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 …
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 …
You have the compost bins ready, there’s every type of dirt you need to get the layers perfect, you have enough plant waste to last several months, and you have paper layers ready; all you need are the worms. It should come as no surprise that several different types of worms are out there to …
I don’t admit this at parties, but since you’re here, I can tell you, and maybe it won’t seem weird. I’m really into worms. Or at least, worm composting and using them to improve my soil. So when a new worm species comes on my radar, I’m all about it. I usually have to add …
The red wriggler worm is a composting wonder, and you can typically find them in your pile of well-rotted manure (especially if you put them there). Red wrigglers are also one of the most common types of worms found in vermicomposting bins. You might have even seen them wiggling around on top of moist soil …
Vermicomposting is the mechanism of using worms in a compost bin to help to speed up the conversion of organic waste material to usable, nutrient-rich compost. There are several criteria you need to consider when first setting up a compost bin that you want to use to house worms to assist with the decomposition of …
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 …