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  Hear hear!

  I live in a teeny urban apartment (250 sq ft!) and have a worm bin under my kitchen sink.  It's wonderful.  I use two nested rubbermaid tubs (they probably have vinyl - good luck avoiding that).  There are several cut-out holes in the top lid that I duct-taped window screen material onto, to let air circulate and keep flies out.  I think it would be fun to use clear bins, but mine are dark blue.  I'd also invest in a good sturdy trowel/small gardening shovel with a pointy end so that you can bury the veggie scraps instead of putting them on top.

  Everyone I know who's worm-composted has had that dreaded week when they put too much food in and it killed all or most of the worms and created a smelly  mess.  You can avoid this (and I've avoided it for three years now) if you just go slow, put in a little, and see how quickly it disappears, then put in a little more, etc., until you find the limit of your bin.  The worms can go a LONG time without food, so even if you go on vacation, don't load them up beforehand thinking they will starve.

  Worms eat more when it's warm, and less when they're cold, so think about that when you plan where they will go.On Umbra on composting with worms posted 1 year ago 9 Responses