This guide will introduce you to the red wiggler to include a deeper on dive on the species and information on breeding, life cycle, and reproduction. We'll talk about how to maintain red wigglers and why they should be the go-to worm for most composters. Introduction...
There are some surprising discoveries new vermicomposters will make as they begin their vermicomposting journeys. Maybe it's learning fun facts about worms having 5 hearts. Maybe it's discovering that there are over 7000 species of earthworms and that only about 5 to...
Worms eat organic matter. Anything that has been living eventually becomes worm food. That includes dead plant material, fruits, vegetables, and microbes, both dead and alive. Even you and I would become worm food, given enough time and decomposition by nature's other...
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...
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...
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...
