Can Red Wigglers Eat Mold and Rotten Food?
Sometimes it feels like worms will feast on just about anything you toss into your worm bin. Moldy veggies? You bet. Fruits that are near the end of their life …
Composting With Worms
Is Vermicomposting Vegan? It Depends On Your View Of “Vegan”
Vermicomposting is one of the greatest ways to fertilize plants. it’s a better solution than manure and its environmentally responsible. Best of all, it’s a process that just about anyone …
Is Vermicompost Better Than Manure?
Vermicompost and manure are both known to be efficient natural fertilizers. Both are rich in nutrients, but they’re very different in the way that they become that way. Vermicompost is …
Why Are My Composting Worms Trying To Escape?
When your worms are trying to escape from your compost bin, you want to identify the underlying reason. Vermicomposting isn’t difficult but there is a delicate balance when it comes …
Do Worm Farms Attract Rats? Rodent issues in Vermicomposting
For the past few months, I’ve been exploring creative worm farm ideas, both above ground, and inground. There are some great manufactured worm bins available and a number of DIY …
Indoor Kitchen Composting – Challenges And Solutions
Indoor composting is not for the faint of heart. Casual composters can throw a pile of leaves in the corner of the lawn and wait for it to decompose without …
Use A Cardboard Box As A Compost Bin
One of the key principles of successful composting is to just get started. Yes, you should learn about nitrogen and carbon and the ideal ratios so that you can accelerate …
See-Through Worm Farm: Fun Way To Teach Kids Vermicomposting
Children are often visual learners. Hearing the way something works does not have near the emotional impact for them that actually seeing a process take place has. And so, explaining …