Winter Vermicomposting: How to Keep a Worm Bin Warm When It’s Cold

by Steve | Oct 30, 2020 | Uncategorized

With the approach of winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, the single most common question I get is “I live in (name a state that gets cold in winter). How do I keep my worms alive?” My first answer is “Move them indoors or move to San Diego and we...

Why Worms Won’t Help Lifeless, Compacted Soil

by Steve | Oct 17, 2020 | Uncategorized

Without fail, we take at least one weekly inquiry from a potential customer who wants earthworms to help rehabilitate their soil. The assumption that introducing worms will bring aeration and life to compacted, lifeless soil is both reasonable and intuitive. It's also...

Why Are Worms Crawling Up The Walls of My Bin? Are They Escaping?

by Steve | Sep 16, 2020 | 101 Bucket, Vermicomposting 101 Series

Nothing concerns a new worm bin owner more than when they see worms crawling up the sides of the worm bin, leaving them to wonder what they did wrong to cause this. Unzipping the lid of your Urban Worm Bag or opening the top of your Hungry Bin to see what appears to...

Urban Worm Guide to Coconut Coir: How is It Used and Why?

by Steve | Dec 10, 2019 | Uncategorized, Vermicomposting 101 Series

The Urban Worm Company is pleased to announce the arrival of Urban Worm Coco Coir, a sustainable, low-salt, pH neutral alternative to peat moss. Coconut coir is often used as a worm and reptile bedding and the Urban Worm Company has used coco coir as the base layer...

How to Prevent and Eliminate Fruit Flies in the Worm Bin

by Steve | Nov 7, 2019 | Vermicomposting 101 Series

The risk of fruit flies in the worm bin is pretty much a fact of life for anyone who wants to get started with vermicomposting. The bigger risk – to me anyways – is that someone will encounter fruit flies and give up vermicomposting forever. In an effort...