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Worm Bin "No Odor" Recipe
Yard NOT required
THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ADD… EXPECT 9 TO 12 MONTHS BEFORE YOUR 1ST HARVEST
WORMS (red wigglers, NOT earth worms)
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Best Choice – Adopt some from others that have active worm bins
Best Choice – Adopt some from others that have active worm bins•Or buy them by searching online for local places selling “red wigglers”
Or buy them by searching online for local places selling “red wigglers” GREENS (Nitrogen)
•Cut items into smallest you have time to do
Cut items into smallest you have time to do•Any vegetable, plant (stem, skin, cut seed) EXCEPT onion + hot peppers (capsaicin)
Any vegetable, plant (stem, skin, cut seed) EXCEPT onion + hot peppers (capsaicin) •All fruit (stem, skin, cut seed) EXCEPT citrus (orange, pineapple...)
All fruit (stem, skin, cut seed) EXCEPT citrus (orange, pineapple...) •Any kitchen nitrogen (used coffee grounds & food scraps)
Any kitchen nitrogen (used coffee grounds & food scraps) •DO NOT ADD any meat, dairy, oil, butter, vinegar, any sauces
DO NOT ADD any meat, dairy, oil, butter, vinegar, any sauces ***A dab of butter or oil drizzle on any veggie is OK
•DO NOT ADD any yard scraps
DO NOT ADD any yard scrapsBROWNS (Carbon)
•Minimized, tear, shred up any starch (rice, dough, pasta)
Minimized, tear, shred up any starch (rice, dough, pasta)•Newspaper - Torn into small pieces (SD Union Tribune newspaper uses soy ink based)
Newspaper - Torn into small pieces (SD Union Tribune newspaper uses soy ink based)•Tear/shred any paper products including egg crates & brown paper
Tear/shred any paper products including egg crates & brown paper •DO NOT ADD seeds or plastic
DO NOT ADD seeds or plastic•DO NOT ADD paper with ink, especially if you plan for edible garden
DO NOT ADD paper with ink, especially if you plan for edible gardenEGG SHELLS
Use rolling pin to crush up, sprinkle over bedding to enable worms to use like teeth.
STARTING NEW WORM BIN?
•Amass enough Greens & Browns to start your bin at least 3’’ depth for the worms on first day
Amass enough Greens & Browns to start your bin at least 3’’ depth for the worms on first day•Expect first HARVEST based on pace, 9 to 12 months for an active worm bin
Expect first HARVEST based on pace, 9 to 12 months for an active worm binTOOLS
Worm Bin (ie, Wiggly Ranch in 2 foot space with at least 3 sides clear for air flow)
Hand Shovel
Cardboard Box (to HARVEST worm castings)
Container/Drawer space in refrigerator to hold premium food scraps assigned for worms
Indoor counter top pail w/ lid or bowl/bag to divert scraps
HOW TO __________________________________________________DIRECTIONS
ADD
•ADD ingredients to your bin every 5, typically 7-14 days and up to 3 weeks, for active bin
ADD ingredients to your bin every 5, typically 7-14 days and up to 3 weeks, for active bin1.Remove lid of bin only when adding ingredients.
Remove lid of bin only when adding ingredients.*** Worms stop working for 24 hours when lid is opened, so keep it closed
2.Remove your damp cover newspaper or egg crate to reveal the feeding zone
Remove your damp cover newspaper or egg crate to reveal the feeding zone3.ADD equal volume of Greens to Browns + water (not puddles but moisten browns) + airflow = organic plant food
ADD equal volume of Greens to Browns + water (not puddles but moisten browns) + airflow = organic plant food4.Replace cover newspaper/egg crate before closing lid.
Replace cover newspaper/egg crate before closing lid. 5.Leave closed until next ADD or HARVEST
Leave closed until next ADD or HARVESTNEVER TURN worm bin bedding because the worms do all the TURN necessary.
HARVEST
•Every quarterly - semi-annually after 1st HARVEST (9-12 months after starting worm bin)
Every quarterly - semi-annually after 1st HARVEST (9-12 months after starting worm bin)•Use cardboard to pile worm castings
Use cardboard to pile worm castings•Build/form mountains of castings during daylight, the worms dive down to escape light
Build/form mountains of castings during daylight, the worms dive down to escape light•Remove tops of casting mountains for use
Remove tops of casting mountains for use•Redo mountains and repeat until worms have no were to go
Redo mountains and repeat until worms have no were to go•Sweep worms back into your worm bin
Sweep worms back into your worm bin•Use castings as you would fertilizer, water plants well after applying around roots
Use castings as you would fertilizer, water plants well after applying around roots•If worms make it to gardens, no worries
If worms make it to gardens, no worriesTIPS
1.The smaller the items you put in, the faster you will organically generate castings (plant food) and worm tea (1 part worm tea to 10 parts water) a natural insect repellent (does not kill insects, just wards them off)
The smaller the items you put in, the faster you will organically generate castings (plant food) and worm tea (1 part worm tea to 10 parts water) a natural insect repellent (does not kill insects, just wards them off)2.Before ADD, consider what is in that items for edible or ornamental uses
Before ADD, consider what is in that items for edible or ornamental uses3.Creepy crawlers (bugs) in your bin are part of the decomposition process, keep or evict
Creepy crawlers (bugs) in your bin are part of the decomposition process, keep or evict4.No matter how neglected the bin is, it’s nature and still working, just slower, so ADD Browns and start anew
No matter how neglected the bin is, it’s nature and still working, just slower, so ADD Browns and start anew5.Worms populate to the environment of your bin then stop growing, share worms with others and worms will re-populate accordingly
Worms populate to the environment of your bin then stop growing, share worms with others and worms will re-populate accordingly6.Storing Greens
Storing Greens•Keep in back and bottom of refrigerator in draw or container
Keep in back and bottom of refrigerator in draw or container•Can keep food scraps outside, though minimize it prior to storing outside
Can keep food scraps outside, though minimize it prior to storing outsideESTIMATED TIME
• 20 minutes to ADD & Clean Up
• Less than 1 hour to HARVEST, ADD & Clean Up
