Profiles in Green: Molly Scott, Vermicomposter
By Margaret Murray
By Margaret Murray
Molly Scott has discovered a secret weapon in her garden: worms. “I saw an ad in Town Talk and decided to take a class on vermicomposting,” says Scott. She got her first worms early this spring, and recently harvested her first batch of worm castings. The small, super-nutritious spirals of worm manure pack a punch when it comes to feeding plants. “My new landscape is thriving,” she says.
Scott keeps her 18-gallon worm bin in the basement. She started with five worms and now has several dozen. “All you need to get started is a container with some ventilation holes, some shredded paper, a little ground soil, and a spray bottle to keep everything moist. And worms, of course.” Scott says her seven-year-old twins love feeding food scraps to the worms. “Their first reaction was ‘That’s disgusting!’ But now they can’t wait to put on gloves and slide a few banana peels under the shredded paper,” says Scott. “They especially like the baby worms.”
Scott keeps her 18-gallon worm bin in the basement. She started with five worms and now has several dozen. “All you need to get started is a container with some ventilation holes, some shredded paper, a little ground soil, and a spray bottle to keep everything moist. And worms, of course.” Scott says her seven-year-old twins love feeding food scraps to the worms. “Their first reaction was ‘That’s disgusting!’ But now they can’t wait to put on gloves and slide a few banana peels under the shredded paper,” says Scott. “They especially like the baby worms.”
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