Harnessing the power of worms is the secret to creating the most nutritious compost imaginable. Try vermicomposting to turn food waste into garden gold.

It takes 2,000 red wigglers to consume a pound of food a day. Gauge your worm quantity needs by the volume of your household scraps. Once your compost bin is up and running, it requires little ...

Red wigglers (Eisenia fetida) are the best option. McCall recommends buying in batches instead of by weight. He sells 500 for $40 or 1,000 for $70 — and he always throws in an additional 10% for ...

Churchill recommends either Red Wigglers or European Nightcrawlers. Sherman recommends getting 1 pound of worms, which will give you about 1,000 worms to start your bin.

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 ...

The workhorse of worm bins, the Hungry Bin, holds 13 cubic feet of compost and scraps, which equals about 4.5 pounds of ...

How to Compost with Worms One of the best features of worm composting is that it can be done in a small space right in your own home. It can also be done outdoors.

The food scraps and leftovers you normally throw away can be turned into new soil or fertilizer and soil conditioner.

Home Depot has a Can-O-Worms Compost Worm Farm Starter Kit for $129.47. You can also make your own screens by buying “8 mesh stainless steel” apiary wire mesh.

Composting at home is an inexpensive way to reduce waste and enrich your garden soil. Since space and resources are limited, ...

It takes 2,000 red wigglers to consume a pound of food a day. ... Placing food scraps on one side of the vermicomposting bin will attract worms to that area, making removing compost easier.