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Worm Bin Setup: How to Avoid the Pitfalls

Setting up a new worm bin is very easy, but newbee composters can have their doubts.  Are you wondering how to set up your worm bin?
Worm Bin Setup Ingredients
To set up your new worm bin you will need 4 things:

shredded paper – newspaper is great, but you can also use office paper or brown paper [...]

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Setting Up a Worm Bin – What Everyone Ought to Know

What’s to know about setting up a worm bin? You grab your bin, add some newspaper, add worms, and throw some food in there. Worms are magical creatures and will eagerly devour all your kitchen scraps, right?
Well yes and no.
Composting worms do not actually eat the banana peels, potato peels, and celery tops we put [...]

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What Kind of Worm Bin Should I Get?

Worm Composting Bins.  Expensive ones.  Should I make one?  How big should my worm bin be?  Here’s the low down on worm bins:
Do It Yourself Tub Style Worm Bin
This is a do it yourself and easy model.  It could also be a wooden box you make out of plywood.  The tub style bin is cheap [...]

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Composting Worms
Frequently Asked Questions

Can I put composting worms in my garden?
No.  Red wiggler worms (Eisenia fetida) are not a soil worm.  They are epigeic, meaning they live on top of the soil.  They are specialists in breaking down rotting organic matter.  Composting worms can be added directly to the garden using a worm trench or a worm tower.
Can [...]

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Worm Composting is Not Hot Composting

Worm composting is not hot composting.  Temperatures above 85 – 90 degrees F are too hot for red wiggler worms to survive.
Composting worms can be added to a compost pile or bin, but add them after the compost has cooled off to near ambient air temperatures.  A good use of composting worms is as compost [...]

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3 Ways Worm Composting Combats Global Climate Change

Worm composting is fun.  No doubt about it.  But worm compost combating global climate change?  Sound like a stretch? Read on.
Worm Composting Reduces Methane
Worm composting keeps organic waste out of the landfill.  Okay, that’s cool, we’re saving space in the landfill.
But what’s more is that rotting waste in the landfill produces methane gas.  According to [...]

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What Type of Composting Worm Do I Need?

What type of worms do I need for composting?  A common question.
I, myself, raised only the red wiggler worms.  It’s kind of a case of if it’s not broke, don’t fix it.  The red wiggler has done fantastically well for me so I haven’t had much drive to try any other kind of worm.
With that [...]

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Why I Want You to
Build a Worm Composting Bin Today

You’ve been researching worm composting.  You found this blog.  You’ve found other worm composting blogs.  You’ve been thinking about doing it, building a worm composting bin, that is.  What are you waiting for?
List of Worm Composting Excuses

I don’t have room. Can you find room for a 10 gallon plastic bin?  I don’t recommend anything too [...]

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What to Feed Composting Worms

The cardinal rule for feeding composting worms is no meat, grease, or bones, which is the cardinal rule of composting in general.  Adding these items will upset your bin culture, cause it to go anaerobic and stink, and invite unwanted guests.
Red wiggler composting worms are pretty easy going and will gladly eat all your [...]

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5 Critical Elements to Worm Composting Success

Red wiggler worms are not your ordinary garden worm.  They specialize in processing decaying organic matter and can process at least their own body weight in waste a day.  Red wigglers are not difficult to raise or keep.   By following just a few simple rules, you will be guaranteed worm composting success.
Keep Composting Worms [...]

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