To heck with composting. It is stinky and attracts vermin. The answer is...
WORMS!
Using a rubbermade 10lbs container, or any size stackable plastic container. I ultimately chose these because of their strength, size, stack ability and durability.
Take three containers and drill holes in them like such:
Two of the three containers are drilled like this.
Optional step:Line one of those two bottoms with bubble wrap and some screen. I made the frame out of hangars and duct tape. The bubble wrap allows some space for drainage.
Purchased from Wal Mart. Fill 6-7 inches of 1/2 peat moss, 1/2 manure makes for VERY happy worms.
The container with no holes is your base layer and is used to catch all the water drainage and worm poop that falls through. Periodically just pick up the container and pour the water and poop into a bucket. Both the drainage water and especially the poop makes for amazing fertilizer and soil amendments.
To feed the worms take your organic food waste - vegetables, coffee grinds, small amounts of fruit, potato peels, etc. They dont like citrus. Throw then in the worm bin and cover the wastes with an inch of soil. Covering with soil prevents the rotting smell and gnats.
As the bin gets more full simply add the third bin on top and start feeding from the top bin. Within a week all of the worms should have moved and you have an entire container of premium fertilizer, organic tea for plant roots. And lots of worms.
btw - they eat a lot! Twice their weight in garbage eat week.
Optional in a cold climate.
I got my worms online from http://www.earthworms4sale.com/
I have also used http://www.wormsetc.com and they were great.
Advanced silly stuff I found online
WORMS!
Using a rubbermade 10lbs container, or any size stackable plastic container. I ultimately chose these because of their strength, size, stack ability and durability.
Take three containers and drill holes in them like such:
Two of the three containers are drilled like this.
Optional step:Line one of those two bottoms with bubble wrap and some screen. I made the frame out of hangars and duct tape. The bubble wrap allows some space for drainage.
Purchased from Wal Mart. Fill 6-7 inches of 1/2 peat moss, 1/2 manure makes for VERY happy worms.
The container with no holes is your base layer and is used to catch all the water drainage and worm poop that falls through. Periodically just pick up the container and pour the water and poop into a bucket. Both the drainage water and especially the poop makes for amazing fertilizer and soil amendments.
To feed the worms take your organic food waste - vegetables, coffee grinds, small amounts of fruit, potato peels, etc. They dont like citrus. Throw then in the worm bin and cover the wastes with an inch of soil. Covering with soil prevents the rotting smell and gnats.
As the bin gets more full simply add the third bin on top and start feeding from the top bin. Within a week all of the worms should have moved and you have an entire container of premium fertilizer, organic tea for plant roots. And lots of worms.
btw - they eat a lot! Twice their weight in garbage eat week.
Optional in a cold climate.
I got my worms online from http://www.earthworms4sale.com/
I have also used http://www.wormsetc.com and they were great.
Advanced silly stuff I found online
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kas:
oooooooooooo want
cadavre:
I know a couple people who use worms, and they love it!