WORMS’ END

It’s the end of an era: I have dumped the worm bin!

I first acquired the worms two and a half years ago. They are the easiest critters to take care of and the worm castings have provided wonderful fertilizer for the garden. I’ve enjoyed having them as part of the homestead.

While I am making decisions about my future activities as a retired person, I decided I would disband the worm tower for the winter. I am keeping the tower to use when I’m ready to start with a new batch of worms.

The last of this original clew of worms was set free in one of my planters. I had put a handful in the other planter earlier in the season, so it was only right that the other planter got some too.

As the plants in that planter had been cleared out, I harvested several leaves of lettuce and buried them in the bed so they would have food to process until they hibernate (called estivation) for the winter.