Raised worm compost bed.

UnderMeSensi

UnderMeSensi

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Hey irie body, im cutting the last of my tomatoes and greens and some flowers out of my garden. I have two 4x4 raised beds and planning on building an 8x4 bed for greens. I have a small worm compost in a 2x2 tubware. If I use my vegetable scraps mixed in with my and old soil in the bed, could I add worms to them and let them make my soil "potent" by septemberseptember ?
 
You would have to contunaly feed the worms for them to stick around , weather permiting , as well as keep it moist and thick so the worms stay out of the light. I would imagine it would be tough but possible if weather permits . It wold be much eazer to build a bigger worm box/farm

Ever try putting a 3 or 4 inch piece of pvc pipe in the ground with some holes drilled in the underground part and a removable cap , you 'feed' the pipe fresh stuff just like you would a worm bin but the worms will naturaly make their way their
 
UnderMeSensi said:
Hey irie body, im cutting the last of my tomatoes and greens and some flowers out of my garden. I have two 4x4 raised beds and planning on building an 8x4 bed for greens. I have a small worm compost in a 2x2 tubware. If I use my vegetable scraps mixed in with my and old soil in the bed, could I add worms to them and let them make my soil "potent" by septemberseptember ?
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no :)
 
a 2 by 2 vermi-farm won't produce enough castings. if you really want to go big with castings, increase your number of worms by about 5000. red wigglers aren't real burrowing worms. they feed where refuse piles meet the soil. do I throw some worms in my beds? sure, but not to do any composting; just to join the rest of my micro-zoo.
before the worms digest scraps, the scraps can, and will, harbor pathogens.
 
DonAlejandroVega said:
a 2 by 2 vermi-farm won't produce enough castings. if you really want to go big with castings, increase your number of worms by about 5000. red wigglers aren't real burrowing worms. they feed where refuse piles meet the soil. do I throw some worms in my beds? sure, but not to do any composting; just to join the rest of my micro-zoo.
before the worms digest scraps, the scraps can, and will, harbor pathogens.
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this is great advice.
 
LIBERTYCHICKEN said:
You would have to contunaly feed the worms for them to stick around , weather permiting , as well as keep it moist and thick so the worms stay out of the light. I would imagine it would be tough but possible if weather permits . It wold be much eazer to build a bigger worm box/farm

Ever try putting a 3 or 4 inch piece of pvc pipe in the ground with some holes drilled in the underground part and a removable cap , you 'feed' the pipe fresh stuff just like you would a worm bin but the worms will naturaly make their way their
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I am interested in learning more about this technique, sounds like there is a pvc pipe portal/access to a worm composting area below the ground right in the garden next to the plants that would benefit from the leaching of the castings? nice
 
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