Rebuild Totes #5 & #3

This is the other black 18-gallon tote  and next in line for a winter rebuild.  This is the process I followed, with pictures, after removing the small container I had used as a worm tower, which still had some contents, which I mixed into the other contents of the tote.

First, I emptied the entire contents of the tote into other containers.  I put the layer of leaves on the top into the compost container, and the soil in the 2 5-gallon buckets I have.

Second, I put in a good layer of leaves and watered them down, with the water coming out the holes in the bottom.

Third, I put in 1/2 gallon of food scraps, consisting of banana peels, orange rinds, and a bit of spinach clippings and also 3 handfuls of raw quick oats that I was given and will never use.  I know the worms don't like citrus, but these are for composting and the worms can leave them alone.  I added more water.

Fourth, I put in a layer of the garden soil I purchased a couple weeks ago, breaking up the larger clumps.  It was still quite moist, so I didn't add any water.

Fifth, I added 3 generous scoops of coffee grounds and 2 generous scoops of egg shells as soil additives.

Sixth, I replaced the soil from the container, looking for worms.  I saw 5 nice healthy worms.  There were probably more, but this is what I saw.  The soil filled the tote to the top, leaving room for mulching and drip lines when I plant.  Oh, the final thing I did, is to dig a hole in the middle near the top and put some food scraps in, so the worms will have food there, too, but there is so much composting material in the tote that they will not want for food.  

About 5 p.m. it was still very nice outside so I went out and rebuilt tote #3, another 18-gallon tote, this one grey.  I rebuilt it the same way as #5, except that the level of bedding was comprised of both leaves and shredded materials, and I didn't have as much garden soil to put in this tote.  I emptied the bag, but it wasn't as much  And I didn't dig a hole at the top to put in more food scraps because I used all I had in the bottom layer.  Otherwise, I rebuilt it the same way.  In this tote, I counted 16 nice big worms as I put the soil back into the tote.