How to Measure Moisture Content in Compost and Vermicompost
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?
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?
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: 9 Awesome Choices for Worm Bedding
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
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...
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