Compost Worm Bucket Done

 

There it is. In the ground and ready to go. I put down a 1" layer of shredded paper to begin, and then added peat moss soil. I think I put in enough to make the bucket half full. Watered it down good. It drained fine with all those holes.

I added kitchen scraps and wet cardboard, along with dead leaves. I put a little more peat moss on top.

The worms arrived and I added them and sprinkled water to wake them up after their trip from the worm farm. My grandson came by with some nightcrawlers he had left from fishing and, after he fed the fish, dumped the rest in the bucket.

I've checked this a few times in the past week and a half. Everything seems to be breaking down real well. Added some ground up eggshells and frozen vegetables.  My grandson has pulled out some of the worms to feed our fish.

It's getting cooler out now and winter is only a couple months away so I'm anxious to see how this does during the winter. The worms can easily leave the bucket and head down to warmer dirt, so I don't see any issues.

I'll update this from time to time.