Vermicomposting 101: What Happens In A Worm Bin?

by Steve | May 14, 2019 | 101 Bucket

New vermicomposters worry that their two-week old bin isn’t producing castings and that they may be doing it wrong. Things look fine and smell fine, but the worms aren’t “destroying” the food like we think they should. If most beginners think...

Vermicomposting 101: How Many Worms Do I Need for a Worm Compost Bin?

by Steve | Feb 12, 2019 | 101 Bucket, Vermicomposting 101 Series

Once you’ve made the decision to begin vermicomposting, a pretty logical question is  “how many worms do I need for a worm bin?” If you have already purchased your worm bin, you have already decided how many worms you need, within a certain range...

Vermicomposting 101: 8 Awesome Choices for Worm Bedding

by Steve | Nov 26, 2018 | 101 Bucket, Teacher Bucket, Vermicomposting 101 Series

Choosing the correct worm bedding for a worm composting bin is a high-consequence decision for a new vermicomposter. Choose wisely and be patient, and you’ll be off to a great start recycling organic waste into worm castings, and before you know it, it will seem...

Moisture in the Worm Bin, Revisited

by Steve | Oct 16, 2018 | 101 Bucket, Expert Bucket, Teacher Bucket, Vermicomposting 101 Series, Worm Bin

Every now and then, I think it’s helpful to reevaluate prior assumptions about the basics of vermicomposting. There’s no one way to do worm composting correctly for all situations, and if there was, nobody has written a book on how to do it just yet. One...

Urban Worm Bag 1.0 vs 2.0

by Steve | Sep 4, 2018 | 101 Bucket, Urban Worm Bag

Firstly, thank you to all of my existing customers who trusted me enough to purchase Version 1.0 of the Urban Worm Bag. 2018 has truly been a blessing so far. I have enjoyed my interactions with you and receiving your feedback about what you loved about the Urban Worm...

Vermicomposting 101: The #1 Cause of Worm Bin Problems

by Steve | Feb 20, 2018 | 101 Bucket, Teacher Bucket, Vermicomposting 101 Series, Worm Bin

It seems to happen again and again and again. Armed with a bin, some bedding, and a shiny new arsenal of composting worms, eager new vermicomposters, our fellow foot soldiers in the War on Waste try to win the war literally overnight. And they often fail miserably....