The fellow who sold me my worm setup recommended that I always feed the worms in the middle of the bed. However, reading literature and online information suggests doing it all over. I tried his way the first few months and am now trying it all over. It just seemed that I was adding fresh food on top of partially decomposed food and that didn't make sense to me. Tonight I added the cores and peels of 10 apples (apple crisp ~ hummm). Watching pumpkin chunks disappear in the fall was fascinating, so we'll see what happens with these peels. The worm bin was supposed to be a science project for my children, but I think I am the one getting the most out of it. They think the whole thing is kind of gross.

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Posted by Anonymous

Have you gotten any compost out of it yet? I know it takes a while, but the compost is LOVELY!! I made 'worm tea' out of mine and fed it to my plants. I really enjoyed worm composting when we did it. Maybe I'll start it again, just for me, sometime. If you ever have any worms to sell, let me know.
Aneta

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Posted by MaureenL

I probably could take some compost out by now. I've been waiting to add another layer - there are two more to put on. The worms then move up to each level and I guess you take it all out when they get to the top. I've been thinking I would scoop a little out to feed to my african violets as they aren't doing very well.

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