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7 Worm Composting Safety Tips and Tricks

August 30, 2022 David Brian

7 Worm Composting Safety Tips and Tricks Worm composting is an excellent way to process your organic waste and create super soil for your garden. It also reduces the risk of attracting rodents and insects to your home. The process may seem simple, but you must take some precautions to ensure that the worms stay healthy and are not a threat to you or your pets. Worm composting can also pose some risks. For example, if icky fly larvae get into the system, they could spread throughout your house. Alternatively,…

What Worms Are Best for Worm Composting?

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 David Brian

What Worms Are Best for Worm Composting? When it comes to worm composting, you can use many different types of worms, and some are better than others for specific composting situations, but any type of worm will happily coexist in a home compost bin. The main things to consider when choosing which type of worm you want to use are how much space they will need and what type of soil they prefer. Once you know that, the rest is easy! If you’re new to home composting with worms, don’t…

What to Consider When You Start Worm Composting

June 21, 2022 David Brian

What to Consider When You Start Worm Composting There are many reasons to start worm composting, from reducing waste to saving money on your garbage bill. Worm composting is also a great way to add nutrients and organic matter to the soil, so it’s healthier and more fertile. Worm composting does require some initial investment, but after you purchase your worms and the accessories for your bin, it’s a flawed maintenance process that doesn’t take much time out of your day. Even if you don’t have a lot of space…

Temperature Guide for Red Worms

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 David Brian

Temperature Guide for Red Worms Like every living organism, Red worms also need favorable temperature and a conducive environment where they could survive and perform decomposition functions. Many organisms living in an ecosystem naturally break down the crumbling material by ingesting them into their bodies to provide some valuable nutrients for other living organisms like plants. Red worms categorically placed in detritivores also perform a similar job and contribute significantly to our ecosystem and food production chain. Redworms with other decomposers are considered the caretakers of an ecosystem. Without decomposers,…