Worm bins

Quick and easy, you'll be glad you made a worm tower. I’m not a huge fan of worms. While everyone else is waxing poetic about the fresh scent after a good rain, my nose picks

A couple of weeks ago, when I was sick, I kept things local instead of heading out into the wilderness. Perfectly timed was the Spring Edition of the Pinterest Challenge hosted by Katie and Sherry…

Learn the benefits of worm farming and how to build your own DIY worm bin at home! From indoor to outdoor setups, create nutrient-rich worm castings and worm tea for your garden. 🌱 Start your vermicomposting journey today with this easy guide! #WormFarming #Composting101 #DIYGarden #SustainableLiving

Compost tea is the perfect homemade fertilizer! See how to easily make your own compost tea right at home and start growing bigger and better flowers and vegetables, naturally! #composttea #compostearecipe #homemadecomposttea #makingcomposttea #diycomposttea

Building a worm farm is easy and economical; hire some redworms to do the heavy lifting; worm composting is fun!

If you’ve ever wondered "what do worms eat?", we love where your head is at and have wondered that too! While traditionally thought of as something entirely

I’ve been vermicomposting for almost nine years so I’ve had plenty of experience harvesting compost from my worm bins. Several people have asked how I harvest compost from our vermicomposting bins so I thought I’d share how we harvest worm compost on our homestead.

The importance or you can say utility of the worm compost bin is certainly known to those who have backyard fellows or garden spaces. A question might be poppin…

Setting up a worm farm, or vermicomposting system, is an excellent way to reduce food waste while creating nutrient-rich compost for your garden. In this video, we’ll walk you through four essential steps: selecting the

Being a Jill-of-all-trades, I like to dabble in a bit of everything interesting. So what happens when you mix vermicomposting (worm composti...

Why worms die off in the worm bin? See some reasons & solutions.

Want to start a worm farm but on a tight budget? Save some money and make your own worm bin! Read on and let us help you start your worm bin DIY project.

A worm bed or bin is an excellent way to reduce food waste and repurpose food scraps and kitchen scraps into worm compost. Set up a habitat with bedding material, add a red worm or red wiggler population, keep them moist and fed, and enjoy compost and worm castings. #how #make #worm #bed

How can I tell my worms are happy in the bin? What are some ways to stop them from escaping? #worms #composting #redwigglers

After the experiment with nightcrawlers, we decided that vermicomposting sounded like something we wanted to do. Nightcrawlers burrow vertically and deeply, so they aren’t for composting. The…

You can easily and inexpensively get started with vermiculture by making your own worm bin with just three 5-gallon buckets, a lid, and a drill

Worm composting directly in the garden bed simplifies the process of vermicomposting. ⁣⁣⁣⁣The worms live, work, reproduce, and make worm castings in the...

Sometimes the hardest part of starting a worm bed is figuring out which type of bedding to use in that worm bin.

Worm castings help plants grow vigorously and protect them from disease by forming beneficial relationships with the roots of plants. They also help retain moisture in the soil. While worm castings can be easily purchased in bags, it’s just as easy to make your own with a worm bin. Grab two 10-gallon plastic totes, along with a few other supplies, and I'll show you how to make your own worm bin!

High heat and worm bins normally make a bad combination, but you can still experiment with vermicomposting when it's hot outside as long as you make the right preparations. Read how here.