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[murielm99]

Go to a store where they sell bait and ask for red worms. Get a bin. Poke some air holes in it. Tear up some newspaper into strips. (Don't use the stuff with colored pictures, because the dye may harm the worms).

Add the worms and a little soil. Moisten it a little. Put the cover on the bin tightly, or the worms may escape. Keep the bin in a dark, warm place.

Feed the worms your potato peels, apple cores, lettuce pieces and other organic garbage. My worms do not like onions, bread, or orange peels. Some worm bins do not like broccoli or other strong veggies.

After a few months, you will have a good mix of very moist soil and worms.

Separate the worms from the soil. Use the soil in your house plants, flower beds and garden. Start over will a little soil and torn newspaper strips.

You will be amazed at how huge things grow. My house plants are humongous.

And all this started from a science project at school.