Vegetable Waste In A Worm Farm

“I have a family of 4 and a lot of veggie scraps and not so many worms. Will that cause a problem in my worm bin. Also I’m

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Worm Composting In Pits / Beds

“I have an unused hog barn with a 2 foot deep pit with cement sides & bottom, all under cover. Would this be a place to raise worms?

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Is Frozen Leachate Worthless?

“Gentlemen, Thank you for your authoritative and informative web site, newsletter and downloads. I got into this vermiculture racket with far too little knowledge, but we’re slowly working

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Flavored Coffee Grounds As Worm Food?

“Hey there, Having real good luck raising my first batch of worms, have already seen young-uns in the bin and they are eating everything like crazy… Newspaper, egg

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When To Apply Wormcast To A Garden

“Hi Ken and Duncan, My worm bin is getting pretty full and I need to harvest some casts. Is it OK to spread my casts in my garden

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Measuring Moisture Content In A Worm Farm

“Duncan, Knowing that moisture content is an important aspect of this business, I’m trying to determine the best and cheapest way to measure it. I usually read where

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Can Worms Survive In A Fish Tank?

“I was curious if red wigglers could survive under the gravel of a fish tank. We have a 120 gallon freshwater tank and, yup, I dropped a worm

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Composting Worms In Standard Compost Heap

“Can I move some of my worms into my larger compost heap which is made up mainly of grass cuttings and leaf matter? It gets awfully hot in

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Genetic Inbreeding In Composting Worms – Problem?

“To what extent is genetic inbreeding a problem with our “Domesticated” earthworms? I would think in the type of enclosed boxes that are often referred to as earthworm

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Spreading Worm Casts Over A Lawn

“Hi Duncan and Ken, Every week I look forward to your newsletter. My name is Hennie Woite and I’m from South Africa. Thank you for very interesting, practical

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