Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System (35th Anniversary Edition)

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For more than three decades, this best-selling guide to the practice of vermicomposting has taught 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. The fully revised 35th anniversary edition features the original’s same friendly tone, with up-to-date information on the entire process, from building or purchasing a bin (readily available at garden supply stores) to maintaining the worms and harvesting the finished compost. Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Foreword......Page 7 Preface......Page 8 The Worm Composter Checklist......Page 11 1. It Starts with a Worm......Page 12 2. Getting Started......Page 17 3. Choosing the Right Worm Bin......Page 27 4. Choosing the Right Bedding Material......Page 47 5. Using the Right Kind of Worms......Page 60 6. Acquiring Your Worms......Page 77 7. Setting Up Your Worm Bin......Page 90 8. What Can Your Worms Eat?......Page 99 9. Taking Care of Your Worms......Page 112 10. Frequently Asked Questions......Page 133 11. Other Critters and Pests......Page 141 12. How to Use Your Vermicompost......Page 165 13. Treating Waste as a Resource......Page 178 Appendix A: Record Sheet......Page 186 Appendix B: Annotated References......Page 188 Metric Conversions......Page 192 Appendix C: How Many Worms in an Acre or a Hectare?......Page 194 Glossary......Page 196 Bibliography......Page 205 Acknowledgments......Page 215 Resources......Page 216 Index......Page 219 Cultivate Your Green Thumb with More Books from Storey......Page 232 Copyright......Page 237 Share Your Experience!......Page 239