Can-O-Worms Vermicomposting uses earthworms to reduce organic garbage to a rich soil fertilizer; it is slightly different from composting in piles. Vermicomposting is also a way to recycle a major portion of your waste stream. Recycling at home or the office is the best. You don't have to haul it anywhere, and the earthworms give you get something back for your efforts! Earthworms can be kept in small dark spaces, as long as they are constantly above freezing, and they can process quite a bit of organic waste. Earthworms can digest half of their body weight in food matter each day. They actually eat the bacteria, fungi and protozoans which decompose the wastes, sterilizing the compost as they create it. Earthworm manure (castings) contains minerals and nutrients in a form plant roots can easily absorb. Castings are a superior addition to garden and potting soil. Castings are a rich, black, fine-particle humus and they mix easily with sand, coconut husk fiber (coir), vermiculite or peat moss. Fresh castings will not "burn" young plant roots, making it an ideal starting media for seedlings. Castings are produced in six to eight weeks in the Can-O-Worms system |
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