Making your Feed Work Better
One excellent tip is to freeze all food scraps in the freezer for a period of time and then allow them to thaw before adding to the worm bed. Put all of your scraps in the deep freeze for a couple of weeks and then thoroughly defrost them prior to feeding. This starts the breakdown of the cellular structure and hastens the composting process. Worms, after all, have no teeth, so their food has to be good and sloppy before they can slurp it up. When you take the “fresh” scraps out of the freezer they are quite soft and soupy. Just pour the ...
The Ten Commandments of Vermiculture:
These Ten Commandments (or Tenets) of Vermiculture will show you the basic things you need to do/should not do with your vermicompost. I. Thou shalt keep thy worms on dark, moist and cool locations. II. Thou shalt create 8-12 holes underneath thy bin. III. Thou shalt not feed thy worms with meat, pesticides, and other synthetic materials. IV. Thou shalt not put non-biodegradable material in thy vermicompost. V. Thou shalt not put thy organic material on top of thy vermicompost. VI. Thou shalt not keep thy vermicompost wet. VII. Thou shalt not introduce thy other organisms in thy vermicompost. VIII. Thou shalt not treat earthworms as cockroaches. IX. Thou shalt not divide thy worms by ...
Vermicomposting Information
Are you looking for a natural way to garden and dispose of food scraps? Look no further than the lowly red worm! Vermicomposting or worm composting is the process of using worms and micro-organisms to turn kitchen waste into a nutrient-rich humus that makes vegetable garden plants thrive. Worm compost is a natural fertilizer and soil amendment or conditioner. Vermiculture Facts: Red worms or red wigglers are the best worms for vermicomposting. Red worms may be found in compost piles, rotting vegetation or manure. They are not the same as earthworms you find in the soil, although they are a species of ...
Vermiculture Information
Collecting and Using Your Compost
Methods for Collecting Your Finished Worm Compost After you have been feeding your...
What Kind of Worms are Best
The best kind of worms for composting are “red worms” or “red wigglers.”...
What Kinds of Bedding Do You Need
Black and white newspaper is the most readily available and easy-to-use bedding material....
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Making your Feed Work Better
One excellent tip is to freeze all food scraps in the freezer for a period of time...
Worms Dying and Other Issues
Some symptoms that your worm composting is not going as well as it could are: If...
Raising and Feeding Worms
Let worms eat your organic waste! They will happily turn it into some of the best...
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Getting to know the worms
This is an introduction to the worms used in composting… Eisenia foetida: The Red Wiggler worm. (A.K.A.: Tiger Worm, Redworm, Brandling Worm) This kind of worm is especially adapted to living in a decaying environment, especially ones such as rotting vegetables, manure and actual compost, which makes it a very good choice for vermicomposting. It... [Read more of this article]
Vermiculture and Compost
Vermiculture means artificial rearing or cultivation of worms (Earthworms and the like) and the technology is the scientific process of using them for the betterment of human beings. Vermicompost is the excreta of earthworms and other worms, and is rich in hummus. Earthworms eat cow dung or farmyard manure along with other farm wastes and pass them... [Read more of this article]
Think worms are useless?
Earthworms help solve urban waste problem By Prosy B. Montesines Inquirer First Posted 03:39:00 06/25/2007 MANILA, Philippines — The growing popularity of vermicomposting has cast the lowly earthworm in a new light. Vermicomposting refers to the process of using earthworms to turn organic waste into vermicompost — also known... [Read more of this article]
The Ten Commandments of Vermiculture:
These Ten Commandments (or Tenets) of Vermiculture will show you the basic things you need to do/should not do with your vermicompost. I. Thou shalt keep thy worms on dark, moist and cool locations. II. Thou shalt create 8-12 holes underneath thy bin. III. Thou shalt not feed thy worms with meat, pesticides, and other synthetic materials. IV.... [Read more of this article]
Vermiculture set-up
Do you want to start composting, but are worried that it is a lot of work and expense? Composting is like most things in life, you can make it as easy as you want, or you can really go to town and with a little extra effort be making compost faster than you can use it. So let’s get started. What do you need to start Composting? 1) Material for... [Read more of this article]
Vermicomposting Information
Are you looking for a natural way to garden and dispose of food scraps? Look no further than the lowly red worm! Vermicomposting or worm composting is the process of using worms and micro-organisms to turn kitchen waste into a nutrient-rich humus that makes vegetable garden plants thrive. Worm compost is a natural fertilizer and soil amendment or conditioner. Vermiculture... [Read more of this article]
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