This really is an on going project. I hope to make a better more modern home when it gets closer to Fall and the weather cools.
I made their home with old pallet's we used to hold hay off the ground in the barn. They are a little rickety but the worms do not mind. I had Pa cut the pallets in half and I put them side by side.
This is not a beauty contest it is a home for wayward worms. I used horse manure layered with cardboard egg containers and shredded paper. Other layers were from my kitchen scrapes layer by layer I got the home ready.
Once I had enough material layered in it I made sure to soak it for a few weeks so the layers would kind of meld together for the worms to find there way into. And moisture is key to keeping the worms happy and alive.
Once I was done and the Red Worms arrived from their old home. I got them all settled and covered them.
The wood is really light and did not compress the soil at all. I kept it covered so the Raccoons did not find it and think it was a supper gift.
Here is a little Worm 911
"Each worm ingests its weight in organic matter every 24 hours its intricate digestive tract makes it possible for the Red Worms to excrete highly nutritious fertilizer known as castings. These Castings are the best plant food known to man, and contain a high concentration of essential nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorous, magnesium and calcium. Castings do not heat or burn plant life. The
action of Red Worms in composting piles will speed up the reduction of organic matter in one half the time."
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