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Worms at Sea, in Tea, and With Your Coffee

Composting worms, being the adaptable creatures that they are, hold the possibility of a food production revolution for us humans here are just a few of the more unusual places you might find composting worms.
Composting Worms at Sea
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a ship way out in the Pacific Ocean that collects information [...]

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What’s New? – Worm Tea Marathon

I’m taking a break from my worm tea marathon.  I started more than a month ago brewing worm tea for my dad’s lawn.  Fall, as you probably know, is a great time to fertilize and also add compost.  Well, I don’t have a truck to go get 1/2 a yard of compost, so I decided [...]

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Light Harvesting Worms In Action

How do I separate worms from compost?  How do I harvest my worms?  These are very common questions.  A very common answer is to use light harvesting.
What is light harvesting?  Light harvesting uses a worm’s natural aversion to light to help separate them from vermicompost.
I’ve done plenty of light harvesting myself and find it to [...]

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Harvesting Worm Compost with a Potato Bag

I’ve got a bin about 1/4 full of excellent vermicompost.  I’ve tried harvesting using the light method, and it’s just too labor intensive for me.  I’ve tried moving the compost over and feeding only in 1 corner.  But, there are still worms all over the bin.
This bag method seems to hold the most promise.  I [...]

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Apartment Worm Composting Video Review

I found a pretty cool video on You Tube on worm composting in an apartment.

In it, 2 ladies go through the basics of setting up a worm bin.  They use the same type of plastic worm bin that I do.
If you’re wondering how many holes and what size,  see the video on my worm composting [...]

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Worm Towers at Work

I posted an update on my garden at You Tube.  In the video I show the worm towers and even take one out so you can see it.
In my opinion, the worm towers are doing their job of delivering nutrients right to my plants in the form of worm castings.   But, I don’t have [...]

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