How to Vermicompost
(How to Compost with Worms)
Note: This page contains specific information to help you learn how to vermicompost & to help you get started. For the "why's" and "what's" of making vermicompost, see: Vermicomposting Basics.
While vermicomposting can be done commercially, this article is going to focus exclusively on building and maintaining a smaller system for home use (or for use in school classrooms).
How to Vermicompost
Step 1:
Decide where you're going to place your vermicompost container
Step 2:
Prepare the vermicompost container
Step 3:
Prepare the worm bedding
Step 4:
Start saving food and garden scraps
Step 5:
Adding worm food to the vermicompost bin
Step 6:
Order the vermicompost worms
Step 7:
Add the vermicompost worms to the bin
Step 8:
Feeding and ongoing maintenance of the vermicompost system
Step 9:
Harvest the vermicompost
How to Vermicompost Summary:
1. Select and prepare a vermicompost container/bin.
2. Prepare the bedding for the worms.
3. Begin saving organic materials as food for the worms.
4. Order your vermicomposting worms.
5.
Add the worms to the vermicompost bin.
6. Periodically feed and maintain the worm bin.
7. Harvest
the worm compost/castings.
8. Expand to additional bins, as the worm population grows (optional).
Find tool that work for you, in digging through the bedding.Materials Needed for Vermicomposting:
- storage bin or similar container
- handful of dirt or potting soil
- cardboard sheet
- dirt or potting soil
- bedding material
- suitable table scraps/garden waste
- drip tray or bucket
- worms
- spray bottle (optional)
- cinder blocks or bricks (optional)
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Note: the advice and information contained herein is based upon our experience and study. As with any advice, please apply at your own discretion.