We Have Castings!

1- 29-12    After almost a week of checking and waiting and hoping the new worms acclimate, I have been wanting to see some results. Well, today when I checked on my worms, I noticed almost all their bedding had been composted. For less than a hundred worms, I am pleased to have harvested about half a cup of castings.

These worms are the hortensis variety. They are larger that the fetidas and thus consume more, which I see as a benefit. I have a large family and, unfortunately, we create a noticeable amount of waste. Being able to indoor compost kitchen scraps and papers is a blessing. We are concerned about reducing our own carbon footprint.

It was not the type I intended to purchase, but did not realize until I got them home and they didn't look right. Apparently, the clitelum band is not as obvious on hortensis as it is on fetida.