Can Compost Worms Be Used For Fish Bait & Chicken Feed?

“Can these worms be used for fish bait or can chickens safely feed on them?” ~ May Green We got a lot of questions asking whether worms can

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Best Worms For Composting AND Fishing

“I love gardening and fresh water fishing. Which worms are best for composting AND fishing or should I raise two types?” ~ Grandpa Al Hi Al! There are

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Worm Tea As A Pest Repellant

“I have been told that worm tea is an excellent pest repellant. Could you please advise what worm tea contains to enable it to perform this task. Thank

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Traditional Composting Or Vermicomposting

“When composting, with a couple of worms added, will they continue to multiply? Does the bottom of bin need to be open or are holes sufficient. My compost

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DID YOU KNOW? – Compost Tea History

Methods for brewing compost teas date back to early Roman, Greek and Egyptian times (Brehaut, 1933). Early methods consist of simply a bucket, compost, water and occasional stirring.

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Using Septic Tank Additives To Help Compost

“To help compost start, is it ok to put septic tank additives on it?” ~ Don, Chapin sc. Hi Don, The crucial thing with compost and vermicompost are

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Thick Liquid (Leachate) In Worm Factory

“Hi Duncan, I have a home ‘Worm Factory’ unit. What is produced in the bottom layer bed, which has a tap, is seldom ‘worm wee’ but more usually

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DID YOU KNOW – How do worms wee?

How do worms wee? They certainly don’t have miniature urinals lying about! Worms actually release their water waste through the external pores of their body. The organ which

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Pathogen Reduction via Vermicomposting

You may recall me hinting in a recent newsletter that the topic of pathogen destruction via vermicomposting might be on the horizon. Of course, this being my last

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Make Compost Worms Grow Faster And Get BIGGER

“I am [living] in Thailand. I started my worm farm with African Nightcrawlers for about a year. It seem to me like they are not growing fast. What

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