Worm Castings – Part I

As promised, this week we are going to dive into the topic of ‘worm castings’ – it is a fascinating topic (well, for me anyway – haha) and

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Watermelon Rinds In Worm Composting

“My bins are mostly cow manure fed. I’ve recently found a great (temporary) source for watermelon rinds. The worms love it, of course…so much so that I regularly

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Protecting Composting Worms In Winter

“This is our first winter since we started. My question is what should I do to protect my worms? Our beds are 3’x8’x16″ and I use mostly mule

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Outdoor Worm Farming Systems – Part III – Beds and Bins

This is our final week covering the topic of outdoor worm farming systems. For the last two weeks we have been looking at outdoor systems that don’t require

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Using Leaves as a Bedding / Food Source for Worms…

“Can leaves be a bedding and feed source for worms?” ~ Art Hi Art, Leaves – as in ‘fall leaves’ – are an excellent bedding/food for worms, and

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Dealing With An Over Populated Worm Bed

“I have been very fortunate or maybe just did some things correctly my first time out but now I find that my 4′ x 4′ wormbed is getting

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Outdoor Worm Farming Systems – Part II – Pits and Trenches

In our last edition of the newsletter we discussed the most commonly used outdoor, large-scale system – the windrow. As you may recall, windrows are essentially extended piles

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White Worms (Pot Worms) In Worm Composting

“Hi there, I started up a worm farm about 3 months ago. It is doing very well, but has lots of tiny white worms in it. They even

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Bagged Manure Vs Fresh Manure

“I am in a situation where finding either fresh from the farm cow or horse manure for the hauling is no problem. However, due to a fairly severe

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Outdoor Worm Farming Systems – Part I – Windrows

In this edition, as promised, we’ll be getting into the topic of outdoor vermicomposting systems. There is plenty we can chat about here, so I’ve decide to spread

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