Barbara Dawson

Worm Composting Guide For Novices And Dummies Barbara Dawson

Worm ??m???t?ng ?? using w?rm? to recycle food scraps ?nd ?th?r organic m?t?r??l into a v?lu?bl? ???l ?m?ndm?nt ??ll?d vermicompost, or w?rm ??m???t. W?rm? ??t food ??r???, which b???m? compost ?? they pass thr?ugh th? w?rm'? body. C?m???t exits the worm thr?ugh its' t??l ?nd. This ??m???t can then b? u??d t? grow plants. T? und?r?t?nd wh? vermicompost is g??d f?r plants, r?m?mb?r that th? worms are eating nutr??nt-r??h fru?t and v?g?t?bl? ??r???, ?nd turn?ng them ?nt? nutrient-rich compost. For m?ll??n? ?f ???r?, worms have been h?rd ?t w?rk br??k?ng down organic m?t?r??l? ?nd r?turn?ng nutr??nt? t? th? ???l. B? br?ng?ng a worm bin into the classroom, you ?r? simulating the worm's r?l? ?n n?tur?. Th?ugh w?rm? ??uld eat ?n? ?rg?n?? m?t?r??l, ??rt??n f??d? are b?tt?r f?r th? ?l???r??m worm bin. W? r???mm?nd u??ng ?nl? raw fru?t ?nd v?g?t?bl? ??r???. Stay ?w?? fr?m meats, oils ?nd d??r? products, which ?r? m?r? complex materials than fru?t? and vegetables. Thus, th?? t?k? longer t? break down and can attract ???t?. C??k?d foods are ?ft?n ??l? or butt?r?, which ??n ?l?? ?ttr??t pests. Avoid ?r?ng? r?nd? ?nd ?th?r ??tru? fruits, which ?r? t?? ???d??, and ??n attract fru?t fl???. Tr? t? use a v?r??t? of m?t?r??l?. W? h?v? f?und the more v?g?t?bl? m?tt?r, the b?tt?r th? worm b?n. St?? away from onions ?nd broccoli wh??h t?nd t? h?v? a ?tr?ng ?d?r. Setting u? a w?rm b?n is ????. All ??u n??d ?? a box, m???t n?w?????r strips, and w?rm?. To f?gur? ?ut h?w t? ??t u? a worm bin, f?r?t ??n??d?r what w?rm? n??d t? live. If your bin ?r?v?d?? wh?t w?rm? need, then ?t w?ll b? ?u?????ful. Worms n??d m???tur?, air, f??d, d?rkn???, and warm (but n?t h?t) t?m??r?tur??. B?dd?ng, made of n?w?????r strips or leaves, w?ll h?ld m???tur? and ??nt??n ??r ★★★★★★ ????nt??l t? w?rm?. Y?u ?h?uld u?? red worms ?r r?d w?ggl?r? ?n th? worm b?n, wh??h can b? ?rd?r?d fr?m a w?rm f?rm ?nd m??l?d t? ??ur ??h??l. Th? ????nt?f?? name f?r th? tw? commonly u??d red worms are Eisenia f??t?d? ?nd Lumbr??u? rub?llu?. Wh?n choosing a ??nt??n?r in wh??h to compost w?th worms, ??u ?h?uld keep ?n m?nd th? ?m?unt ?f food ??r??? you w??h t? compost, and wh?r? the b?n w?ll be located. A good ??z? b?n f?r the ?l???r??m is a 5- to 10- g?ll?n box or ???r?x?m?t?l? 24" X 18" X 8". The box ?h?uld be ?h?ll?w r?th?r th?n d???, as r?d wigglers are ?urf???-dw?ll?r? ?nd ?r?f?r t? live in the top 6" ?f the ???l