Yuna Jujube

Guys, I slacked off and did not drill holes to drain my worm bin. There is a sizable worm population but the leachate and casting is soggy and a tad smelly (not super smelly). I am going to drill some holes in new bins to make it proper today but do you think I can fix this by adding more leaves to the casting?

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Update:

OK, I dumped out the bin, harvested the casting (An entire big planter full!) and layered the moist compost with leaves. Now I have 4 worm bins!

Some ideas for the pre-plant stage:
1. Slow water movement through contouring -  
2. Successional planting - consider putting down some pioneer species first to create biomass. This is a good read: https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/permaculture/permaculture-design-principles/8-accelerating-succession-and-evolution/


My area is probably not as hot or as yours (Northern Texas) but Mesquite and jujube trees are doing really well in my yard. I've had weeks of 110+ temp and they both did well.

Your local nurseries may have some good ideas too: https://www.summerwindsnursery.com/az/plants/trees/low-water/

Good luck!