Huge Compost Bin

I finally got a staple gun that was tough enough and finished my big compost bin. It is 10' x 2', fitting perfectly at the side of the house - the compost bin. I am hoping with this new addition along with saving bigger sticks to burn in the firepit I won't have to put any leaves or garden waste at the curb.


At the same time, I finally made the second cold frame. Here is some mache sprouting inside the old cold frame (they are both just filled with mache for this year). It has gotten so cold so suddenly though, I just hope it has time to grow.

New Home for the Worms!

I finished (well I might still paint/stain and try to fix the wobble) my new worm home/composter. It is extra exciting because it is my first project that I have made in my home workshop with my new vise and saws.
I followed this instructable

This is mine:

I'm not sure about keeping it in the kitchen but maybe if I stain it I will think it looks nice enough.

I got them a year ago and this is where they used to live in a closet in a spare bedroom. It was really cool to open them up this time. I hadn't given them any food for over a month and so when I opened it it was actually all compost well except for th potatoes which are what you see growing. I guess they don't like potatoes - maybe because they grow instead of decomposing. Before I could always tell that they had "eaten" some of the stuff I gave them but it's cooler to see it all turned into compost.


This is them in their new home.


And I gave them some more food including some of the tons of tea bags we went through this weekend when my Mum was here. I made sure to give them a variety now that I know they can be picky.