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Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System
The book that started a backyard worm revolution over three decades ago continues to be the definitive guide to vermicomposting--the process of using red worms to recycle human food waste into a nutrient-rich fertilizer for plants.
Originally written in 1982 and expanded into a second edition in 1997, Worms Eat My Garbage has sold over 200,000 copies. Author Mary Appelhof excelled at writing scientific information in a format easily understood by the layperson. The book provides complete illustrated instructions on setting up and maintaining a small-scale worm composting system.
This new third edition provides more detail on the anatomy of a red worm. The chapter on worm species updates the number of species identified to date as well as expands on the use of scientific names. Other topics covered are the worm bin ecosystem, the care and feeding of worms, setting up a worm bin, harvesting worm castings, and the benefits of castings to plants.
Appelhof also provides plans for building wooden worm bins and shows how to make a bin out of a plastic tub along with information on the manufactured bins presently available in the marketplace.
Originally written in 1982 and expanded into a second edition in 1997, Worms Eat My Garbage has sold over 200,000 copies. Author Mary Appelhof excelled at writing scientific information in a format easily understood by the layperson. The book provides complete illustrated instructions on setting up and maintaining a small-scale worm composting system.
This new third edition provides more detail on the anatomy of a red worm. The chapter on worm species updates the number of species identified to date as well as expands on the use of scientific names. Other topics covered are the worm bin ecosystem, the care and feeding of worms, setting up a worm bin, harvesting worm castings, and the benefits of castings to plants.
Appelhof also provides plans for building wooden worm bins and shows how to make a bin out of a plastic tub along with information on the manufactured bins presently available in the marketplace.
208 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1982
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Mary Appelhof
8 books4 followersMary Arlene Appelhof (1936-2005) was an American biologist, vermicomposter, and environmentalist. In 2009 she was designated a Women's History Month Honoree by the National Women's History Project.
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March 21, 2023
Ok this book is hella old but guess what? Worms are older and they haven't changed since this book was written so the book looks adorably dated, but the information is so perfectly totally relevant.
So I checked this out from the library, bought about a pound of worms from the Olympia Farmers market, and set up a couple buckets of rotting garbage in my basement. I have since turned into a total garbage-o-phile. I mean, i am feeding my worms cardboard macaroni boxes and trying to name them all. (kidding.... about naming them all). I like to joke around that we got 100,000 new pets and offer to show them to people. My wife & I went to a worm composting class so we could nerd out with other worm people, and it was just fascinating and awesome, but definitely not as informative as this book.
This book is better than the bible. If you ever for a single second have felt guilty, bad, remorseful, or sad about the amount of garbage you dump in a landfill (which is, just a reminder, A WHOLE LOT OF TRASH) on a weekly basis PLEASE GET THIS BOOK. read it. try it out. you can do all the steps in the wrong order. you can treat her advice as "gentle suggestions" and then go to the troubleshooting section when it goes terribly wrong. Before you know it, you will have 100,000 new pets, and an infinite new pride in your rotting garbage. it's just ROTTING GARBAGE, you can't mess it up too badly.
PS get a good camera so you can take awesome "alien landscape"-type photographs of the crazy shit that happens in your worm bin, like mysterious mushrooms and pepper seedlings. or just email me if you want to see our collection.
PPS my deepest apologies to the Olympia Public Library & Patrons because I kept this book for way too long, and I appreciate your patience and not sending me to collections.
So I checked this out from the library, bought about a pound of worms from the Olympia Farmers market, and set up a couple buckets of rotting garbage in my basement. I have since turned into a total garbage-o-phile. I mean, i am feeding my worms cardboard macaroni boxes and trying to name them all. (kidding.... about naming them all). I like to joke around that we got 100,000 new pets and offer to show them to people. My wife & I went to a worm composting class so we could nerd out with other worm people, and it was just fascinating and awesome, but definitely not as informative as this book.
This book is better than the bible. If you ever for a single second have felt guilty, bad, remorseful, or sad about the amount of garbage you dump in a landfill (which is, just a reminder, A WHOLE LOT OF TRASH) on a weekly basis PLEASE GET THIS BOOK. read it. try it out. you can do all the steps in the wrong order. you can treat her advice as "gentle suggestions" and then go to the troubleshooting section when it goes terribly wrong. Before you know it, you will have 100,000 new pets, and an infinite new pride in your rotting garbage. it's just ROTTING GARBAGE, you can't mess it up too badly.
PS get a good camera so you can take awesome "alien landscape"-type photographs of the crazy shit that happens in your worm bin, like mysterious mushrooms and pepper seedlings. or just email me if you want to see our collection.
PPS my deepest apologies to the Olympia Public Library & Patrons because I kept this book for way too long, and I appreciate your patience and not sending me to collections.
April 16, 2012
I checked this book out from the library approximately 59,120 times. It's very thorough, but not necessary very "quick and dirty". There's talk of buying worm bins, making your own worm bins, but only the DIY wooden worm bin instructions seemed super step-by-step. And no way I'm building a wooden worm bin that's gonna decompose in a few years on account of excess moisture, etc. I'm a recipe girl, I like following directions.
Exact. Directions.
So, to REALLY get me started, I needed THIS:
http://lifehacker.com/5882478/diy-wor...
That video shows you how freaking easy it is to start a worm bin. Rubbermaid-style tote. Drill. Window screening. Glue gun.
Buy a pound of worms, plop 'em in. Worried that you won't have enough worms? They're reproduce to the correct balance once in the bin. Just give 'em your leftover veggie bits and wait to put more in until it's almost gone. I'm going slow to see how fast and how much they eat.
So once I started, I checked out this book for the last time and got some really good information on keeping the suckers alive. Good and thorough. And once I'd started the worm bin, information on worm bins in general was super helpful, because I had a real visual of what they were talking about - additionally, I may need a second worm bin, so it was good to have more expansive advice than what was in the video.
:: Edit ::
That said, I appear to have killed my worms in a giant, stinky, smelly soup of decomposed worms. Nasty. And sad. But mostly nasty.
Exact. Directions.
So, to REALLY get me started, I needed THIS:
http://lifehacker.com/5882478/diy-wor...
That video shows you how freaking easy it is to start a worm bin. Rubbermaid-style tote. Drill. Window screening. Glue gun.
Buy a pound of worms, plop 'em in. Worried that you won't have enough worms? They're reproduce to the correct balance once in the bin. Just give 'em your leftover veggie bits and wait to put more in until it's almost gone. I'm going slow to see how fast and how much they eat.
So once I started, I checked out this book for the last time and got some really good information on keeping the suckers alive. Good and thorough. And once I'd started the worm bin, information on worm bins in general was super helpful, because I had a real visual of what they were talking about - additionally, I may need a second worm bin, so it was good to have more expansive advice than what was in the video.
:: Edit ::
That said, I appear to have killed my worms in a giant, stinky, smelly soup of decomposed worms. Nasty. And sad. But mostly nasty.
August 3, 2007
After reading this very quick book I felt I knew enough to get started feeding my garbage to worms - it is a very good start to that, and enough to get you to where you can figure out what you need to do.
This is fussy, but one thing just baffles me about this book. At one point she knocks down people that grind up their food for the worms because it is an inappropriate use of energy and it contradicts some of the intention of having a worm bin. Ok, the existence of hand operated grinders slipped her mind and she wants to make a point of conservation, I can handle that. But elsewhere in the book she hails someone for keeping an outdoor worm bin through a frigid winter by heating it electrically. Huh?
This review has a disproportional amount of text to the one significant problem I had with the book, perhaps because it is illustrative of the kind of spacey tone of the book. But aside from that, it really is a good starter read for your home worm operation.
This is fussy, but one thing just baffles me about this book. At one point she knocks down people that grind up their food for the worms because it is an inappropriate use of energy and it contradicts some of the intention of having a worm bin. Ok, the existence of hand operated grinders slipped her mind and she wants to make a point of conservation, I can handle that. But elsewhere in the book she hails someone for keeping an outdoor worm bin through a frigid winter by heating it electrically. Huh?
This review has a disproportional amount of text to the one significant problem I had with the book, perhaps because it is illustrative of the kind of spacey tone of the book. But aside from that, it really is a good starter read for your home worm operation.
January 26, 2020
The original book from the olden days, but even better. Updated for the times.
I have composted before, but haven't had much luck with regular composting. Raccoons, coyotes, rodents, my own dogs were attracted to the bin. Suspicious neighbors wondered what the hippie was doing back there.
Well, you can keep worms in your house! Under your kitchen sink, in the basement, etc.
This book is the bible of worm composting. It teaches you many different methods so you can tailor them to your household's needs, be it gardens, houseplants or just reducing your kitchen waste.
Worms make great pets. They are quiet, easy to feed and don't need to be boarded when you go away for the weekend. You can't tell them apart, so give them a group name and be done with it.
I have composted before, but haven't had much luck with regular composting. Raccoons, coyotes, rodents, my own dogs were attracted to the bin. Suspicious neighbors wondered what the hippie was doing back there.
Well, you can keep worms in your house! Under your kitchen sink, in the basement, etc.
This book is the bible of worm composting. It teaches you many different methods so you can tailor them to your household's needs, be it gardens, houseplants or just reducing your kitchen waste.
Worms make great pets. They are quiet, easy to feed and don't need to be boarded when you go away for the weekend. You can't tell them apart, so give them a group name and be done with it.
February 13, 2010
Wow. I added this to my "currently reading" list about three hours ago, and just spent three hours becoming totally psyched about starting my own worm bin. If you register for the vermicomposting class through Hamilton County's Department of Environmental Services, this is the book that comes along with the bin and worms and so forth. I didn't make the deadline for the class, but a friend from school took it a few years ago and let me borrow her book. Anyway, the book is so great that I think I could successfully make and use my own worm bin even without the class.
The author apparently has been a "worm worker" (her term) for over 25 years, and the book is written from her own personal experience as well as research. It's incredibly well-written--I just spent three hours on a Saturday glued to my couch, thrilled by chapters such as "What is the sex life of a worm?" and "What are some other critters in my worm bin?"--and Dave and I are definitely going to buy our own copy to use as a reference for when we start this project.
If you are even the slightest bit curious about worm farming, I'd highly recommend this book. Appelhof answered all my questions clearly, and made the whole project seem extremely possible and exciting.
The author apparently has been a "worm worker" (her term) for over 25 years, and the book is written from her own personal experience as well as research. It's incredibly well-written--I just spent three hours on a Saturday glued to my couch, thrilled by chapters such as "What is the sex life of a worm?" and "What are some other critters in my worm bin?"--and Dave and I are definitely going to buy our own copy to use as a reference for when we start this project.
If you are even the slightest bit curious about worm farming, I'd highly recommend this book. Appelhof answered all my questions clearly, and made the whole project seem extremely possible and exciting.
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August 10, 2020Listen: vermicomposting is the only thing I've ever cared abt in my whole life and I will read a thousand books repeating the basics to me over and over until I die. Maybe this summer I'll actually do it, though.
Anyway, this book is informative and cute and the chapters are broken up in a very organized way. There are a lot of helpful illustrations.
My biggest complaint is that there are a Lot of units floating around that all should be basically the same thing but require a lot of keeping track of. Let me see if I can remember it all. Stoichiometry, baby.
1 lb daily food * 1 lb worms * 1 ft^2 surface area
2 lb worms 1 ft^3 volume 1 lb weekly food
So if you produce 1 lb waste daily, you produce 7 lb weekly, which means you want 7 square feet of surface area but also you want 2 lb worms which should occupy only 2 cubic feet BUT you only want to purchase half the number of worms you ultimately want bc they'll grow in population to make up the rest and I guess it's just not a very deep bin?? I dunno.
But that's fine. I'm not super worried about it. This is a really fun book and I read it pretty quickly and I really enjoyed it!!!! I love decomposition!!!!!
EDIT: Actually, I did learn a lot from this book abt redworm reproduction. I didn't know anything abt it before really, and!! Very interesting!!! They lay cocoons! So that was informative and fun!
Anyway, this book is informative and cute and the chapters are broken up in a very organized way. There are a lot of helpful illustrations.
My biggest complaint is that there are a Lot of units floating around that all should be basically the same thing but require a lot of keeping track of. Let me see if I can remember it all. Stoichiometry, baby.
1 lb daily food * 1 lb worms * 1 ft^2 surface area
2 lb worms 1 ft^3 volume 1 lb weekly food
So if you produce 1 lb waste daily, you produce 7 lb weekly, which means you want 7 square feet of surface area but also you want 2 lb worms which should occupy only 2 cubic feet BUT you only want to purchase half the number of worms you ultimately want bc they'll grow in population to make up the rest and I guess it's just not a very deep bin?? I dunno.
But that's fine. I'm not super worried about it. This is a really fun book and I read it pretty quickly and I really enjoyed it!!!! I love decomposition!!!!!
EDIT: Actually, I did learn a lot from this book abt redworm reproduction. I didn't know anything abt it before really, and!! Very interesting!!! They lay cocoons! So that was informative and fun!
October 4, 2022
Highly detailed and practical guide to vermicomposting. Plenty of scientific explanation for those who want it.
August 12, 2020
Everything you need to know if you are interested in owning the best pet ever!!
August 2, 2014
Several years ago I stumbled across vermicomposting. I became immediately interested. I soon purchased this book, a box, and a textbook. Soon after that we began keeping worms in the classroom. What a wonderful hobby!
This book is an excellent introduction to the hobby. I believe it is considered the bible of vermicomposting.
****
I have been raising worms in the classroom for a number of years, but it waned the last couple. As I read around the 'Net, I have revamped how I will raise worms this year. Eager and excited, I pulled this book off the shelf and reread.
It's interesting, Appelhof has a lot of the techniques I have read about in her 30+ year old book. One, processing the food, she shunned. I am finding it the cure for most of my bins' ills over the years. :)
A good background on vermicomposting. If you are interested in the topic, this is one of the must-reads.
****
1 January 1998
2 August 2014
This book is an excellent introduction to the hobby. I believe it is considered the bible of vermicomposting.
****
I have been raising worms in the classroom for a number of years, but it waned the last couple. As I read around the 'Net, I have revamped how I will raise worms this year. Eager and excited, I pulled this book off the shelf and reread.
It's interesting, Appelhof has a lot of the techniques I have read about in her 30+ year old book. One, processing the food, she shunned. I am finding it the cure for most of my bins' ills over the years. :)
A good background on vermicomposting. If you are interested in the topic, this is one of the must-reads.
****
1 January 1998
2 August 2014
December 26, 2017
Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
The re-release of a classic first published 35 years ago, Worms Eat My Garbage has everything that the beginner to advanced vermicomposter needs to know to make a thriving habitat for earthworms to compost the organic waste produced by an average family.
The book is full of fun illustrations and easy to read and understand instructions. It's impossible to overstate the importance of shepherding our resources and reusing, recycling, repairing the items we can. In the western world, we throw away a staggering amount of food which could easily be turned into compost to improve the soil so we can reduce the need to transport food and grow our own. Even if we don't use the compost in our gardens, it's fantastic for houseplants and starting seedlings.
I have noticed that the compost also seems to make my houseplants stronger and more able to withstand the stresses of being indoors. None of my 'worm compost' houseplants seem to get aphids or scale or mealybugs or any of the other nasties which attack indoor houseplants.
The book begins by introducing vermiculture and spends a chapter explaining the differences and cultural requirements of the most used species and their strengths and weaknesses. The next few chapters explain the different types of containers, how to build a container (or modify a bought one), figuring out and collecting bedding and how to source your worms. The introductory and setup chapters comprise roughly 35% of the content and they are well illustrated and very well explained in plain, readable text.
The next chapters describe what (and how) to feed your 'worm workers', how to keep the environment in your worm box(es) optimal for production and growth, what other critters can possibly pop up and what to do about them (in general, they're supporting characters and completely harmless, so leave them alone to help your worms... the few exceptions are well explained and illustrated).
There is also an interesting chapter of FAQs including a section on the anatomy and physiology of worms and how they do what they do.
The final 10% of the book is given over to worksheets and record keeping examples (extremely useful), resources, links (updated), appendices and indices.
All in all a thorough and entertainingly written and illustrated book about a useful hobby.
Five stars
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher.
The re-release of a classic first published 35 years ago, Worms Eat My Garbage has everything that the beginner to advanced vermicomposter needs to know to make a thriving habitat for earthworms to compost the organic waste produced by an average family.
The book is full of fun illustrations and easy to read and understand instructions. It's impossible to overstate the importance of shepherding our resources and reusing, recycling, repairing the items we can. In the western world, we throw away a staggering amount of food which could easily be turned into compost to improve the soil so we can reduce the need to transport food and grow our own. Even if we don't use the compost in our gardens, it's fantastic for houseplants and starting seedlings.
I have noticed that the compost also seems to make my houseplants stronger and more able to withstand the stresses of being indoors. None of my 'worm compost' houseplants seem to get aphids or scale or mealybugs or any of the other nasties which attack indoor houseplants.
The book begins by introducing vermiculture and spends a chapter explaining the differences and cultural requirements of the most used species and their strengths and weaknesses. The next few chapters explain the different types of containers, how to build a container (or modify a bought one), figuring out and collecting bedding and how to source your worms. The introductory and setup chapters comprise roughly 35% of the content and they are well illustrated and very well explained in plain, readable text.
The next chapters describe what (and how) to feed your 'worm workers', how to keep the environment in your worm box(es) optimal for production and growth, what other critters can possibly pop up and what to do about them (in general, they're supporting characters and completely harmless, so leave them alone to help your worms... the few exceptions are well explained and illustrated).
There is also an interesting chapter of FAQs including a section on the anatomy and physiology of worms and how they do what they do.
The final 10% of the book is given over to worksheets and record keeping examples (extremely useful), resources, links (updated), appendices and indices.
All in all a thorough and entertainingly written and illustrated book about a useful hobby.
Five stars
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher.
March 22, 2020
Wonderful introduction
This book is very well written. The advice in its pages, isn't only highly educative but also immediately practical. I can easily tell the author is an experienced vermicomposter, one that is also very passionate and knowledgable about the subject. Some of that same passion reaches to us, her readers, which is magnificent, because that is the kind of companionship and motivation many of us need to get into the world of vermicomposting. Using this advice I have already started vermicomposting as well.
This book is very well written. The advice in its pages, isn't only highly educative but also immediately practical. I can easily tell the author is an experienced vermicomposter, one that is also very passionate and knowledgable about the subject. Some of that same passion reaches to us, her readers, which is magnificent, because that is the kind of companionship and motivation many of us need to get into the world of vermicomposting. Using this advice I have already started vermicomposting as well.
December 4, 2017
This is a comprehensive guide to worm raising. It contains information on buying/building a place for your worms to live, what to feed worms, what types of worms to use, how to use worm tea and pretty much anything you might want to know about composting with worms. The one down side of the book is that it makes worm composting seem so easy that I am not sure if I will need the book for long after I get things started.
March 6, 2021
Worms still creep me out but I’m onboard with maybe having my own worm farm once I get into the next level of adulthood and hopefully have a basement or a better storage option so my house doesn’t get FULL OF WORMS
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January 27, 2019Apparently if you bury avocado pits in your worm bin that will help them germinate!
August 30, 2019
Quick but relatively comprehensive read. Most references are to the USA, and the book uses imperial unit system, which made the reading slightly less intuitive and enjoyable.
January 24, 2020
Lots of good info! Can’t wait to start my work bin! I might have to add this book to my collection.
April 12, 2020
I’m back in the worm farmer world! Set up my bin today, after a four year hiatus.
Still the best guide to vermicomposting out there. So well researched and simple as a how to guide.
Still the best guide to vermicomposting out there. So well researched and simple as a how to guide.
June 8, 2022
A charming and comprehensive guide to setting up a home vermicomposting system. Well organized and very thorough! I feel much better equipped to care for Worm Town™️ after reading this.
December 8, 2022
Well, I bought a worm farm, so I guess it was a pretty good book. The only frustration was the imperial measurements throughout.
January 30, 2025
Great read. Very easy and basic instructions. Cute illustrations along the way. Great starter book
January 25, 2025
Still working on fruit fly control and I think I need a larger box but I'm watching the worms multiply as they feed on kitchen scraps
December 21, 2021
I’m so excited!! Thank you Kim and Dana for the introduction to worm composting!! I can’t wait to start weighing my food waste and getting appropriate bedding material. The book is going to be a great resource. Well written, easy to follow and offers a gentle push towards sustainability and caring for the world.
October 7, 2020
I’m giving this little book three stars for a few reasons.
I love composting. It’s fascinating to be able to convert lemon peels, onion skins, eggshells and coffee grounds into soil.
I freeze my ass off going out to the composted all winter. So I’d like to have a worm bin in my basement. ‘This book teaches you everything you need to know to get started on worm composting.
As an avid gardener, I want everything to do with natural husbandry.
This book is old. It was written almost forty years ago, and my edition is an early one. (Maybe it’s been updated.) it includes lots of great info on the biology of worms, written in a very accessible way.
I had no idea that in 1982 (when this book was written), so many Americans had to pay for curb side garbage pickup. Is this still the case?
(I know that even now many US communities don’t have a recycling program, which is kind of shocking.)
When this book was written, if you wanted to do anything radical like raise worms for compost, you had to take on a big DIY project to get going. Now you drop a hundred bucks and Amazon brings the kit to you. It’s actually trendy.
The book jacket saws the author is an award-winning photographer. So why is the book full of very amateurish line drawings?
***Update: I got the worm bin. 😀👍🏼
I love composting. It’s fascinating to be able to convert lemon peels, onion skins, eggshells and coffee grounds into soil.
I freeze my ass off going out to the composted all winter. So I’d like to have a worm bin in my basement. ‘This book teaches you everything you need to know to get started on worm composting.
As an avid gardener, I want everything to do with natural husbandry.
This book is old. It was written almost forty years ago, and my edition is an early one. (Maybe it’s been updated.) it includes lots of great info on the biology of worms, written in a very accessible way.
I had no idea that in 1982 (when this book was written), so many Americans had to pay for curb side garbage pickup. Is this still the case?
(I know that even now many US communities don’t have a recycling program, which is kind of shocking.)
When this book was written, if you wanted to do anything radical like raise worms for compost, you had to take on a big DIY project to get going. Now you drop a hundred bucks and Amazon brings the kit to you. It’s actually trendy.
The book jacket saws the author is an award-winning photographer. So why is the book full of very amateurish line drawings?
***Update: I got the worm bin. 😀👍🏼
February 14, 2017
Informative and helpful! Lots of useful tips of keeping care of my worm babies with interesting science and ecology!
January 14, 2011
Thank you, Ms. Appelhof, for sharing your gifts with us. Not only is this book efficient and informative, it is actually entertaining. I laughed, I learned, I set up a compost bin. Anyone seeking to do the same would be well-served by picking up this little tome.
June 24, 2021
Despite its very specialist and unusual subject, this is one of the most clearly written and informative books I've ever read.
For anyone interested in this topic, Appelhof is a very good writer, who uses plain and earnest language. The information is very well presented and applicable.
For anyone interested in this topic, Appelhof is a very good writer, who uses plain and earnest language. The information is very well presented and applicable.
October 2, 2009
Helped me decide NOT to make a worm bin. Worms are too demanding.
June 21, 2015
Five stars, because while it is really detailed it isn't difficult to digest the information, or retain it.
September 3, 2017
Title: Worms Eat My Garbage, 35th Anniversary Edition: How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System: Compost Food Waste, Produce Fertilizer for Houseplants ... Garden, and Educate Your Kids and Family
Author: Mary Appelhof & Joanne Olszewski
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Published: 12-26 2017
Pages: 160
Genre: How To
Sub-Genre: Home & Garden, Soil Science, Crop Science, Insect and Spiders, Nonfiction, Aggricultural Science,
ISBN: 9781612129471
ASIN: B06XPKHTGC
Reviewed For NetGalley and Storey Publishing
Reviewer: DelAnne
Rating: 5 Stars
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), maintaining the worms, and harvesting the finished compost.
Instructions and explanations on creating a worm bed to use to compost food refuse. Its benefits twofold. Enriched soil for gardening and big fat worms for fishing with. Easy to understand instructions where to build and how to care for a worm box. The sizeis up to build is up to you.
My rating of "Worms Eat My Garbage, 35th Anniversary Edition" is 5 out of 5 stars.
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Author: Mary Appelhof & Joanne Olszewski
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Published: 12-26 2017
Pages: 160
Genre: How To
Sub-Genre: Home & Garden, Soil Science, Crop Science, Insect and Spiders, Nonfiction, Aggricultural Science,
ISBN: 9781612129471
ASIN: B06XPKHTGC
Reviewed For NetGalley and Storey Publishing
Reviewer: DelAnne
Rating: 5 Stars
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), maintaining the worms, and harvesting the finished compost.
Instructions and explanations on creating a worm bed to use to compost food refuse. Its benefits twofold. Enriched soil for gardening and big fat worms for fishing with. Easy to understand instructions where to build and how to care for a worm box. The sizeis up to build is up to you.
My rating of "Worms Eat My Garbage, 35th Anniversary Edition" is 5 out of 5 stars.
Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XPKHTGC/...
B&N Link: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/worm...
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December 4, 2017
Let me tell you, I love this book. Just about anything published by Storey Publishing is a great investment if you are a homesteader, small farm owner, gardener, and basically a person needing to know how to do something for yourself. The Worms Eat My Garbage, 35th Anniversary Edition is easy to understand, fun to read and can even teach an old dog new tricks. It has a skill level for what you are wanting to use the worms for, be it wrigglers for fishing or casings for your garden and explains what different kinds of worms do what jobs. There are plans for building what you need for housing your worm family, from a fancy patio bench with a surprise inside to a stack of old tires. Included are tips and advice on feeding your growing family and even how they multiply. An all around valuable book you can buy for yourself or gift to one who loves digging in the dirt. Full Disclosure: I was allowed to read a copy of this book for free as a member of NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased review. The opinions I have expressed are my own and I was not influenced to give a positive review.
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