Brown materials include leaves twigs wood chips newspaper and cardboard.
Worm composting garbage can.
Making mounds takes a day mostly waiting time.
It gives worms a happy home and all the free eats that they could want.
Bury a metal trash can to create a composter that is safe from bugs and rodents.
You will leave bedding behind for the worms to live in.
Instead of drilling lots of air holes in the container drill only a few drainage holes in the bottom.
Those white worms that you found in your garbage bin are most likely maggots.
It gives you a convenient way to dispose of organic waste such as vegetable peelings.
At the start and end of the growing season.
To get rid of maggots put on your old clothes and rubber gloves.
It develops quickly and is low maintenance so apartment dwellers and urban farmers can do it without a problem.
Using a screen should only take 30 to 60 minutes.
Place an even mix of brown and green materials inside the can.
Helps to reduce the soil ph level.
Maggots are the larvae of flies which were attracted to your garbage bin because of its smell and contents.
Purchase a 20 to 55 gallon plastic bin or garbage can with a tight fitting lid from your local home department store or use a spare at home.
Then keep the container tightly sealed except when you are adding material.
How to make a compost bin drill holes through the sides and bottom of a trash can to create ventilation.
Trash cans with lids are perfect containers for this kind of composting.
Compost can be harvested.
Worm composting on the other hand can be done inside or outside.
Composting with worms a k a.
If for some reason you cannot make compost in your garden or yard you can do it in a heated place such as a garage.
You may also want to wear goggles and a face mask.
Composting of hydroponic waste and garden cuttings does not require purchased comp.
It saves space in the county landfill which is good for the environment.
Tray based composting bins might only take 10 minutes.
Vermicomposting is the proverbial win win situation.
Place a large saucepan another garbage can lid or some other container underneath the elevated compost bin to collect water.
If you have long hair put it up.
This nutrient rich compost tea can be used for watering plants.