 4 of these spaced 4 ft apart down the middle
of my garden which is about 20 ft x 10 ft

so now
we recycle all our food scraps in the buckets
or
donate them to the schools worm composter

is this the ultimate food recycling idea or what

thank you mother nature

the organicgreen doctor