Worms Eat My Garbage, 35th Anniversary Edition
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This best-selling guide to the practice of vermicomposting teaches people how to use worms to recycle food waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer for houseplants or gardens.
Small-scale, self-contained worm bins can be kept indoors, in a basement, or even under the kitchen sink in an apartment — making vermicomposting a...
This best-selling guide to the practice of vermicomposting teaches people how to use worms to recycle food waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer for houseplants or gardens.
Small-scale, self-contained worm bins can be kept indoors, in a basement, or even under the kitchen sink in an apartment — making vermicomposting a great option for city dwellers and anyone who doesn’t want or can’t have an outdoor compost pile. This fully revised edition features the original’s same friendly tone, with up-to-date information on the entire process, including:
- Building or purchasing a bin (readily available at garden supply stores)
- How to feed and maintain the worms
- Harvesting the finished compost
You’ll find annotated references to related readings, a glossary of terms for quick look-up, and a sample record sheet to keep track of your setup. Start vermicomposting today and watch the worms get to work!
Published By Storey Publishing, LLC
Format Paperback
Category
Number Of Pages 192
Publication Date 12/26/2017
ISBN 9781612129471
Dimensions 6.05 inches x 9 inches
“Mary Appelhof's prescription for saving the world — in your own backyard. ... [My own worms] have proven to be surprisingly good pets: clean, industrious, self-sufficient, and always up for the job of devouring compost and enriching the soil.” — Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist
“Mary Appelhof turned complicated science into understandable and usable advice. She’s sculpted into my Mount Rushmore of the founders of the organic movement.” — Jeff Lowenfels, author of Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web