How To Build an Effective Worm Tower

  • There are all sorts of tricks and tips when it comes to survival gardening. This one had me feeling like I was a kid again playing in the dirt so to know that it is actually helpful to my overall goal was simply a bonus!

    Anyone who has spent any time in a garden knows that one of the major challenges is keeping your growing space fertilized and aerated.

    You can resort to chemical fertilizers, but if you do it wrong, you can do almost as much bad to the soil as good. There are also many different methods of aeration, but almost all of them are time-consuming and some are expensive.

    One natural source for both is worms. While yes there is an initial invest involved it is a great way to fertilize and aerate the soil.

    Worm towers provide a place for worms to feed and start the process of naturally fertilizing your growing space.

    To learn how to make a worm tower (or several) at minimal cost and effort, keep reading. 

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    3 Comments

    1. Willard Means said:

      So you pound the end cap on with a rubber mallet, but then when you put the tube in the ground, you leave the bottom open. Make up your mind!

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