Worms do all the Work resulting in Rich Castings and Liquid Gold (Worm Tea)
Jeff and Janifer have enjoyed the benefits of working together with
their outdoor compost tumbler; as well as their worm farms (vermiculture)
in their basement. They began years ago with a homemade worm composter
that Jeff designed and built, – taking advantage of not only the nutrient-
rich resulting castings (fertilizer resembling coffee grounds with a pleasant,
earthy smell), but also utilizing the “Liquid Gold” or (Worm Tea) that dripped
into a bucket from a spout in the bottom of the worm composter.
Today, they have a commercial indoor five-tray worm composter. They use the
“castings”, a rich soil amendment, to start their garden seeds, and add to the
soil of flowers (inside & out), mix into their vegetable garden and shrubbery
as well as utilize as miraculous addition to the indoor plant soil. They dilute
the precious worm tea and spray it directly onto their houseplants’ foliage to
brighten and green them up. They also use the “Liquid Brown Gold” to help water
all the plants. They benefit all this by simply feeding their food scraps, even
“junk mail”, etc., to their hungry worms once each week! The WORMS DO ALL THE
WORK while saving them TIME, MONEY, AND EFFORT!
I don’t know about you, but lately I am beginning to get so ANGRY when I attempt to put plastic containers
that food came in from the grocery store in the recycling bin in our kitchen (next to our non-recyclables
regular trash can)! Why would one not assume that if it’s plastic,- it’s recyclable? Maybe I’m just slow to
catch on… But it upsets me so to have to put the cottage cheese PLASTIC CONTAINER in with the regular
waste trash can, for example.
I had a thought: How about BEFORE I put the grocery item in my cart, I looked at the bottom to see
whether or not I it is recyclable. If it’s not Recycling Number 1 or 2, I then place it back “from
whence it came”. (Those are the only recyclable numbered containers we can put out to the curb.)
Pre-recycling takes a bit longer, but trust me, the satisfaction I feel when I put the waste container in the
“Recycle Bin” is DEFINITELY WORTH IT !
Try it! Notice the good feeling you experience. Maybe manufacturers would take into consideration
the fact that consumers appeared to be choosing food in recyclable containers. Spread the word!
Have you ever put your hand inside or near a composter or compost tumbler? What did you feel? Warmth,
right? It so happens that you can put that compost warmth to your benefit!
I had an idea last Spring that was born of starting “lasagna gardens” in our back yard. I had stored up
recycling and composting material from our yard, from our neighbors’, and even from our own recycling cans
for Friday’s pick-up. Well, I had some extra materials that would compost quickly, — a perfect mixture of
green grass clippings, some green, brown, and yellow leaves, some old newspaper, and yes, even some junk
mail! So I decided to start an experiment — several, really.
I used the large-sized materials for the “lasagna-gardens” and kept the smaller bits for my second experiment.
Instead of using sand or rocks in the bottom of the pots that I was going to start, I began “stuffing” the composting
material into the bottom. I then added a small amount of worm castings, dampened it all, then began one more
layer with some dirt thrown in this time. I carried on normally from there up.
Sticking a finger down the pot later that season, you could feel the almost steamy warmth!
What do YOU do with all your FOOD SCRAPS? What do YOU do with all
your JUNK MAIL? What do YOU do with all your EMPTY TOILET PAPER
ROLLS? What about all the NEWSPAPERS that you've ALREADY READ?
What do YOU do WITH.....? What do YOU DO ABOUT....?
I could go on and on... It doesn't matter. -- YOU have to do
SOMETHING WITH all these things. Either you run them down the
garbage disposal, or you take them out to the curb on trash
collection day. How about the expense of fertilizer and other
soil amendments?
What if I suggested putting all those waste products into simple
composting bins or compost tumblers? What if you simply fed all
those wastes I mentioned above to your composting worms in your
worm composter? LET THEM DO ALL THE WORK! They will, you know...
They will happily munch away and when it comes OUT THE OTHER END,
you'll have "worm castings", resembling coffee grounds, a fertilizer
rich in nutrients. If you purchase a worm composter, the excess
liquid (your "Liquid Gold") will drain out the bottom!
Price "WORM TEA" in a local nursery. You'll see why it is called,
"Liquid Gold".
Happy COMPOSTING!
You’ve heard them. Or maybe you’ve made them. I’m referring to statements like: “I love MY kids!”, or “I care about MY kids!”, or “Im want the best for MY children!”
I’m so sick and tired of hearing someone make one of these remarks (or similar), only to THEN see them toss their pop or beer can into the waste basket. YES, I said “waste basket”! That can will THEN go into the trash can outside to be pulled to the curb on trash pickup day. It THEN helps to fill up our landfills.
Or, how about that same can being carelessly thrown out the window of their car? NOW how is that making our environment look? It’s not uncommon to see the people who make these statements toss their partially smoked cigarette butt onto the ground anywhere they are and simply step on it — if they even do that!
I challenge all of you to walk-the-talk-and- do your part.by composting and recycling your waste. You know, put it to use! Grow plants with it. Beautify your landscaping with it. Grow your much better tasting than store-bought veggies with it. And, the best way to do that is by composting!
FINALLY OUT OF SCHOOL! Change the clothes; then off to play with friends… Home from the office… Off come the shoes, change clothes, do some chores, then feet up, and read a magazine while sipping a frosty mug of tea… Dad, why he also changes clothes; and, looking in the mirror, smooths his hair only to slip on a golf cap. And, away HE goes— OFF in his little sports car…
*** Now picture this…*** The whole family gets off school and work,and comes home. They meet in the backyard instead of going DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS,. It’s late summer. Most of the garden vegetables have been harvested leaving stalks and huge vines behind. The long and green grass has been freshly cut. TOGETHER they put it all into the large composting bin in the backyard.
Cleaning up the yard, they put some green, brown and old-looking material into the compost tumbler. This is truly “organic composting” – and will result in ”organic gardening”. They take turns turning the handle of a clean, environmentally-friendly, barrel-looking apparatus-(the compost tumbler) filled with ugly, stinky, and rotting material. By recycling this way, almost magically, they’ll have homemade compost – a product almost worth it’s weight in gold!
Every Friday morning, we use to drag an overflowing trash can (sometimes two) out to the street. And of course the neighborhood dogs, cats, small and large wild animals, joined by the Magpies would travel the streets dining at the best and easiest “restaurant in town”. The larger animals included the huge, offensive-smelling male black bear, whose odor would make you ill; followed by Mama black bear, who year after year would bring her young cub (or cubs) with her teaching them the secrets of “Dine and Dash” at the largest restaurant around.
Your TRASH can be your CASH! Or give it to me and YOUR TRASH could be MY CASH! Remember just how much cash you laid out for that last bag of fertilizer you bought? Or, better yet, have you ever purchased even a small amount of “compost tea”, or “worm tea”? Due to it’s price and it’s organic-nutrient advantage, it is sometimes even called “Liquid Gold”. Yes, it is expensive, but because of your homemade compost; the difference in your plants becomes dramatically clear! Their blooms increase and their color livens!
Also with the addition of your homemade compost, the structure of your soil – whether it be in your lawn, outdoor flower or shrub beds, vegetable gardens, right down to your houseplants – will greatly improve. The soil will retain more moisture which means less watering, and suddenly your vegetables taste as God intended them to.
Environmentally, one normal household can easily reduce 50% of yard plant waste; not to mention kitchen waste. Together these are now helping to overflow our landfills giving off greenhouse gases.
These are to mention just a few advantages.
Compost Tumblers – use your garbage to rid your kitchen of nasty odors
Wondering what to do on a cloudy weekend afternoon? Together, as a family, make compost tumblers the perfect solution! Not only will your family be united, but they will work together with the compost tumbler to reduce leftover organic scraps from last week’s meals.
These compost tumblers create heat that destroys the bacteria which cause offensive odors in the first place, leaving the kitchen smelling fresh and clean. You will have fun together and see the amazing results of your compost tumbler put to work.
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