3 Insane But True Things About Composting Worms

Composting worms, wonderful creatures that they are, are a little bit strange.  Here are 3 insane but true facts about composting worms.  For these facts, I am referring to Esenia fetida, or the Red Wiggler worm.
Composting Worms Don’t Eat Food, They Eat the Bacteria and Fungi That Break Down the Food
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Wormilicious Podcast 13: Vermiculture Conference

Rhonda Sherman of North Carolina State University
Join me as I talk with Rhonda Sherman, Extension Specialist for NCSU.  We talk about her 20 plus years of experience with composting worms, and her friend, Mary Appelhof.
We talk about cafeteria composting and ways to avoid pathogens.
We also talk about the upcoming Vermiculture Conference in Chapel Hill, NC, [...]

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Worm Harvester Video

Recently someone sent me some really simple plans for a worm harvester.
Since it was so simple, I decided to try it out.  I don’t have a lot of tools so I hired someone to do it for me.  But if you have even a minimal tool collection you could make this harvester yourself.

Worm Harvester Cons
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Wormilcious Podcast 12: Worms for Chemical Cleanup

Robert Marak of Agrospol
Robert works for a company in Slovakia that uses red wiggler worms for decontamination purposes.  That’s right, the worms produce enzymes that break down toxic chemicals.  The wonders of worm composting!
What’s nice about Agrospol, is that they’ve created a loop with the red wiggler worms.
They raise composting worms.  To feed the worms, [...]

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Cures for a Gunky Worm Bin

Or Why Does My Worm Compost Look so Weird?
Worm compost started in a fresh worm bin doesn’t look much like compost.  It looks more like a papery goopy mess.  And it will continue to look that way for about 3 months.
The reason new worm composting bins look so non-compost like is that it takes quite [...]

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How to Harvest Worm Compost Like a Pro

Okay, the big outfits like Worm Power use huge trommels to harvest yards of compost at once.  But most likely, you don’t have yards of worm compost waiting for harvest.
Another difference between you and the pros is that your compost may not be of an even consistency.  Worm compost created from manure yields a really [...]

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5 Great Worm Composting Videos

Worm composting is one of those activities that really benefits from a show and tell situation.  Pictures are great, and video can be even better.
So with that said, here are some of my favorite worm composting videos from around the web:
Worm Composting Mistakes

Yes, new worms are very prone to escape.  And no, they won’t breed [...]

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Wondering About Worm Chow?

Are you wondering about Worm Chow?  So am I.  I’ve been thinking about buying some to try for quite sometime.
One of the things that held be back is that it comes in a 50 lb. bag.  That’s a lot of worm chow!  And since it’s a grain based food source, it must be used sparingly, [...]

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Do I have Perionyx excavatus in my Worm Bin?

Or Blue Worm vs. Red Wiggler Worm
Perionyx excavatus, or the blue worm, exist within many red wiggler worm (E. fetida) populations.
P. excavatus is a tropical species and I haven’t been able to find out where it comes from natively.  Perhaps Asia?
A key difference between P. excavatus and E. fetida is that P. excavatus cannot tolerate [...]

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Why Pre-Compost Worm Food?

How to Feed Composting Worms What They Like
You may hear talk of pre-composting worm food.  Why would you do that?  What is pre-compost anyway?
Worms don’t actually eat the lettuce and banana peels that we give them.  They eat the bacteria and fungi that break down the the banana peels and lettuce.
So, if you give them [...]

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