Hi! I'm Shelley Grossman, certified master composter and author of the best selling book, Recycle With Earthworms and producer of its latest companion DVD. I own and operate Vermicoast inc., a North San Diego County redworm supplier offering ongoing email and telephone support. Read about our offers on the tabs above and keep in touch with the updates below. Welcome!
There have been several people who have asked me these questions from the recent postings. I hope this short fact sheet will help to understand more about the red worms for all of you. If something is not here and you wish to know more about this topic please ask! A Short Worm Lesson For Read more »
I bet you thought I would never get to them, right? There are so many, they may fill up this entire post. There are first, second and third degree decomposers in your worm bin. In fact, it is almost a mirror image of your compost bin. Did you know that? No matter what size they Read more »
This topic is another from my second and still unpublished book. If your life is half as busy as mine it is hard to find the time to do the research, sit down and type. Q: What should the correct amount of moisture be in the worm bin? A: The bedding, which is the shredded Read more »
OK, I know when to say I was wrong. After visiting many sites and speaking to people that I know, who are aware about worm tea vs. leachate I have to say: I was wrong about using it. That is not to let you think that I have not used it, without any ill effects Read more »
This is from my yet unpublished second book. This new one will cover all the questions I have been asked over the years. Not all of these will relate directly to worms, but they will have a worm theme to them all. My hope is that you will learn from them, ask more questions about Read more »
Disclaimer: Not everyone in the worm industry will agree with my views on this post! Almost all foods that you eat and enjoy the worms will, too. I hope you are buying and eating organically now. The food scrapes you will be feeding to your worms in their bin are best suited to the worm’s Read more »
You’ve set up your worm bin, the worms are in, for the next few months all you have to do is feed them the right things in the proper amounts until it is time to harvest the casts. Is the right or wrong? I have found this to be true for the most part. What Read more »
I have had more than one request from those of you, who are new-ish to keeping worm bins, to write about the harvesting of your bin for the very first time. It is or can be a little unnerving, sort of like that first date 20 or more years ago. Like that, date it Read more »
The red wigglers I have here have over the years become accustomed to how much I fed them and how often. I have found ways to be away on holiday for up to a month and still have the worms doing well when I have returned. For all 90+ bins this is not always easy, Read more »
Which type of worms will work for my bin? That is a good question. There are many different types of worms on the market today for vermicomposting. Red worms, or red wigglers have always been the ones, I have used with great success over the years, as well as my clients. Now Alabama Jumpers are Read more »
