Worm Composting Information & Advice
From the monthly archives:
“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 answer is ABSOLUTELY NOT! haha
While wood ash CAN indeed be used as a soil additive and a compost ingredient – both very much in moderation – it is [...]
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“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 of this enquiry, forget about that. Basically, will worms consume such high-protein material?” ~ Max
Hi Max,
I don’t have any direct experience with feeding this sort of waste [...]
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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 was originally hoping to chat about how to use worm tea as well, but that will have to wait until next week.
Just as a quick recap, worm [...]
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“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 a tree trimming business and offered it to me. Should I check it for toxins? Thanks” ~ Susan
Hi Susan,
The long story short – wood chips, sawdust, and [...]
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“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 me, grateful to you for benefiting from your excellent contributions. I have not however, come across any mention on the use of EM (effective microorganisms) in helping [...]
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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 that of worm castings (a subject we’ve certainly talked a LOT about as of late) given the fact that castings play a vital role in the creation [...]
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“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 stores or just Google them. They also have grinders on eBay now and then.
For larger use one may visit a restaurant supply company where they may have [...]
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