Worm Factory DS4TT 4-Tray Worm Composter - Terra Cotta

!±8± Worm Factory DS4TT 4-Tray Worm Composter - Terra Cotta

Brand : Worm Factory | Rate : | Price : $89.95
Post Date : Jan 18, 2012 14:51:55 | Usually ships in 24 hours

Worm composting is an incredibly efficient way to convert kitchen scraps, junk mail and cardboard into nutrient-rich compost for your garden. Master gardeners agree that compost produced by worms will produce the best results and help your plants thrive. The Worm Factory's unique stackable, multi-tray design makes it the most efficient worm bin composter around. Worms begin eating waste in the lowest tray, and then migrate upward as food sources in that tray are exhausted. By allowing worms to migrate upward, the worms separate themselves from the finished compost that is ready for the garden. Besides the worm castings that are produced through this process, the Worm Factory also produces a second type of compost. As waste is broken down, moisture filters through your Worm Factory, taking nutrient-rich particles with it. This liquid fertilizer, know as leachate is gathered in the special collection tray of the Worm Factory and can easily be drained from the spigot. Simply add a handful of worms and your organic waste to the bottom tray. The worms will start processing the food. Once the bottom tray is filled add another tray. The worms migrate upward to the newest food source leaving the bottom tray full of nutrient rich compost. As waste is broken down, moisture filters through the system taking nutrient-rich particles with it. You can drain organic liquid fertilizer right from the spigot. It's compact square design gives the Worm Factory the smallest footprint of all worm composters. The Worm Factory's tray stacking system allows it to hold the largest capacity of compost in the smallest amount of space, making it the perfect composter for anyone with space limitations. The Worm Factory is simple to operate. When full, each tray weighs only 12.5 pounds making lifting and arranging trays effortless. The included 16-page instruction manual makes setup fast and easy and gives tips on how to best manage your Worm Factory composter year-round.

• Made with post-consumer recycled plastic, Dimensions 16-inch x 16-inch x 14-inch
• Built in "worm tea" collector tray and spigot for easy draining.
• Year Round Production
• Odor Free Operation
• Expandable up to 7 trays

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Composting Grass Clippings

!±8± Composting Grass Clippings

Composting grass clippings using freshly cut grass is an economical way to create nitrogen rich fertilizer. Fresh clippings have alot of moisture so you may want to let them dry out a bit before adding them to your compost heap. The freshly cut grass may stick together in clumps and this will inhibit the flow of oxygen in the heap. This can create a strong ammonia like odor, and the grass may develop a white mold. Dried out clippings aleviates these problems. At the bottom of your heap place a layer of browns. Browns are high carbon materials such as autumn leaves, broken up sticks, wood chips, even finely shredded newspaper. This brown matter will enable oxygen flow through the compost when added in layers between grass. You should alternate your layers, a layer of browns and a layer of grass clippings.

Aerate your compost heap to keep the oxygen flowing. Aerate the heap by turning the compost material with a garden pitch fork. When composting grass clippings it is important to aerate the compost on a regular basis.

To avoid the odors, souring and clumping of grass in your compost heap dry out the grass clipping by spreading them on a flat surface for at least a day prior to putting them in your heap.

Grasscycling

Grasscycling is the easiest way to handle your grass clippings and use them to fertilize your lawn. Just leaving the grass clippings when they fall from the mower on the lawn is grasscycling. This saves money on lawn fertilizer and you won't need to bag and move your grass cuttings. You will need to make sure the grass is dry when you cut it so the clippings don't clump and dull the mower blade.

Clippings and Chemicals

If your lawn has recently been treated with herbicides or pesticides, you do not want to add this grass to your compost heap. Do not add this grass to your compost heap until the rain has washed off the chemicals. Adding lime to your compost heap will speed up the decomposing process, prevent the formation of mold, and the development of odors.

Composting Grass Clippings

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