Posted by Home Composter on September 24th, 2009 under Worm Bins

The last type of home composter that I would have ever guessed I would end up with as my first composter would have been a worm bin. Worms give me the ‘willies’. I can’t really explain why… maybe it has to do with their resemblance to small snakes… or maybe it has to do with them covering the driveway after a heavy rain. I especially don’t like squished worms. So why is it that I am about to purchase a worm composting container?

Well, I am determined to reduce my contribution to the local landfill and composting is where I will begin. The only problem with that is that I have very limited space and need something small enough to fit on my very small porch. The only composters that I can find that are small enough seem to be these stackable worm farms where the worms start eating your scraps at the bottom and work their way up, leaving their castings below. There are at least three varieties that will fit nicely in the space that I have, so I’ve been doing my homework and have decided this is the way to go.

So after making my decision and then putting in my order , I’ll have to start getting mentally prepared for the worms to arrive. I’m the type of person who carries spiders outside rather than stepping on them. I get along well with most animal life, although am wary of the alligator who lives in the lake behind my townhouse and the black snake who slithers by my front door on occasion. I’m sure I’ll come to like the worms and will surely admire their work!

photo credit: Cliff Beckwith

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