Do you know what a red wiggler is? We do! The gardeners in Ms. Louis and Mrs. Stronz’s classrooms learned about worm composting from the presenters from S.E.E. (Sustainability for Educators and the Environment). We learned lots of fascinating facts about worms:
- There are over 2,000 different types of worms!
- They have 5 hearts!
- They have no eyes, teeth, arms, or legs!
- They have muscle bands and make mucous to help them move through the soil and make tunnels called worm holes.
- They eat dead plants and their waste gives nutrients to the soil. It is called compost.
- The tiny hairs on their back help them move and stop.
We want to make sure that our garden gets compost to help our soil and plants. Katie and Sarah taught us how to make a worm composting bin for our classrooms! Here is what we did.
1) We put red wigglers and some soil in the bin.
2) We shredded newspaper and put it in the bin.
3) We sprayed it with water the exact right amount (not too wet or too light).
4) We put the bin in a cool, dark place.
We will feed our worms parts of fruits and vegetables and leaves. We will not give them dairy or meat! We will try to take good care of our worms!
by Romero, Maya, Arista