![]() In all honesty, I don’t think you would need holes in the lid.įor one thing, the lid shown in the video doesn’t really look like it’s providing an air-tight seal anyway, plus there seems to be a decent volume of air sitting in the tube above the composting mass – air that will be refreshed every time the lid is removed. Rather than using a simple tube (which I actually think is a really cool idea), I’ve been planning to bury a plastic garbage can (with lots of holes drilled in the sides and bottom) and use it in a similar manner. What really interesting is that this concept actually closely parallels an idea I’ve had in the back of my mind for an easy-to-make outdoor vermicomposting system. The lower zone has holes which allow the worms (and other organisms to move in and out), and a make-shift lid placed over top to (presumably) keep out rain. Here is a link to an excellent video on YouTube, which explains this concept very well.īasically, the Worm Tower is a very simple vermicomposting system that consists of a plastic tube buried partially in the ground. We should probably start by making sure everyone knows what a ‘Worm Tower’ is. My question is this: does the lid need holes for air or will they do fine in the ground? Also, does this need to be out of the sun as does a worm bin? I figure since they burrow down under ground they will be cool enough. The bottom half has many holes and I feed the tube (pipe/bucket) and have a cover on it to keep out critters. I have made a worm tower, where you bury half of the pipe/bucket in the ground. “Every six months or so you can pull the towers out to empty any extra castings and spread around your garden.“I have a question please. You’ll begin to get a good idea of how much they can get through – which will also very between the seasons. Don’t overwhelm them though by shoving too much in too often – it’s a good idea to have a few around the garden you can alternate between. “You can continue to add kitchen scraps as the worms make their way through it. Then add some kitchen scraps along with a little bit of torn up newspaper or other dry materials to help stop it getting so anaerobic and wet before the worms get in there as they settle in. “Add a little more wet newspaper on top of the worms. You can get these from your local garden store, or a friend with a worm farm (they are good breeders so multiply pretty quickly!) ![]() “Add some wet newspaper, then some worms – they need to be composting worms. You only need to bury them up to the level of the holes, but for the sake of aesthetics, pop it in deeper almost to the top and fill it in around the sides. “Dig a hole in your veggie patch or near your fruit tree, and push the worm tower in. It’s much of a muchness, when it comes to the size and distance of holes, as long as there’s a decent amount, the worms will find their way in and out. You don’t necessarily need as many holes as we’ve done here. “In your main piece of pipe, drill a number of holes around the whole circumference of the pipe. If you don’t want to buy a whole piece of pipe to cut shorter, you can always buy a joiner piece instead, as we did (see pic below). “You’ll need three pieces from your local hardware store – a piece of pipe, an end piece, and an end cap. The worm castings and worm wee are distributed straight back to the soil, and the soil is more alive, it’s adaptive. “Garden beds with worm towers have much more life in them with not only worms but lots of good bacteria. The Urban Growers crew, Byron Smith and Grant LaBrooy are following up last week’s tutorial with this simple one on creating and using your own worm tower. Holes are drilled for the worms to move in and out of, and the bottom of the pipe is open for worm castings and fertilizer to seep through as they get through processing the waste. Worms go in, and then the remaining space is host to a regular dose of your kitchen scraps. The same idea is applied in towers – only it all goes straight into the ground.Ĭonsisting, essentially, of a piece of pipe with a lid, the ‘tower’ is buried into the ground – either in your veggie patch or around fruit trees. These simple devices use the same composting worms that are used in worm farms to munch on your food scraps turning it into castings and liquid fertilizer. But then there’s extra goodness you can give your growing garden, and one of those boosters is a worm tower or two. ![]() What can you add to your garden to further nourish those plants and veggies that you have been putting so much love into? A worm tower! It doesn't have to be tricky or expensive to make one, Slow Poke have put together this simple how to guide.Ī whole lot of sunshine, watering, weeding and nurturing will go a long way in establishing a healthy veggie patch.
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