This Worm Composting Kit Will Make Your Kitchen Waste Disappear – And Your Garden Soil Come Alive
Composting kitchen waste has never been easier than with this kit. Turn your scraps into rich compost without lifting a finger. Let the worms do the work!
As a former park ranger, I am always looking for ways to reduce my impact on the environment and take better care of our Earth. The USDA estimates that 30-40% of food in the U.S. is wasted which has a massive environmental impact, in addition to the financial impacts of trying to manage all this waste. Food is the largest category of waste that ends up in landfills. In 2010, over 133 billion pounds of food waste was created.
Shopping smarter is a great way to reduce food waste, but if you want to take it a step further, you can create a compost bin at home to utilize any waste and return the nutrients back into the soil. One of the easiest (and most fun!) ways to compost is by using worms. Vermicomposting quickly gets rid of kitchen scraps – or that carrot that you forgot about in the fridge for a little too long.
Vermicomposting requires very little labor compared to traditional composting and it can be done indoors in limited space. I have made my own vermicomposter out of plastic bins, but this Worm Factory vermicomposting kit from Amazon is a much better option and I wish I had tried it instead of my futile DIY setup. It has everything you need to get started on your vermicomposting journey.
Vermicomposting Basics
Vermicomposting is a method of composting that utilizes worms for all the hard work. There is no need to turn a huge bin of steaming compost in your backyard during the hottest days of the summer. Just 1 pound (0.45 kg) of worms can chow through half their weight in food scraps per day. Those little guys and gals compost your kitchen waste into incredibly nutritious worm castings that will give your garden a boost through the whole year.
You can feed just about any food scraps to your worms with a few exceptions. Meat, dairy, garlic, onions, and potatoes should be avoided. Other than those items, the worms will munch through it all! Breads, cereals, vegetables, fruits, tea leaves, coffee grounds, and even crushed egg shells will be devoured and turned into natural fertilizer in no time.
Worm Factory Kit
The Worm Factory vermicomposting kit comes with everything you need to ensure happy, healthy worms.
The sturdy molded plastic structure comes with 4 trays so you can expand your vermicomposting operation as your worm population grows or if you need more room for food waste disposal. Worm bedding materials are also provided so you can get your worms into the composter and working straight away. A mixture of coco coir, newspaper, and pumice stone is the perfect environment for your worm friends.
This kit also comes with a thermometer and cultivator to make monitoring the vermiculture environment and adding food scraps easier. A spigot at the bottom allows you to harvest worm tea which is also beneficial for your plants.
As the worms eat your scraps and work their way to the top of the tower, a super rich compost and worms castings will be left in the lower levels. Adding this natural fertilizer to your houseplants and outdoor gardens will give your plants an amazing boost while keeping food waste out of landfills. Talk about a win-win!
This kit comes with everything you need to get started vermicomposting. Just add worms!
Where to Get Compost Worms
The only thing the composting kit doesn’t include is worms. The best composting worms are called red wigglers (Eisenia fetida). They produce the best compost and most nutrient-dense castings to feed your plants. Red wigglers can be purchased from online retailers like Meme’s Worms. It is important to note that you should not purchase worms from bait shops. They are not composting worms and they are often an invasive species.
This year, try a worm composting kit. It's a great way to take care of your garden, your family, and the Earth.
