So the worm bin in the kitchen was beginning to smell. When I picked up the bottom lid that was there to catch runoff, there was a ball of worms underneath it. So they were obviously unhappy about what was happening inside their bin.
It had been almost two years since I set up that bin, and I’d never emptied it out, only added to it. Yeah, that wasn’t smart, and it was my fault.
I moved the worms into an old plastic trash can I had previously used to keep worms. I put some straw and a few dead leaves in the bottom, wet it down, then scraped off the top, freshest worm bedding along with most of the worms from the old bin and dumped it in there. Then I put the lid on it and carried it down to the basement. There are a few holes around the top of the trash can for air.
The plan should be to use most of the worm bedding in the garden every Spring, holding back just enough bedding and as many worms as possible to get a new bin going. That new bin should spend the summer outside and come in when it gets cold.
Ending and Beginning 