Wood Ash In A Worm Composting Bin

“How about adding wood ash from the fire place to my worm bin ? Love your news letter.” ~ Dwight Hi Dwight, That’s a great question. The short

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Feeding Waste Product From Chicken Abattoirs to Worms

“Do you have any experience in feeding waste product from chicken abattoirs to worms, including the feathers. Admittedly there could be an odour problem but for the purposes

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Worm Castings Tea – PART II

Last week I provided you with a quick overview of the topic of ‘worm (castings) tea’. This week we’ll be talking in more detail about making tea. I

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Tree Stump Grind As A Source Of Worm Bedding

“I would like to know your thoughts on tree stump grind as a source of worm bedding. I know it does not have much nutrients. My neighbor has

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Effective Microorganisms in Helping The Growth of Earthworms.

“I am newly converted to earthworm breeding. I’m from Malaysia. It is always interesting to read your WFS Newsletter and I am sure, many other readers are like

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Worm Castings Tea – Part I

This week we will begin our exploration of the wonderful world of castings tea (aka ‘worm tea’, ‘vermicompost tea’, ‘vermi-tea’ etc). This is a closely related topic to

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Feedback: Grinding Large Quantities of Organic Waste

“Hi Duncan, Regarding grinding kitchen scraps, I would think a common sausage grinder would be adequate for small time use. They can be found at garage sales, antique

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Purchasing A Worm Bin – Options

“My question would be on purchasing a worm bin. I don’t know where to begin… I have looked around but there seems to be nothing along the lines

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Worm Tower Questions

“I have a question please. I have made a worm tower, where you bury half of the pipe/bucket in the ground. The bottom half has many holes and

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Worm Castings – Part V – Final Thoughts

As I alluded to last week, I was seriously considering the addition of one more installment (apart from this one) in our worm castings series. Since then I’ve

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