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THE WORM “WHO DUN IT”
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It doesn’t happen often, but, indoor worm bins can experience “catastrophic failure”. Our policy at NATURE’S PERFECT PLANT FOOD is; “we’ll replace your worms once.” We’ve only done this three times in five years and considering we have sold starter kits … Continue reading
CARBON TO NITROGEN RATIO
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We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, composting can be as complex or as simple as you choose to make it. If a leaf falls in the forest and no one is there to compost it…. you get … Continue reading
BUILDING SOIL
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Tagged agriculture, composting, composting worms, earthworms, fertilizer, Gardening, Mulch, traditional cultivation
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Most people don’t give the ground beneath their feet a second thought. Unless you’re some kind of gardener, you don’t worry about the health of the soil in your yard or region. All that would change if you lived in an … Continue reading
We use cattle manure to make our vermicast at our vermicomposting facility and the worms thrive. After twenty years of production who knows how many countless generations have come and gone. Getting worms to reproduce in an indoor worm bin … Continue reading
GUM PACK TO THE TEST
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Tagged composting, composting worms, feeding composting worms, indoor worm bin, red worms, vermicomposting, vermicomposting bin
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Mark this day friends, it’s the start of the gum pack experiment. We’ve decided to use the “Easy bin” to test out KRAFT foods new Earthpac gum packaging. This material is impressive, made of bamboo fibers and tapioca starch it feels like really … Continue reading
MITES IN THE WORM BIN
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Tagged composting, indoor worm bins, organic pest control, vermicomposting
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Looking through the “Easy Bin” http://www.naturesperfectplantfood.com/2011/11/15/easy-worm-bin-photo-essay/ the other day we discovered a bit of a mite bloom. A little alarmed at first we got out the microscope, yes we have one, two actually and decided to try to identify this … Continue reading
COMPOSTING DOG POO
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Tagged composting, composting dog poo, composting manure, vermicomposting, yard waste
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Composting dog poo is not only a great idea but almost a necessity for pet owners in an urban environment. The average 60 lb dog will generate ½ lb of waste per day. If bagged in plastic and left … Continue reading
TROUBLE SHOOTING INDOOR WORM BINS |
Here is our “Easy Bin” after three months, if compared with the last “update” post http://www.naturesperfectplantfood.com/2012/01/26/easy-bin-update/ you can see the bedding has deteriorated and the size of the vermicast/worm material has doubled. This is exactly the type of progress you can … Continue reading
MICRO-ORGANISMS IN VERMICOMPOST
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Tagged bio tech, composting, composting worms, fertilizer, nitrogen fixation, organic farming, vermicast, vermicomposting
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One of the reasons that Vermicast or Vermicompost make such an effective fertilizer is because of the multitude of beneficial micro-organisms that are present in the finished product. By far the most numerous of these are bacteria but the various fungi and … Continue reading