💩🐕Supa easy RENTER FRIENDLY Dog Poo Worm Farm🪱🧑🌾
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🦗First tho, for those in suburban houses, what do you do with your Grass Clipings when you mow?
We put ours in 60lt bins, that have holes drilled in the base. I have these bins positioned around the yard, so I don't have to cart the clippings to the bin. They are kind of in each corner but not exactly. It's amazing how much first in there when you stomp it down, and how quickly it breaks down to half the size. And how worms just magically appear in there, along with lots of eggs! If you have a worm farm, throw a handfull in 🪱💚
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During summer, if the grass is growing quicker than its breaking down, when the bin gets to just over 3/4, fully stomped down, can't possibly fit any more in, then I'll start another bin, and stack it on top. It can get heavy, if beside works better for you, do that. With the three bins we have spread out across the block, it doesn't happen often.
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OK, DP (dog poo) Worm Bin.
This is a slow, set and forget system. For a quicker alternative, try a Hot Compost method.
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➡️Get a bin, make sure it has drainage. Drills holes in the bottom if needed.
😂 Check out the gaping hole in the bottom of ours! There was a few large cracks, and then it split and fell out when was empting the last worm bin. It's been on the for years, but still has use. Once in place I won't be moving it.
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➡️Add a good thick layer of broken down crass clipping or other organic matter to the base.
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🪱Add worms to this layer. I havnt added worms to ours because they are already present in the broken down grass clippings that I've used.
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➡️Throw in the poopy, cover with another layer of organic matter. 🪱Sometimes I use the poopy scoop to lift the existing organic matter on one side, and just add the poop there, then cover up again.
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➡️Forget about it!
💦 Well not completely. Keep it moist. Damp, not wet.
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🎩We don't put a lid on ours bc if tends to invite ants. But if you want to, go a head, and if you want to softn the look, turn the lid upside when putting it on, and now you can place potted plants on top 🌿🌿🌿
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❓What if I don't already have a worm farm, and there's no worms present when garden.
This is a-ok. Hit up fb garden pages, especially Permaculture groups. People get a real kick out of sharing 🍃🍃🍃
Another option is to ask at community garden hubs, or even buy a box from bunnings or online.
Most rentals these days are ecologically baren, at first glance. There are many things we can do to boost your ecology, but that's a whole other side quest. I will make another post, or DM if you want to know more sooner.
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❓What do I do once it's full.
Basically, start another one. You can stack one on top of the other. The bottom one rests, and breeds worms, while the top is filling. By the time the filler is full, the bottom will be ready.
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When the resting is emptied, it should be one consitant colour, moist, and almost silty clay like in texture.
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Use this on ornamentals only! You can use it to make compost style teas ~ 1part to 10parts water ~ use fresh, do not store!, top dress lawns, around gardens, or sparingly in pot plants. I say sparingly because it can be very rich and you don't want to burn your plants.
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❓Placement. Shade or morning sun only is preferred. Failing that, insulate by placing cardboard or what ever you can over and in front of of the side getting the most sun.
Where I wanted to place our dog poo worm farm, on the edge of the garden, I moved away the rental wood chips and there's fucking weed mat there! Theres already a hole in the weed mat with fraying plastic. I hate it. I also hate this dyed woodchip, looks so shit house and fake. Like landscapeers add it to look clean, but it just looks tacky.
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Still learning about accessibility wording for photos, this discription is from the fb post, I'll transfer these to the image description section here.Image 1📸 Dog poo worm bin beside grass clippings bin.
Image 2📸 60lt plastic bin with a massive hole in there base
Image 3📸 a collage of 4 photos. Photo 1, where I wanted to place the dog poo worm farm, on the edge of the garden, but there's weed mat there. Photo 2 & 3 are closer shots of the weed mat. Photo 4 shows a hole in the weed mat with fraying plastic. I hate it.
Image 4📸 is a collage of 3 photos. Photo 1 shows a bin of broken down glass clipping. Photo 2 is of my hand pointing at a worm egg. Photo 3 shows a close up of the worm egg
Image 5 📸 is a collage of 4 photos of the process of adding organic matter and dog poo. Photo 1 shows a thick layers of moist grass clippings across the bottom of a plastic bin, with a little bit of dog added. Photo 2 shows a layer of broken down grass clippings has been added. Photo shows a lot of dog poo added. Photo 4 shows there dog poo covered in fresh grass clippings.
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