Worm Composting To Recycle Greenhouse Plant Waste
“I live in Turkey and a friend of mine grows tomatoes, peppers and aubergines on a commercial basis under plastic. She wants to recycle the greenhouse plant waste and wants to know if starting a worm farm would be suitable for this. Many thanks” ~ Mary Howard Hi Mary, When growing things like tomatoes and…
Worm Bins Under A Rabbit Hutch
“I am looking for specific information concerning worm bins under a rabbit hutch. Lid/no lid. Screen for ventilation? Let the poo drop right in or dump a tray into the bin? There’s not much of a consensus, it seems, on the best way to set it up for an outside system. Thanks!” ~ Roman Shapla…
How To Get Rid Of Snails In A Worm Bin
“How can you get rid of snails in a worm bin?” ~ Shane K Snails and slugs usually doesn’t cause harm to a wormery system. In fact snails and slugs digest organic matter really well and it is the destruction of your garden and sprouting plants which is more of a concern with gardeners. Most…
Worm Composting Windrows
“Can you make your worm beds directly into the ground, or do you have to have closed containers?” ~ Margie Calhoun Hi Margie, There are actually many different ways you can create worm beds and wormeries. I have constantly come across with new and innovative ways people come up with to recycle their waste, grow…
Cat Feces In Worm Composting
“Hi, Is it possible to use cat feces for composting? Sure would be convenient. I use a compostable kitty litter and my cats use the litter box not too much as they prefer the outdoors. Interested to know what you think.” ~ Megan Hi Megan, The short answer is definitely yes! I actually started using…
Worm Food Mixture – Cow Dung
“One question; A Friend of mine got some worming thing also, but he swears only by cow dung, dried, very fine. He then wets it with water till a certain moist, add this to his bin unit, add finely chopped straw on top with 2 or 3 layers of moist newspaper. Is this correct? Regards”…
Maggots In A Worm Composting Operation
“I have been experimenting with a 10 Gal plastic tub to grow worms in my garage. Here is the situation: I have maggots in my tub. Is that a problem? I don’t want the maggots to hatch out as flies in my garage. What did I do wrong? What can I do to correct it?…
