Small Wormfarm

carsona246 · Jan 18, 2011

I know this has been posted somewhere, but I can't seem to find it. I've been researching how to make a worm farm, but everywhere I look is telling me how to setup a large scale wormfarm. I know I read somewhere that someone has a wormfarm the size of a shoebox and I was wondering how this was setup. If I just got a shoebox sized plastic box and filled it with dirt on the top and a layer of moist newspaper on the top would that be just fine? How would I remove the worm poo when I needed to? All the builds I've seen have 2-3 stacks of rubbermaid bins where you can just remove the bottom bin and hose it out and replace it, which seems like a nice idea, but I don't have the space/desire for that large of a worm farm.

Lusiwarrior · Jan 18, 2011

Hi,
a plastic box to the cupboard is ideal. Shopping a size that see fit and then just went to work for. You fill the box with slightly wet peat and then put some balls of clay to mine. You put the worms that see fit and then just eating once a week. As for the **** you change just the turf every six months. Careful not to send out eggs.
I hope I've helped you!

Jennewt · Jan 18, 2011

I think a shoebox is too small. What kind of worms would you start with? If they are compost worms, they do not like dirt, they need peat moss, or coco-fiber, or shredded newspaper - something light.

You might be able to use a bucket, that's about the smallest size that I can imagine working. You wouldn't be able to harvest very many worms, but it would be small enough to fit under your kitchen cabinet. With a small setup, you need to be extra-careful not to add too much veggie matter at once, and watch out for the substrate getting too wet (veggies release a lot of water as they are eaten).

carsona246 · Jan 18, 2011

I think I might have actually found a nice way to get a mini worm farm. it's a little bigger than a shoebox, but it's three rummermaid like boxes stacked on top of each other, but their each about the size of a shoebox, so stacked all together isn't too much bigger. I might try the worm farm stacks build I found online but on a smaller scale and see how it works. Thanks for clarifying on the shredded newspapers.

Ken Worthington · Jan 18, 2011

I would be inclined to looking into recycling newspapers via the normal city-council-type of route. Simply put, I consider newspaper to be 'processed' to the extreme, (even the Guardian, lol) and this can't be good when introduced to the food-chain.
Fallen leaves from the garden, a tiny bit of crushed up Weetabix (fortified breakfast ceral) with a the odd sprinkle of crushed Reptomin stick, and a sprinkle of paprika (for it's carotene-type content, enhances colouring).......that's my 'recipe'

esnailme · Mar 11, 2011

Does the worm culture draw mice?

I am thinking about the food scraps drawing unwanted vermin.:animal:

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