Place a cover over the food scraps to create a dark, damp environment favourable to earthworms. This will introduce beneficial soil organisms that will assist with the composting process.Īdd fruit and vegetable scraps and other materials that you would normally put into a worm farm ( see worm farming article for details). Get some compost from your compost bin an pour it into the bottom of the worm tunnel. NOTE: Choose an accessible location, near a path or walkway, as you’re more likely to put your kitchen scraps in a worm tunnel if you can get to it easily or pass along that way often (This fits in with the Permaculture design principle of Relative Location)! Test fit the lid to make sure it fits – it’s now ready to go into the ground!ĭig the hole, and sit the worm tunnel in the soil, fill around the sides with soil. I just used some heavy duty scissors/shears to do this, use whatever works easily.įind a plastic pot watering tray is large enough to fit over the top of the pot as a lid Here’s what a holesaw looks like in case you’re wondering! I prefer to use make large 1” (25mm) holes with a holesaw as I drill less holes that way. Take the plastic pot, drill holes in the side
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