Setting Up a Basic Worm Bin

How do I take the good compost out??????

Pretty great tutorial =)......probably gonna try this soon is you let it sit for two weeks before adding the worms.

does it mater wat kind of newpaper i use?

I would definitely recommend sticking with black and white as much as possible

I had some scraps left over from eating a bunch of artichokes. Can cooked vegetables be used in compost?

Absolutely - in fact cooking and freezing vegetables is a great way to aid the breakdown process. Microbes and worms will be able to start feeding on the materials more quickly.

Composting worms are 'Earthworms', but not soil worms if that makes sense. No? (haha) Ok - basically the group of worms is known as 'earthworms', but all of them don't necessarily reside in soil. The 'composting species' (such as red worms) prefer a much richer habitat like a compost heap or manure pile. the worms you get from your yard won't be good for composting most likely.

This is a very low-tech bin. To harvest castings you would likely need to dump the contents out on a tarp in the sun and gradually scrape it away (the worms will continue to dive down)

Dumping on a tarp is not required, just remove the lid and let light shine on the pile for a few minutes - the worms will automatically start digging towards the bottom of the bin.

Then, just scrape off the layers of worm castings until you start seeing worms.

It's that simple, and simple is always better. :)

Yep - you got it. It is not critical to do this but it definitely helps get the microbes (ie food) going for the worms.