Last night, on behalf of the the Albuquerque Area Master Composters, I did a presentation for the local Gardening with the Masters series. The worms were a great success! I thought only children would be fascinated by this form of composting - little did I know.
Although I have been doing bin composting for many years, I am new to vermicomposting (I have had my little guys for only a month), I am still in awe of their ability to decompose so much in such a short amount of time and their ability to reproduce. I now have at least twice as many worms as I did a month ago and will soon need to add another floor to their home to keep them happy.
The leachate (liquid created during the composting process) in the bottom bin is ready to be made into compost tea and just in time to spray the vegetables and herbs that have recently been planted in the garden. The solution should be diluted 10 parts water to one part of leachate and put in a spray bottle with a couple tablespoons of vegetable oil or dishwashing liquid (this helps it stick to the foliage). I will do this everyday for the next several weeks to ward off any insect infestation and add nutrients to the tender plants.
I probably won't have enough worm bin leachate to do this for any extended periof of time so more later on how to make compost tea from regular compost.
Pat
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