Worm Bins | My Home Composter - Part 2

Update on the Geckos and the Worms Composter

Posted by Home Composter on October 22nd, 2009 under Worm Bins

The geckos are still running around on the porch, but seem to have no interest in the worms or composter. Maybe they just cannot get inside the Worm Factory 360, but either way, all is well. Since I asked the question in a previous post, I thought I better deliver the answer when I found [...]
Worm Bin Composting

Posted by Home Composter on October 21st, 2009 under Worm Bins

Worm bin composting is much easier than I expected… at least so far. I can clearly see worm castings (nutrient-rich compost) in my Worm Factory 360, where there was once food and coir. As I’ve mentioned before, composting with worms was not what I had in mind when I set out to become a home [...]
Worm Composters Q & A

Posted by Home Composter on October 17th, 2009 under Composting 101

New worm composters will certainly have some concerns about how things are going. I know I do! Here are some of my question and I will update the answers as I discover them.
Q: Is it okay to put food into my worm bins before the worms have arrived.
A: Yes. In fact it’s probably good to [...]
Worm Composting for Beginners

Posted by Home Composter on October 14th, 2009 under Composting 101

I think I’m going to start a special section of this blog called Worm Composting for Beginners for discussing issues that new worm composters may encounter. In all the research I’ve done, I haven’t found anything that talks in depth about the first days and weeks of having worms and worm bins in your life. [...]
Worm Compost Bin?

Posted by Home Composter on October 13th, 2009 under Worm Bins

If you weren’t familiar with the Worm Factory, would you really think this was a worm compost bin? Okay, it may not be the best looking piece of patio furniture, but tucked in a corner, it’s not bad. I’ve put the three bins that I am not yet using upside down on top of the [...]
My Worm Compost Container Has Worms!

Posted by Home Composter on October 10th, 2009 under Worm Bins

Yea! My worm compost container has worms!! My mail carrier was grateful to find me home this afternoon when he arrived with one pound of “Live Worms”. It was an extremely hot day for October, even for Florida, and he didn’t want to leave them sitting out, but he didn’t really want to take them [...]
Build Your Own Worm Compost Bin For Less $

Posted by Home Composter on October 9th, 2009 under Worm Bins

If you don’t want to spend much on composting, you can build your own worm compost bin using a couple of plastic storage boxes. Here is Washington State University’s instructions for a cheap and easy worm bin. I didn’t go this route for two reasons. The first is that my composter will be in plain [...]
My Worm Factory 360 Has Arrived!

Posted by Home Composter on October 7th, 2009 under Worm Bins

The UPS driver delivered my Worm Factory 360 around 5:30 this afternoon! I have a fairly large Tupperware container full of food scraps waiting patiently in my refrigerator, newspaper and cereal boxes tucked behind a table and a space cleared on my porch. Only thing missing are my Red Wigglers. Not to worry, the worms [...]
Buying Red Wigglers for the Worm Bins

Posted by Home Composter on October 1st, 2009 under Worm Bins

I had to take a deep breath once I realized that I had ordered my Worm Factory 360 and that meant that I would soon need to have worms available to make the thing work! According to the instructions that I read online, I’ll be buying Red Wigglers for the worm bins. They are available [...]
The Best Composter for Me

Posted by Home Composter on September 30th, 2009 under Worm Bins

Well, I’ve finally done it! After several months of thinking about it, today I ordered the Worm Factory 360. When I started this search for a composter that would be small enough, simple enough and odor-free enough for my small townhouse, I would never have guessed I would end up with worm bins. But [...]