Worm heaven under a tree in a low spot that often-times has standing water after heavy rains (top picture). I peeled back a layer of last year's mowed-over leaves to reveal many inch long worms. I scooped up the wettest leaves and gently picked worms as I went. These all went into the hole where the previous year's compost pile was.
The bottom picture shows the pile of last year's compost in the middle bed. I park a wheel barrow near the wagon and put the dirt sieve on it. I sift compost a few shovel fulls at a time through it and dump the unwanted stuff in the wagon. The sifted compost is worked into the upper layer of a freshly turned and raked bed. The compost pile is hidden behind weeds under a tree (back and to the left of the wagon).
Worm castings are some very good, organic fertilizer. I might ask a local farm for some cow manure to work into the compost this year. I haven't before, but it may be time to take my compost a little more seriously. Kitchen scraps (veggie and fruit scraps) are good worm food to add throughout the summer too.
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Love you and your garden!
Thanks honey!
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