The Worm Inn is designed to be suspended by a shelving unit, a sturdy cross-bar, a laundry
hamper stand, or our latest design, an Optional custom 5 minute, no bend, no stoop stand kit.
After designating a place for the Worm Inn, such as a basement, a utility closet, a storage
area, a garage, or a classroom, the bag is ready to be filled.
The only things required for set-up are:
The Worm Inn
Bedding
This includes cardboard items such as egg carton containers, paper towel inserts and newspapers - avoid glossy inserts
Food scraps
It's best to let the food scraps sit for a few days so the microbial waste can develop, as this is what the worms actually feed on
Amount - Unlike plastic systems that only allow small amounts of food waste, The Worm Inn is fast becoming known for it's incredible composting abilities. It can process 5-10X the waste of most plastic Worm Farming Systems.
Worms
1-3 pounds of Red Wigglers - see "Helpful Links" below for sources
Official Worm Inn INNstructions (Making Worm Farming simple as it should be)
Choose a shady location for your Worm Inn. Direct Sunlight can easily harm your worms.
Hang The Worm Inn. You can use a laundry stand, a tv tray stand, or purchase the optional stand kit.
Zip ties are included with the kit as they work very well for hanging the (Heavy when full) Unit.
Pull the ropes on the bottom of The Worm Inn, and lock the toggles to close.
Place a bowl or a bucket underneath The Worm Inn to catch any moisture drops.
Fill the Worm Inn half full with damp fluffed bedding. You can use damp fluffed newspaper, cardboard, Coconut Coir, or even well washed Peat Moss.
Add worms (Recommended amounts 1-3 pounds)
Add your fruit and vegetable scraps. As with any composting unit, bury your scraps in the bedding.
Water your Inn when it needs water, keeping the bedding damp. You can water right through the mesh top.
When the worms have processed the scraps and the bedding, simply open the toggles on the bottom and
control the outpout of the castings (Think milking a cow), into a bowl or a bucket. When you see some unfinished material simply pull the toggles shut and put the unfinished scraps back into The Inn for further processing.
As the system settles, the worms move upwards, digesting the microbial waste of the food, which results in
Worm castings, a rich fertilizer. These castings (or vermicast) are left below as the worms constantly move upwards toward more food.
This "continuous flow" of regularly adding food scraps and bedding, and then Harvesting the castings from the bottom makes indoor composting practical and FUN for anyone.
Benefits
No odor
Avoids "Muddy" castings
No tedious sorting
Productive use of food waste
Significant home garbage reduction
Rich fertilizer for plants and gardens
Why do this?
Food waste in landfills is a contributor of methane, a greenhouse gas 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide. By composting food scraps into vermicast, waste is kept out of landfills and transformed into a rich fertilizer for plants and gardens.
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