Can Worms Have Pineapple? (Fruits You Can’t Vermicompost)

Successful vermicomposting requires you to keep your worms healthy. Besides maintaining the right temperature in your bin, you also need to feed them the right foods. Paper, vegetables, and fruits are what most worm farmers recommend, but there seems to be a debate whether pineapples are good or bad for the wriggly creatures. So, can …

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How Many Worms Do I Need Per Square Food Of Garden?

Did you know that we would be living miles deep in decaying vegetation without worms? Yes, worms eat the dead plants and leaves that fall from trees to create the soil plants grow in today. Naturally, this soil is healthy, filled with nutrients and other micro life that make plants flourish. For this reason, farmers …

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How To Get Started Designing Your Own Vermicomposting System

When a gardener digs into their soil and finds worms squirming around, they know they’ve got fertile grounds. These wiggly blind creatures are representative of healthy soils because of their relationship to the natural cycle of decomposition. They consume complex organic materials and turn them into plant-available nutrients infused with beneficial organisms. So when you …

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