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How the Worm Inn works
After designating a place for the Worm Inn, such as a basement,
...the bag is ready to be filled.
- The Worm Inn
- Bedding
- This includes cardboard items such as egg carton containers, paper towel inserts and newspapers - avoid glossy inserts
- Food scraps
- It's best to let the food scraps sit for a few days so the microbial waste can develop, as this is what the worms actually feed on
- Amount - 1-2 lbs of food waste per week is a good amount to sustain a pound of worms
- Worms
- 1-3 pounds of Red Wigglers - see "Helpful Links" below for sources
To fill the Worm Inn:
- some bedding is placed in the bottom to absorb moisture
- then a layer of food scraps
- followed by the worms
- then the rest of the food scraps
- finally, a thick layer of more bedding
- the whole system is sprayed down with water as the contents need to remain cool and damp
As the system settles, the worms move upwards, digesting the microbial waste of the food, which results in the castings, a rich fertilizer. These castings (or vermicast) are left below as the worms constantly move upward toward more food.
After several weeks, the vermicast
is ready to be used and is collected
from the bottom pouch, making the
harvesting process easy and efficient.
This "continuous flow" of regularly adding food scraps and bedding, and then harvesting the castings from the bottom makes indoor composting practical and FUN for anyone.