17 posts tagged worm bins

3 Reasons Why You Need Mulch In Your Garden No Comments Think of the many times that you have been in your garden, bent over, raking, wishing that you had more time and that you were out of the sun that is currently scorching your back and shoulders.

Did you know that worm castings which you can harvest when you are worm composting (vermi-composting ) are the absolute best enriching material you can put in your soil around your plants? This past spring I have personally found out how superior to synthetic fertilizers such as RX15 and other liquid fertilizer even a trowel full of soil with worm castings in it can be.

Did you know that worm castings which you can harvest when you are worm composting (vermi-composting ) are the absolute best enriching material you can put in your soil around your plants? This past spring I have personally found out how superior to synthetic fertilizers such as RX15 and other liquid fertilizer even a trowel full of soil with worm castings in it can be.

I compost my food with worms, which I then feed to my pet box turtle. This week I got an invitation to post my worm bin on the map of vermicomposters around the world.  Haven’t added a picture yet, but there are some good ones on there, like this one: http://flickr.com/photos/robindegrassi/2042100224/

How To Make A Mulch Pile No Comments Creating a mulch pile for your garden is one of the more important things you can do when preparing for your organic planting. Here are a few tips on how you can create a very large and easy to maintain mulch pile for your organic garden. Read more...

If you’ve read a fair bit about backyard composting you will likely know by now that one of the cardinal rules is “don’t add pet waste to your compost bin”. This advice certainly has merit, at least as far as a regular compost bin goes (i.e. one you add your kitchen waste to, and eventually empty for the garden).

Stop Weeds With Organic Compost No Comments One of the largest time consumers in the organic gardening arena is taking care of weeds. One of the easiest ways to combat weeds is with organic compost. Here are a few tips on how to use organic compost to help battle weeds that will pop up in your garden.

How To Use Organic Compost With Bulbs No Comments Organic compost is a potent resource for nutrients, however, because of this, there is something that needs to be said regarding its use with bulbs and how much compost to use with these plants as you carry them over into the next season.

Earthworm Composting Bins with Worms: The ever popular Magic Supreme Wormery at R675.  Supplied stocked with around 500 worms with eggs and bedding.  Brilliant for large families, restuaranteurs, etc.  And …..

Worm Bin Mites Back in November I wrote a post all about mites (A Mite is a Mite is a Mite? Not Quite). I tried to provide a basic overview of the various types of mites that can be found commonly in your worm bin. I’m not going to add anything more to that discussion today, but DID want to share a cool photo I captured this morning.