Boulder Vermicomposting

Holiday worms?

December 16th, 2009

This article, from Boulder Organic, mentions giving worms for the holidays:

Downing says ellie’s also carries worm-composting bins that are about 14 inches square and two feet high. They range from $75 to $85.

The worms must be purchased separately, she says, but you can complement the gift with a copy of the book Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof for $12.95.

This seems like an alright idea, but for maximum success of a worm bin, I feel it’d be better to wait until spring to give this gift.  Then it’s more likely to have a happy place in a ‘in-between space’ like a garage or a basement.  Also, one won’t be as tempted to overfeed it, since there’ll be a compost pile for organic waste (or at least, the weather will be better for creating one).

What do you think?

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