Composting is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint and help out the environment. If done correctly you can get amazing food for your plants. As worm composting becomes more popular, people often what to know which composting method, traditional aerobic composting vs worm composting is best. While most people assume they are the…
Do you like coffee? Do you compost? If you aren’t composting with coffee grounds you’re missing out. Coffee grounds are a must-have for us at home. Composting with coffee grounds is a great way to speed up your composting at home while adding nitrogen to our compost piles. Yes, you can use coffee grounds in…
A worm is just a worm……but not really. Earthworms come in many shapes, colours, and sizes. Different species are prevalent in different climates and they all have a role to play in the world around us. There are over a thousand different individual species of earthworms all over the world. There are different types of…
Do you know what happens to earthworms during their lifetime? Most people don’t. Earthworms go through a fascinating life cycle that starts with them laying cocoons, to hatching into little wormlings, to becoming juveniles and finally adults. In this blog post, we will take a closer look at the life cycle of earthworms and find…
Earthworms are amazing creatures but also highly misunderstood. In this article, I want to address some of the myths about earthworms. I’ve heard many over the years and it’s about time we clear up if these earthworm myths are actually fact or fiction. If you cut a worm in half you get two worms This…
If you’ve been gardening for some time you would know that earthworms are beneficial to the garden. There are many types of earthworms, all with slightly different roles in the soil. Many gardeners (myself included) use composting earthworms to turn our food and yard waste into worm castings. Over time, the benefits of worm castings…
Earthworms are frequently referred to as a farmer’s friend because of the amazing benefits of earthworms in soil. The role of earthworms in soil includes tilling and aerating the soil. Their castings (i.e. worm poop) are full of beneficial microorganisms and can be used immediately by plants. Earthworms play an important role in the soil…
Composting is one of my favourite gardening activities. Seeing what was once garbage being turned into important food for plants by microbes invisible to the naked eye is a truly amazing thing. It’s a reminder that there is so much going on around us that we can’t see. Purchasing a compost bin for home use…
“Is worm composting Vegan?” may sound like a strange question, but it does come up from time to time. While it may seem like a strange question to most, I suppose the best answer in the strictest of terms is it depends.
Keeping your compost pile as diverse as possible helps support the diverse microbial life you would want to end up in your soil. In this article I go through some ingredients you can add to boost the quality of your compost at home.