The Worm Trench

This method is so simple, its almost comical:
1. Collect food scraps (about a gallon is a good place to start)
2. Dig a hole in your yard or flowerbed about 10 inches deep and 8 inches round.
3. Dump the food scraps into the hole.
4. Cover the hole/food scraps back up with dirt
5. That is it! Collect scraps and start over.

See now, that is pretty simple, no layering, no turning, no watering. Just bury it and go! It will take about 2-3 months for it to break down. I do most of my trench composting in the wintertime so I don't have to trek out to my compost heap. Yes, I am a lazy composter.

I keep a little flag or garden stake to mark where I last placed my scraps in the flowerbed. You could also draw a map and keep it handy to show where you have placed the scraps in the past.

Here is an awesome video from Bentley with Redwormcomposting.com and he shows you his HUGE composting trench:

Trench composting is like feeding a stray kitten. You keep feeding, and it will keep coming back. Therefore, one of the key elements in trenching is to keep the food supply going.

No, I do NOT suggest adding composting worms to your yard. Why? Adding FOREIGN worms to your yard is a recipe for worm death. Why not attract native worms that are best suited for your soil

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