vermicomposting | Crazy About Compost

Is Indoor Composting a Good Idea?

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvpgybEkWN8 After creating my video, I was shown a video of an indoor teracotta pot composting system in India that truly works...she's a pro! Check it out here: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmd5dGU913A While my video was referring specifically to a full sized compost bin or compost tumbler being set up indoors, which would be a mess... she's circumvented that with the stacking kambha system. I'm very tempted to re-create this system. Give composting your best shot through the winter season- have some fun and get creative! Thanks for watching!

A Brief Look at Different Vermicomposts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdnniNps178 My vermicompost never looks as good as his does! I tend to have stuff resembling the middle bin, but not even that fine. I don't tend to let mine cure...until now. Now that we're going into the winter (worm season), I'm going to really focus on coming up with some great stuff by the time spring comes around. Bentley makes it look easy, doesn't it? If you ever have any questions on vermicomposting, be sure to check out redwormcomposting.com . This dude lives it!

How to Add Bedding to a Worm Bin

Here's my quick tips for how to add food scraps and a new layer of bedding to your worm system. The key is to keep your food scraps covered with damp bedding. Here's how a worm system dying for new material looks: 1) Fill bucket with cardboard. I have about half a bucket here, which is enough for my Worm Inn Mega. 2) Add enough water to submerge all the cardboard...you'll notice it only takes an inch of water...cardboard shrivels up significantly when you push down on it. 3) Let the cardboard soak. I made a smoothie while I waited. Drain out the excess water. 4) Add your food scraps first, followed by your damp bedding. This is key! You want the bedding to cover your food scraps entirely to…