Turn your kitchen scraps into garden gold with a DIY worm farm
In short: Landscape contractor Jenn Nawada demonstrates how to build a vermicomposting system using simple household items to transform organic waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer for your garden.
In this guide, Jenn Nawada shows host Kevin O’Connor how to construct a worm composter using three 5-gallon plastic buckets. The process, known as vermicomposting, relies on earthworms to convert kitchen scraps into organic fertilizer.
Setting up the farm takes approximately one hour. The system requires drilling 1/8-inch holes in the lid for airflow and creating bedding from three inches of damp, shredded newspaper or cardboard. To ensure the worms thrive, the bedding must be soaked and then squeezed until it reaches the consistency of a wrung-out sponge.
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