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RECIPE: No Odor Worm Bin
Ingredients
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 (City Farmer in San Diego) for red vermi or wigglers
Or buy them by searching online for local places (City Farmer in San Diego) for red vermi or wigglersGREENS
Kitchen yield ~5 lbs to 25+ lbs of GREENS (food scraps or nitrogen) per week
•Minimize, minimize
Minimize, minimize•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 nitrogen (coffee grounds, manure)
Any nitrogen (coffee grounds, manure) •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 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
Equivalent volume of BROWNS for every ADD•Minimized any starch (rice, dough, pasta)
Minimized any starch (rice, dough, pasta)•Minimized SD Union Tribune newspaper (soy ink based), shredded paper (ink?)
Minimized SD Union Tribune newspaper (soy ink based), shredded paper (ink?)•Minimized egg crate, napkins
Minimized egg crate, napkins•DO NOT ADD shells, seeds
DO NOT ADD shells, seeds•DO NOT ADD plastic, though you’ll find plenty, rise above plastic
DO NOT ADD plastic, though you’ll find plenty, rise above plastic•DO NOT ADD paper with ink, especially if you plan for gardening
DO NOT ADD paper with ink, especially if you plan for gardeningEGG SHELLS
•Minimize, minimize to sprinkle over zones enabling worms to further decompose greens
Minimize, minimize to sprinkle over zones enabling worms to further decompose greensWATER + AIR FLOW
EFFORT
Household Commitment and effort for great rewards
Tools
Worm Bin (2 foot space on at least 3 sides of bin and wall for air flow)
Hand Shovel
Cardboard Box (to make piles of worm castings to separate and return most worms to bin)
Container/Drawer space in refrigerator to hold premium food scraps assigned for worms
Indoor counter top pail w/ lid (optional)
Recipe
ADD ingredients to your bin every – as early as 5 days, typically 7-14 days, up to 3 weeks – for an active bin
1.Remove lid of bin only when adding ingredients, Worms stop working for 24 hours when lid is opened, keep it closed!
Remove lid of bin only when adding ingredients, Worms stop working for 24 hours when lid is opened, keep it closed! 2.Remove cover newspaper, egg crate
Remove cover newspaper, egg crate3.Layer minimized greens on top of bedding, alternate areas you add greens based on your habits
Layer minimized greens on top of bedding, alternate areas you add greens based on your habits4.Layer thoroughly damp and minimized browns on top of greens
Layer thoroughly damp and minimized browns on top of greens5.Sprinkle a little water on browns but without puddles
Sprinkle a little water on browns but without puddles6.Replace cover newspaper, egg crate and then close lid on bin. Leave closed until next ADD
Replace cover newspaper, egg crate and then close lid on bin. Leave closed until next ADDDO NOT TURN bedding. Worms do all the TURN necessary.
HARVEST pile every – as early as quarterly, typically semi-annually or never – It’s nature and will enrich earth around it
1.Use Sifter to allow items that need to stew, remain in pile
Use Sifter to allow items that need to stew, remain in pile2.Let organic compost soil rest a day or two before use
Let organic compost soil rest a day or two before use3.Appropriate to use for any plant, tree, yard, organic garden
Appropriate to use for any plant, tree, yard, organic gardenTips
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 adding item, consider what is in it versus the reuse plans for the castings & tea you’re making
Before adding item, consider what is in it versus the reuse plans for the castings & tea you’re making3.Creepy crawlers in your bin are part of the decomposition process, remove or leave
Creepy crawlers in your bin are part of the decomposition process, remove or leave4.No matter how neglected the bin is, it’s nature and still working, just slower, so ADD browns and continue
No matter how neglected the bin is, it’s nature and still working, just slower, so ADD browns and continue5.Managing your worm bin is unique to your household and season
Managing your worm bin is unique to your household and season 6.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 accordingly7.Starting New Bin?
Starting New Bin?- Amass enough greens & browns to start your bin at least 3’ depth for the bin + worms in 1 day
- Expect first HARVEST based on pace, 9 to 12 months for an active worm bin
8.Storing Greens
Storing Greens- Keep in back and bottom of refrigerator in draw or container
- Can keep food scraps outside, though minimize it prior to storing outside
9.Worm bin I currently use – Wiggly Wranch and have built 1 small portable and 1 medium sized worm bins
Worm bin I currently use – Wiggly Wranch and have built 1 small portable and 1 medium sized worm bins