vermiposting

vermiposting
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

the arrival of our new "pets" has inspired maternal instincts. i feel like a nervous mother hen. their journey wasn't far, but it's been a hot week or so, and plenty warm in the shipping container i'm sure. the bin didn't take too long to set up. soak coir in water for 15 minutes. assemble bin. add coir to bin. add worms to bin. add moistened shredded newspaper. that's pretty much it. for their first week here, i've been worrying about what i'm feeding the worms. will they like it? will they eat it?

my worse fear is killing the pound of worms. that would suck and make me sad. so far so good. they've been wriggling around, crawling over and under the newspaper and back into the dirt when i open up the lid to feed them our kitchen scraps. there are too many to name, which is probably a good thing. only one has lost his way and ended up on the side of the bin. i gently nudged him back down into the dirt. i should thank mike for his cappuccinos. the espresso grounds make the bin smell good. i wonder if they get buzzed on it?