A lot of pepper #seeds have sprouted in a #worm bin, the moisture, temperature, and nutrients made those seeds germinate because I keep the worm casting shallow. The #worms love it.
#wormbin #wormcasting #vermiculture #vermicompost #vermicast #compost
The decline of the #EarthWorms population is global.
This is a tragedy because they are our best ally to help decompose the organic matter.
They provide the most powerful #fertilizer that we know of. They help us reduce the volume of trash. They help shape our #landscape, feed our livestock...
I talk on this profile about how to farm them on a small scale.
#compost #soil #topsoil #regenerativefarming #permaculture #gardening #vermiculture #wormcasting #GrowYourOwn
Here is our mailbox flower bed. In the heat of the summer
It is a #NoDig tiny #garden that is amended with our #compost and #wormcasting. It is mulched with wood chips.
We will plant more #flowers next spring. All of this was free.
Our indoor #trees that have received #wormcasting are doing well this winter.
It is rewarding to see the results of the work done with #worms I simply can not go back to #gardening without them.
The difference between before and after is that big.
To me, #vermiculture is the superior way to #compost
@pawsforthought @compost i've done some searches on the subject because i prefer to use the most local product i can. People that have done this will either use sawdust or compost made out of wood chips.
In my mix i definitly use #wormcasting that makes the germination rate of the seeds a lot higher. It is best done when just harvested because still moist.
Last night was around 20F that is why i take the #worms inside the house.
The worms are fed a cup of compost that they process in about 3 days.
Even in winter i can harvest #wormcasting and keep #gardening
Nicole
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