Worm-alicious!

Hmmm, while watching the new tv show "Wa$ted" on TLC (also on Planet Green) I saw a show that mentioned worm composting. I've always wanted to start a compost pile but don't really generate enough waste to make a good showing. This seems like a great alternative.

What you do is put together in a plastic tub (you know, the kind you put your RECYCLING in) a bit of wet newspaper, dirt, organic matter (scraps) and then some worms - then let them go to work! What the worms produce, worm-doo, makes great fertilizer and the liquid drainage, worm-wee, makes great house plant tea. Win-win as far as I'm concerned.

I gave a call to our local Cooperative Extension to see if anyone knew anything about it and ended up talking to a very knowledgeable woman who composts and she had a couple recommendations. First, Oklahoma worms aren't REDWORMS. You need redworms to do this type of composting. She suggested that you do a web search and get about 1/2 pound of worms to start as they multiply pretty fast (all that dark, smelly organic matter makes for a romantic setting I presume). second, she said that you shouldn't pay for than $20 or so for your worms. There really isn't any such thing as bigger, stronger and faster worms.

Click on the title "Worm-alicious" for a great webpage that gives you the worm habitat recipe and instructions. As soon as I have mine set up , I will send out updates. Happy worm farming!