Bring on the Muck

Bring on the muck.
I had read about mucking out the stalls. And I’d heard about pond muck. But I was reading about mucking the fields and I wasn’t sure what was going on. I believe that it was meant to mean putting almost anything on the soil to help build it’s health. From manure and bedding to urine soaked soil and plants, mucking means to give back.


I’ve decided to apply some “almost compost” over the garden. This stuff is rich, full of worms and pretty moist. This means that each plant will have a ring of deep brown mostly rotted mulch and worms giving off CO2 and raining humus on the new roots when moisture is available.



Cabbages are heavy feeders and will really love this "mucky" mulch.

On the Loose

I maintain four indoor worm bins throughout the year for our food scraps. They're not big enough for all our scraps but they help a lot and we make some great fertilizer for Linda's houseplants. Last summer I dumped one of the bins into one of our large compost piles. I fed the pile lots of garbage throughout the winter and yesterday when the picture was taken, I was blown away by how many worms there were.
They slowly turn the big pile into worm castings which are ten times richer than compost. They may be too slow for me, however, and I think I'll add some grass clippings to help the pile finish up quicker. The good news is that even with a frigid Missouri winter, they were happy and healthy and in great numbers.

Welcome

Welcome to my worm blog! Here you can learn a lot about red worms and the many ways they can help us humans build a better world. I'll be taking pictures and showing you how I raise my worms and what I do with them. Hang on tight!