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Vermicomposting 101: Do Worms like Coffee Grounds?
When you’re sipping your favorite cup of delicious coffee (whether you had some brewed at home or had ordered a cup from your favorite coffee shop), did you ever wonder where these things go afterward?...
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How to Raise Nightcrawlers For Composting
Vermicompost is one of the most nutrient-rich organic fertilizers you can add to your garden, yard, or pot soil to help your plants grow, develop, and thrive. It’s made by using different types of...
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Red Wiggler Worms’ Life Cycle and Stages
You know those slimy red worms that you use when you compost organic scraps in your yard? Well, they’re scientifically referred to as Eisenia Foetida. This is one name for red worms, but they also...
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How Is Vermicompost Useful for Soil Regeneration?
Also known as worm composting, vermicomposting transforms food scrapes and other types of green waste into a dark, rich soil amendment. Made of worm cast, vermicompost is abundant in nutrients and full...
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Supercharge Your Soil: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide to Making & Using Worm Tea
Worm-casting tea is a gardener’s secret weapon known mostly for its ability to boost microbiological activity in soil by adding bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, and protozoa to the soil. What is worm...
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Starting With Worm Composting? Here Are 5 Mistakes to Avoid
Many a man is turning back to natural composting ways. Organic materials help create valuable soil amendments and can be used to improve plant growth, structure, and fertility. Composting is easy to...
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Types of Nightcrawler Worms
There are many types of nightcrawler worms (also referred to as grunt worms, garden worms, and leaf worms). There’s the European kind, as well as the African and Canadian nightcrawlers. They are the...
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What Can I Use For Worm Bedding?
We can all agree that bedding is one of the most important upkeep elements in a worm farm. Adding at least some bedding on a regular basis is essential to keep your red worms happy and productive....
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Composting Worm Reproduction: How Do Worms Reproduce?
Healthy composting systems are home to some of the most prolific breeders around: the Red Wiggler worms. Knowing a little bit more about how these popular composting worms mate and their ideal mating...
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The Secret to Soil Success: Should I Put Earthworms In My Garden?
Are you a gardener looking for an easy and effective way to invigorate your soil structure and provide natural fertilizer for your plants using nothing but organic matter? The answer may be as simple...
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What Are The Different Types of Nightcrawler Worms?
Are you looking to start your own compost or improve your garden’s soil health? Nightcrawler worms can be a great addition, but which type should you choose? Nightcrawler worms are earthworms that...
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Harvesting Worm Castings
When you have a vermicomposting system, you periodically need to harvest your worm castings. Why? Because this nutrient-rich “black gold” is the perfect fertilizer for your plants! Harvesting also...
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How to Store Your Mealworms
Mealworms are an excellent food source for exotic pets like lizards, snakes, and skunks, as well as numerous species of birds. However, mealworms aren’t worms – they are darkling beetles in their...
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Why are My Composting Worms Trying to Escape?
Worms in a vermicomposting bin sometimes try to escape. If it’s just one or two adventurous worms, you don’t have much to worry about. However, if you see worms clumping near the top of the bin, at the...
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From Worms to Air and Beyond: Different Types of Composting Methods Explained
Do you ever feel guilty throwing away your food scraps and yard waste? Well, it’s time to put those feelings to rest and turn your trash into treasure with composting techniques. Composting is the...
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How To Catch Worms: 4 Easy Methods
Fishermen always need good old worms for their freshwater fish ventures. However, catching them can get tricky unless you know the exact methods of how to catch worms. Fortunately, there are several...
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How are Worm Tea and Worm Leachate Different?
One question we hear quite often at Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm is, “What should I do with the liquid that drains off my worm bin? Is that worm tea?” First off, properly speaking, the liquid that drains...
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Vermicomposting at Home: How to Set Up Your DIY Worm Bin in 6 Simple Steps
Attention eco-warriors and garden enthusiasts! If you’re on a mission to reduce your carbon footprint while creating a garden that would make Mother Nature proud, look no further than worm composting!...
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Hook Your Catch with the Best Worms for Fishing: Choosing the Right Fish Bait
Bait fishing with worms is a time-tested, eco-friendly technique that can help you reel in a wide range of fish species. And it’s all about the details, especially if you hope to land the big ones. But...
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How to Feed Indoor Composting Worms
Indoor composting worms gobble up a wide variety of food scraps, as they are active worms that love nibbling on organic waste. But what is the best way to feed them? Which types of foods make the best...
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