Even MORE Food Optimization?
I promise this is the last of the “food optimization” stuff for a while! I just wanted to make it clear (via this video) that every mix of food you add to your vermicomposting system does NOT need to...
View ArticleVermicomposting Weeds – Revisited
(Lots of comfrey growing in various corners of my yard – time to put it to good use!) Adding green wastes to a home worm bin isn’t something I typically recommend – especially not to those just getting...
View ArticleRia’s Mighty Mega Sale
Last night I was chatting – via the RWC Facebook Group – with Larry Shier and Ria Tjiong (who recently inspired me to start up an experimental bucket vermicomposting system). Long story short, Ria...
View ArticleGetting Rid of Fruit Flies With Diatomaceous Earth
My friend John is a serious Worm Inn fan. Back in the fall, he upgraded from the standard model to the Worm Inn Mega. Bigger system, more worms, more processing power…but also more trouble if something...
View ArticleIf You Are Super Serious About Cardboard Shredding…
…and you happen to be a pretty skilled DYIer… …this crazy DIY cardboard shredder might be for you! Just watch those fingers!!! Thanks to Mark for sharing this. On a related note – be sure to also check...
View ArticleGrass Thatch as a Living Material
Last week while I was raking up some old raspberry canes I’d pruned from my patch, I noticed that a lot of thatch was getting raked up as well. It reminded me that I’ve often included thatch among the...
View ArticleGrass Thatch Vermicomposting – Update
A couple of days ago I checked up on the bins I added my grass thatch + food waste mix to and was really impressed with how well everything was coming along. As I mention (and show) in the video, the...
View ArticleEven MORE Food Optimization?
I promise this is the last of the “food optimization” stuff for a while! I just wanted to make it clear (via this video) that every mix of food you add to your vermicomposting system does NOT need to...
View ArticleVermicomposting Weeds – Revisited
(Lots of comfrey growing in various corners of my yard – time to put it to good use!) Adding green wastes to a home worm bin isn’t something I typically recommend – especially not to those just getting...
View ArticleRia’s Mighty Mega Sale
Last night I was chatting – via the RWC Facebook Group – with Larry Shier and Ria Tjiong (who recently inspired me to start up an experimental bucket vermicomposting system). Long story short, Ria...
View ArticleGetting Rid of Fruit Flies With Diatomaceous Earth
My friend John is a serious Worm Inn fan. Back in the fall, he upgraded from the standard model to the Worm Inn Mega. Bigger system, more worms, more processing power…but also more trouble if something...
View ArticleIf You Are Super Serious About Cardboard Shredding…
…and you happen to be a pretty skilled DYIer… …this crazy DIY cardboard shredder might be for you! Just watch those fingers!!! Thanks to Mark for sharing this. On a related note – be sure to also check...
View ArticleGrass Thatch as a Living Material
Last week while I was raking up some old raspberry canes I’d pruned from my patch, I noticed that a lot of thatch was getting raked up as well. It reminded me that I’ve often included thatch among the...
View ArticleGrass Thatch Vermicomposting – Update
A couple of days ago I checked up on the bins I added my grass thatch + food waste mix to and was really impressed with how well everything was coming along. As I mention (and show) in the video, the...
View ArticleZipper Bag Worm Bin?
Two of the key worm requirements I emphasize in my vermicomposting training are: 1) oxygen (aka “aeration”), and 2) darkness. So I’m sure for many of you, the idea of using a clear ziploc bag as a...
View ArticleZipper Bag 4-Worm Reproduction Experiment
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about my interest in testing out plastic zipper bags as “worm bins”. My first test system has been sitting on my seedling heating mat (sans worms) ever since. Not too...
View ArticleWalnut Shell Vermicomposting?
Another “zipper bag worm bin” experiment I’ve decided to try is a system using walnut shells as a primary bedding (and maybe even food eventually) material. I’ve been eating more nuts as part of an...
View ArticleThe Insurance Bin
As much as I like to encourage people to try vermicomposting indoors, I do understand that some of us just aren’t in a position to go this route. Maybe there is a spouse or family member who is very...
View Article80/20 Vermicomposting
In 1896, an Italian economist named Vilfredo Pareto published a paper demonstrating that about 80% of the land was owned by 20% of the population in Italy. This concept eventually evolved into what we...
View ArticleVermicomposting Tofu?
A question from Carol: Found a couple packages of extra firm tofu in the back of the fridge. Figured it would be fine – if a tad too much moisture – but thinking if I crumble it up and add maybe a...
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