Building a Thriving Worm Bin
Building a Thriving Worm Bin
About the Book
The book covers essential topics in worm bin managements such as:
- Setting up and maintaining a successful worm bin
- Troubleshooting common issues in worm farming
- Understanding vermicompost, worm castings, and worm tea
- Techniques and tips for improving worm farming skills
- Resources for further exploration into advanced topics
Each chapter begins with an overview of ideal conditions, allowing readers to quickly identify areas for improvement in their own worm farming practices. The content is designed to provide practical advice and targeted solutions, helping readers progress from beginners to confident intermediate worm farmers.
About the Author
Table of Contents
- Why Worms?
- Introduction
- Who am I?
- Starting A Worm Bin
- What is a Healthy Box?
- Choose your Container
- Bedding
- Water & Air
- Half Box
- Lid or Cover
- Location
- Worm Biology
- Ideal Worm Conditions
- Best Temperatures
- Worm Breath
- Light Paralysis
- Eating Without Teeth
- Where do Worm Babies Come From?
- Worm Castings are Good, but Nobody Wants to Live in their Toilet
- Feeding
- Ideal Feeding
- What to feed them
- Bedding or Feed
- When to feed
- Digging Around
- Where to feed
- Food Storage Strategy
- Harvesting
- The Perfect Harvest
- Casting Storage
- Side-to-side Harvesting Method
- Pyramid Harvesting Method
- Building a Harvesting Screen
- Using Vermicompost
- Advanced Worm Systems
- Troubleshooting
- Bad Omens
- Bad smells
- Box too Wet
- Box too dry
- Other Insects
- Beyond Worm Farming Basics
- Other Kinds of Bins
- Worm Tea
- Vermiculture
- Worms in Space
- Fertilizer
- Save the planet
- What do plants eat?
- What is Vermicompost
- Sources of Fertilizer
- Customizing Fertilizer
- Other Projects to Check Out
- Arizona Worm Farm
- A V - YouTube Channel
- Captain Matt’s Worms - YouTube Channel
- The Compost Guy - YouTube Channel
- EVE Growing - YouTube Channel
- Red Wriggler Reproduction Calculator
- Urban Worm Company - YouTube Channel
- Why Worms?
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