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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...

Water Content of Fruits and Vegetables: Vermicomposting 101

by Steve | Nov 6, 2019 | 101 Bucket

Knowing the water content of fruits and vegetables can be a handy tool in helping us keep a reasonable moisture percentage in our worm composting bins. As you likely know, a good moisture level in a worm bin is about 70%, or enough to yield a single drop of water if...

Vermicomposting: The Ultimate Guide for the Beginner and Beyond

by Steve | Jul 1, 2019 | 101 Bucket, Composting Resources, Expert Bucket, Ultimate Guide, Vermicompost, Vermicomposting 101 Series, Vermiculture, Worm Bin, Worm Castings

Welcome to the Ultimate Guide to Getting Started with Vermicomposting! I aim to make this page the internet’s top resource on taking you from complete ignorance about vermicomposting to being able to: Understand vermicomposting and how it works Explain the benefits of...

How to Measure Moisture Content in Compost and Vermicompost

by Steve | Jun 24, 2019 | 101 Bucket, Vermicomposting 101 Series

I just stumbled across two ways to measure the moisture content in compost and vermicompost. Granted, these methods, especially the first one, would measure the moisture in nearly ANY material, but I am super thrilled that I found this information. I have been on the...

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 anyways....