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Composting Basics: Build a Worm Bin

Jasmin Malik Chua, Jersey City, USA

Jasmin Malik Chua

By Jasmin Malik Chua
Jersey City, NJ, USA | Sun Mar 23, 2008 01:21 PM ET

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Composting | Organic | Plastic | Storage

Even space-impaired apartment dwellers can create their own compost by harnessing the digestive prowess of a few tiny wrigglers. Composting with worms, or vermicomposting, uses earthworms to supercharge the breakdown of organic matter into that dark, earthy substance plants crave.

Plus, it turns out that transforming an opaque, 8-to-10-gallon plastic storage container into a working worm bin couldn't be more of a snap. Hack one together with these simple directions from Whatcom County Agriculture. Your new living composter also doubles up as free entertainment for the young 'uns. ::Whatcom County Agriculture

Difficulty level: Easy

 
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