[Ag-eq] Worms

[Kendra Schaber]

Hi Susan, since you only want to do a small non-commercial worm farm, then a small back yard worm bin, a single worm wigwam or even a single endistrial sized worm wigwam will most likely be the best one for you. It depends on how big your garden that you want to enhance with the worm tea and worm castings is. There are a number of places that sells both worm wigwams and back yard worm bins on the internet. You can also build one for yourself. I didn't build the one that I am currently working with. I got it out of a mear whim from my counselor from the Oregon Commission for the Blind. It is a bit fancy but it works great! A worm wigwam is bigger than a back yard worm bin but it will work for someone who has more land that they want to enhance with their worm castings. If you don't want to be that fancy, you can just build one to the size that you want it. There are many different ways to build worm bins. You can look up the different ways to build them on google so that you can pick out the right one for you. You can also figure out how many worms that you want to start out with once you have picked out the size of worm bin that will work for you. The bigger the bin, the more worms that you can start out with. If you choose to have just a small back yard worm bin that is only a square foot for example, then you will only need to buy a pound of worms. If you want to have something bigger than that, then you will need more worms. A good rule of thumb is two pounds for every square foot or fifteen pounds for a worm wigwam since they are built differently than your avrige worm bin. Worm wigwams are great for people who has farms and large gardens that they want to enhance organically. Worm castings and worm tea will help your plants grow better than most chemical fertelizers. I hope that this was helpful! If you have more questions, please feel free to ask them. Thank you! 
Kendra Schaber