Comments on: worm composting towards better living? http://gardencomposter.info/worm-composter/worm-composting-towards-better-living Garden Composter Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:53:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sara Bauer http://gardencomposter.info/worm-composter/worm-composting-towards-better-living/comment-page-1#comment-3189 Sara Bauer Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:48:59 +0000 http://gardencomposter.info/worm-composter/worm-composting-towards-better-living#comment-3189 Composting keeps food and garden waste out of the landfill and that reduces the methane that goes into the ozone. Besides that, using worm castings as fertilizer reduces the number of chemicals that we need in gardening, thus producing healthier food. Also, take a look at this video on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBkpjJCQs30.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.myhomecomposter.com/compost-containers/worm-bins/urban-compost-tumbler/ Composting keeps food and garden waste out of the landfill and that reduces the methane that goes into the ozone. Besides that, using worm castings as fertilizer reduces the number of chemicals that we need in gardening, thus producing healthier food. Also, take a look at this video on YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBkpjJCQs30.
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http://www.myhomecomposter.com/compost-containers/worm-bins/urban-compost-tumbler/

]]> By: clcprodigy http://gardencomposter.info/worm-composter/worm-composting-towards-better-living/comment-page-1#comment-3188 clcprodigy Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:34:59 +0000 http://gardencomposter.info/worm-composter/worm-composting-towards-better-living#comment-3188 Well I'm a worm composter myself, mostly red wigglers, but they are really attracted to manure, and I always put in limedust, the amount depends on the type of manure. Backyard compost is a lot of leaves, and grass etc. you will attract a lot of what are called canadian night crawlers, but they are just native worms and if you give them heaps of material they will come to feed, they will dive fast on any disturbance of the pile(several feet in fact). But turning any compost pile is of most importance. I like to add lime to any compost pile. An interesting worm is the so called Georgia Jumper if you have a lot of rotting straw around, you will likely attract these also. Touch the things and they will live up to their name jumping all over the place, very entertaining. Caution Meat scrapes are not well digested by worms and will probably attrack preditors that may like a few worms too. Can't stress how much I like to add lime dust, ever so often to the pile, and don't be lazy keep it turned.<br><b>References : </b><br>Ben doing this for at least 30 years. Well I’m a worm composter myself, mostly red wigglers, but they are really attracted to manure, and I always put in limedust, the amount depends on the type of manure. Backyard compost is a lot of leaves, and grass etc. you will attract a lot of what are called canadian night crawlers, but they are just native worms and if you give them heaps of material they will come to feed, they will dive fast on any disturbance of the pile(several feet in fact). But turning any compost pile is of most importance. I like to add lime to any compost pile.

An interesting worm is the so called Georgia Jumper if you have a lot of rotting straw around, you will likely attract these also. Touch the things and they will live up to their name jumping all over the place, very entertaining. Caution Meat scrapes are not well digested by worms and will probably attrack preditors that may like a few worms too. Can’t stress how much I like to add lime dust, ever so often to the pile, and don’t be lazy keep it turned.
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Ben doing this for at least 30 years.

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