For the non-chemical, organic gardener, compost is an essential part of your hardworking hobby.
Even for those who do use chemicals, adding organic matter back into the garden as broken-down, nutrient-rejuvenated new soil has undeniable benefits – ones you just can’t argue with!
For a quick intro: compost is a natural fertilizer made up of broken-down organic materials. When fully decomposed, these provide readily available nutrients for your plants.
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The art of composting transforms food scraps, mulch, clippings, leaves, wood ashes, and many other things into a dark, rich soil that you can add to your plants for extra food – or which you use to amend your outdoor beds.
Creating this natural fertilizer using aeration, microbes, turning, and other techniques is one thing. Yet there is another dynamic aspect you can add to the process, and one which is so worth it: the mighty worm!
That’s right, worms in your compost can be an amazing tool.
Taking care of your own batch, or what is also called a worm farm or vermicompost/vermiculture (vermi– meaning worm), can ramp up your compost, waste stream, and your garden – and you’ve found the perfect guide to get you started.
Composting With Worms: Is It Better?Anyone who’s gardened even a little bit knows that earthworms are fantastic.
But why are they so great, exactly? You see the little pink guys squirming in the soil around your plants from time to time (at least I hope you do…) and it’s a reassuring sight.
But do you have any idea why?
In essence, they eat up organic matter. It passes through their intestinal tract
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