If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. Anne Bradstreet

And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them. Ether 12:27

Yea, all things which come of the earth, in the season therof, are made for the benefit and the use of man, both to please the eye and to gladden the heart; Yea, for food and for raiment, for taste and for smell, to strengthen the body and to enliven the soul. And it pleaseth God that he hath given all these things unto man; for unto this end were they made to be used, with judgment, not to excess, neither by extortion. D&C 59:18-20

Friday, October 25, 2019

I saw a big fat worm in one of my compost bins

A couple days ago I put some leaves in my bins, crushed up as small as I could get them manually.  I gathered them from around the building.

Then building maintenance trimmed the hedges in front of my apartment, so I collected some of the clippings, cut off all of the needles, and cut the limbs into small pieces.  Most of the limbs were quite small.

Today I added some coffee grounds that I collected from the coffee station here in the building.  When I worked the leaves and hedge material into the soil before adding the coffee grounds, in the largest bin I saw a very big worm.  I was going to snap a picture, but it kept getting away from me before I could get the camera.  That really made me happy to know that I have at least one worm thriving - not just surviving - in my compost bins.

My bins are pretty full, so I don't anticipate adding much more to them except green materials to feed the worms.  I want to buy a 4-prong spade fork in November to better mix up the bin contents.  It's difficult to get to the very bottom with my little garden trowel.  And I will buy another container of 30 worms to divide among the bins to increase the worm population in each.
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