Simple Step by Step:

1.) Purchase or make your bin – Plastic or wooden tubs with drilled holes at the bottom for water drainage.
2.) Fill your worm bin 3-4 inches deep of bedding. Shred paper and/or cardboard, soak it down with water and let it drain. The bedding should be as wet as a damp sponge (see details below)
3.) Bury some food (see worm food details below)
4.) Turn out your worms into the center of your bin and they will work their way into your bedding.

Further Details and Instructions:

Red Worms (also known as Eisenia Foetida or Red Wrigglers) are the most satisfactory and efficient type of worm to use for composting. The worms need adequate temperature, moisture and ventilation. The optimum temperature is from 15 - 25 (60 - 77) degrees. Remember, an active worm bin must be kept in a heated garage or basement during the winter to prevent freezing. The worm population increases according to how well they are fed. Worms process their own body weight or more of organic matter each day.

Bedding holds moisture and provides a medium in which the worms can work and the garbage can be buried - it must be light and fluffy enough to allow air exchange. Worms actually consume bedding as well as kitchen wastes. Bedding can be made of shredded newspaper, shredded cardboard, leaves and grass clippings. Bedding must be well soaked in water and drained before adding to the bin. Don’t worry if it is too wet, the water will drain out the bottom holes.

Kitchen waste which can be composted includes: vegetable and fruit scraps, egg shells (need to be crushed), pasta, rice, bread products, coffee grounds, and tea leaves. Meats, fats, and dairy products Should Not be composted. The reason for this is… it smells and it attracts rodents. Remember the smaller the pieces, the quicker they will eat.

There are several methods to harvest (collect) castings and add new bedding. The most convenient way I’ve found is to place a piece of cheese cloth or a potatoe sack with food in it and set it in the corner of your bin. Don't feed the worms anywhere else, and within a week, most of the worms will be in the cloth/sack. If you have a lot of worms, you may have to put another food bag in and repeat the process. A properly maintained worm bin is odorless.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me.

*Lil' Devil Worm Ranch*
'IT'S ALL IN THE POO'

Box 1919 Martensville, SK, S0K 2T0 Canada
Email: lildevilwormranch@hotmail.com
Ph# 306.651.3376 ~ Lyndia Fisher - Owner/Operator