People often ask me, "what do you do all winter?"
This question still surprises me. We are in a severe weather alert for the bone chilling cold temperatures. I think today is -40 again.
Today, we do the worms. Took some soil out of the bottom, and cleaned the little guys up. They give me the best compost!
I had forgotten about them. I keep them under the sink, in a pail. After every meal they get the organic matter, lettuce, pumpkin, eggshells, teabags, shredded newspaper, etc. Organic food scraps are split up with all the animals.
I still get my hands in fabulous dirt in the winter! What a great day!
The pail has drainage holes so that the compost tea can run out the bottom. My first year trying to raise worms, I drowned them :(
In the spring, I throw handfuls into the composter. I was out there this morning and the centre of the composter is still streaming. It tells me that the worms are alive and well. It will host snakes and toads next year, to keep my garden healthy!
Now..to read, and crochet. It feels like that kind of day!
If anyone would like some, come spring, contact me and I will send them out!
