Q: I live in an apartment and would like to compost using worms. Can you tell me more about how to get started? A: Composting using worms is called vermicomposting. This type of composting uses worms ...

• Drill two 2-inch holes into one of the lids of the containers, and install the 2-inch louvered vents into holes. Use this lid to cover your composter. Container No. 1 • Drill five 1-inch holes on ...

When you were young, you either thought that worms were gross or cool. Eventually, as you got older, you began to learn about the importance of worms, and I’m not talking about fishing. I’m talking ...

I have employed hundreds of workers to transform my kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich compost for the garden. They work without pay and multiply like crazy. The workers are a hungry crew of worms -- ...

Worms can compost kitchen scraps and shredded paper much faster than the aerobic compost process utilized in most commercial backyard compost bins. A vermicomposting (worm composting) bin can be built ...

It looks like rich, dark compost. It contains five times more nitrogen, seven times more phosphorus and 11 times more potassium than ordinary soil. It’s vermicompost – super soil produced as a result ...

To worm or not to worm? When it comes to composting, that's the question many savvy gardeners are pondering these days, and for good reason: Worm castings — a.k.a. poop — are the nutrient-rich organic ...

There’s a yardstick among gardeners that good, rich soil with lots of actively decaying organic matter in it should have about a dozen or more earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) in each cubic foot. But ...

Worms stir fascination in kids. They wiggle and squirm, and seemingly vanish into the dirt. And adults aren't immune to such interest. Worms are incredibly useful - especially to the backyard gardener ...