Types of Composting Bins - Fort Collins, Colorado• Composting to reduce the waste stream: A guide...
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VERMICOMPOSTING
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THE COMPLETE HOME COMPOSTING VIDEO GUIDE
PART II
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WHAT IS VERMICOMPOSTING?• Composting with worms • Contains worm castings
– Can provide 5-11 times more nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium than your surrounding soil
– Increases beneficial micro-organisms and plant growth hormones compared to regular compost
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Seven Steps to Vermicomposting1. Choose a Bin2. Fill the Bin3. Seed the Worms4. Place the Worm bed5. Feed the worms6. Harvest the castings7. Use your vermicompost
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Step 1: Choosing a Bin
Example of an Outdoor Vermicomposting Bin
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Retro-fit Bins
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More Retro-fits
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Seattle Composter Soil Saver
Earth Machine
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And then my favorite…
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Step 2: Fill The Bin
Pre-Soak your ingredients
Should be damp as a moist sponge
Fluff and put in bed or box
Ingredients:• Shredded Newspaper• Straw• Cut-up cardboard• Sawdust• Small wood chips• Dead leaves
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Step 3: Seed the worms!• Drop ‘em in there • If indoors: leave lid off, light on• Worms do NOT like light
- They will burrow down where they like it!
*Leave worms alone for several days
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Step 4: Place the worm bed
• Convenience and ”Location, Location, Location!”• INDOOR: Close to the kitchen, mud room,
basement, closet, etc.• OUTDOOR: partial to full shade in summer (i.e.
North side of house), and full sun in winter (i.e. South side of house) Thermometers can be very helpful when making this decision
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Step 5: Feed the wormsFood Waste =
Fruit and Vegetable
Tea bags and Coffee Grounds
Crushed Egg Shells
Houseplant Clippings
Pasta and Rice
Bread and Cereal
Food Waste ≠Meats
Bones
Oils
Fats
Vinegar
Dog or Cat Waste
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Step 5: Feed the worms
TWO FEEDING METHODS:
1. Burying or pocket feeding method
2. Surface feeding method
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Step 5: Burying or pocket feeding method
After several days:• Bury small amounts of food waste in bed• Mark with popsicle stick (or other marker)• Wait a day or two and check to see if worms
are eating (clue: food is disappearing)– Trick: The smaller the food the faster it
disappears
The popsicle stick marks where you last fed – move the stick(s) each time you feed.
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Step 5: Surface feeding method
• Spread the food thinly across the entire surface
• Cover the food with a thin layer of shredded paper– Then cover this with perforated jute-backed
carpet• Close the bed • At next feeding observe the feeding rate
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Step 6: Harvest the CastingsThere are four (4) Methods1. Dump and Sort2. Worms sort themselves3. Window screen sort4. Divide and Dump
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Step 7: Using Vermicompost
Top dressing for your house plants, gardens and lawnsSeeds and transplantsMaking Compost Tea
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Web Sites• http://www.epa.osw• http://www.ext.colostate.edu/search.html• http://www.mastercomposter.com• http://compost.css.cornell.edu• http://soilfoodweb.com• http://www.sedhec.gov/recycle/html/
pubs.html
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Publications• The Rodale Book of Composting• Let it Rot: The gardeners guide to
composting• Composting to reduce the waste stream: A
guide to small scale food and yard waste composting
• The Humanure HandBook
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The Most Important Things to Remember !!!!
• You have to do it to learn it.• Mistakes are the best lessons.• Have Fun.
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