Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System

Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System
by Mary Appelhof

Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System
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Author: Mary Appelhof
Edition: Paperback
Published: 1997-06-30
ISBN: 0977804518
Number of pages: 162
Publisher: Flower Press

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Book Review: Easy to read and follow - a must for everyone
Summary: 5 Stars

Great little book that covers it all in an easy to read format. Explains the process and how to accomplish your own vermiculture products at home and at the same time reduce the amount of waste going to the dumps. It's an easy to learn win win situation.

Summary of Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System

The definitive guide to vermicomposting-a process using redworms to recycle food waste into nutrient-rich food for plants. Newly revised and updated, this 162 page manual provides complete illustrated instructions on setting up and maintaining small-scale worm composting systems. Topics include different bins, what kind of worms to use, sex life of a worm, preparing worm beddings, how to meet the needs of the worms, what kinds of foods to feed the worms, harvesting worms, and making potting soil from the vermicompost produced. A 63 page bibliography, 24 annotated references, a glossary,and comprehensive index make this a valuabe reference book as well as a practical manual.

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