Another worm tower put in place -- My 3rd

I cut this tower a little shorter than the others, and only made 4 rows of holes instead of 5.  I think this will work better for the depth of my totes.

I put this worm tower in the bin that I finished the plastic over, so all I had to do was lift the plastic over the back end and work with the soil.  In the process of digging a hole in the soil for the tower, I saw a worm, big and fat.  I was pleased and I took a picture.

I filled the tower with banana peels, egg shells, and coffee grounds.  I tried filling the tower in the kitchen, and the banana mixture worked okay, but the coffee grounds made a mess as they came out through the holes.

I didn't put any other materials in the tower, as I want to see how much the worms eat and that is difficult to do if I fill the tower up with leaves, etc.  Once I know that the worms are getting into the tower and eating the banana/coffee mixture, then I will put in some leaves and shredded paper.

I buried the tower to come to the top of the soil and re-covered it with the white bag and the black plastic. I don't cover the towers as the lady does in the video to prevent rodents and other animals from getting into the tower, because the totes themselves are covered.  I also didn't add any water to this mixture, since I'm not adding dried leaves and dry shredded paper.

 You can see that there is still some composting material in the bin, so the worms will have something to eat if they don't go into the tower.

My banana mixture is from 4 small banana peels and 2 egg shells.  The coffee grounds are from 9 Keurig containers from the coffee station trash can, and 1 coffee filter with grounds from a neighbor.

I have another worm tower already cut and ready for use the next time I have some banana mixture and coffee grounds to put in, which should be day after tomorrow at the latest.