The NYT, my go-to paper, has another great article for gardeners...this time on worms. I have had a vermicomposter (the round, stacking kind or worm composting bin) for a few years and I use it for the wonderful "worm water" fertilizer that drains off. Some people keep (smaller) vermicomposters inside their house, but I have not tried this. Mine is in my unheated garage. The worms do well during the winter. In the summer, on very hot days, I put some cold water or ice cubes on the top to cool them down- heat is the only thing that has caused them to die off.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/science/worms-produce-another-kind-of-gold-for-farmers.html?emc=eta1&_r=0
OK, my composter is not neat and tidy (see photo above) but it does the trick!
Happy Winter Gardening!
ahh it looks neat and tidy enough ;) How long have you had that composter?
ReplyDeleteHi Anthony, I have had it about 5 years. Going to give it a try?
ReplyDeleteWhen I first looked at it, my over-50 eyes thought it was the stretched out skin of an animal. LOL
ReplyDeleteThank goodness for the ability to enlarge images. :)
Burlap to keep it damp....
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