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In article , Franz Heymann notfranz.
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Thanks for an interesting note. But my whole point is to try and
find a way
of circumventing the maintaining and harvesting of a wormery by just
letting
the worms do their job in the exact spot where I ultimately want the
compost
to be.

About 6inches of compost seems to be a reasonable amount to add. 6
inches of mature compost equates to more like 2ft of kitchen scraps etc.
So what about building 2ft high mini compost heaps across where you want
the compost to be?

I've been doing something similar, using a bottomless 45 gallon barrel
to make compost pies where I want the compost. Dig a hole the diameter
of the barrel and as deep as you can be bothered. Fill with a mixture of
materials; I'm using seaweed, comfrey, grass cuttings, sheep muck and
green weeds. As you fill the hole, stick the barrel on top and keep on
filling to the top. Use the excavated earth to support the barrel sides.
Pour wee on it, and put a lid on it.

In this warm weather the pies heat up very fast and sink down. As soon
as they have sunk down enough to set the shape, slide off the barrel
and start again. It seems to be working well; the first site is now sunk
down level with the ground, full of worms (seeded by me with worms from
sack of horse manure), and I've planted blueberries in it.

Janet.