February 2012
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October 2011
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HowStuffWorks: "How Composting Works" →
September 2011
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Aquaponics & Vermiculture
theescapeexperiment:
hey all…here’s me and pete tearing up damp newspaper and cardboard for our new vermiculture bins. we ordered 2000 redworms from Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm, and they arrived in great condition! essentially what we did was take two 10 gallon rubbermaid tubs with lids, punch a lot of holes in the sides, bottom and lid, and fill the bottom with damp newspaper and cardboard.
we...
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Finally Composting!!
mandbsoldhouse:
I decided that I had to give worm composting a try.
I called my sister countless times to make sure I got it all right. How many worms did you start with? What kind of bin do I need? Are my drainage holes too big? Are my worms too small? How do I know if I’m feeding them too much? I’m sure that all of the answers could have been found on the internet, but I was taking a...
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30 things you should never compost or recycle →
A good read. Much of that I already knew, but I didn’t know that walnut shells have a chemical toxic to some plants.
And I think you are fine to compost bread, pasta, and rice, but do so sparingly.
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August 2011
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Quiz: Are You a Composting Pro? | Planet Green →
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July 2011
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New Obsession: Worms
missfruitfly:
A worm cafe has been on my to do list for a while, 3 weeks ago I finally crossed it off. Instead of making it out of wood I used an old protein shake container and drilled some holes around sides.
Starting from the bottom, the container is filled with peat moss, chopped compostables, newspaper, and cardboard. After a few days of checking the progress I noticed nothing was...
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The finished worm home!
homesteadish:
Earlier this week we made our finished worm home! It was easier than we expected and I’m glad I got it out of the way finally. We had to borrow a drill from a friend because we didn’t have one, but that was the only roadblock. Once we drilled the holes in the box we put some newspaper bedding in
Then we just moved over the soil and food from the temp home
All done! Yay! I...
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May 2011
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April 2011
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WatchMeet Terracycle, a company making millions off of worm poop
75 Things You Can Compost But (probably) Thought... →
natmcb:
This article is blowing my mind.
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“As far as compost …it never stops. Do it night and day. Keep the worms and soil...”
– Maurice Small
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I GOT WORMS!
okapikid:
1000 friends showed up at our doorstep today! They’re red wigglers, and they’re living in the home we built, compostin’ our foods! Pictures and a how-to video to come!
Post pictures!
Composting for children (or other beginners) →
terranemorosa:
If you want to grow your own vegetables (or whatever you like) composting is an important part of your gardening. Basically, any vegetables or fruit etc that you eat, produce peels and so on, and those are ideal for enriching the soil in your garden.
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11 Unusual Things You Can Compost →
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February 2011
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Compost Keeping in the Kitchen
nicolefaires:
One of the nasty parts of composting is keeping the bucket in the kitchen from smelling. It is impractical to run out to the heap every time you have a food scrap, and it will inevitably smell at some point if you put food in it, so what do you do?
First of all, the bucket makes a difference. Many people use an old bulk ice cream bucket because they have a lid, but what works...
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Worm Cocoons
brooklyngreenhouse:
A little girl comes to the museum every Thursday with her father. When she visits me in the greenhouse, we spray the plants, we water things, we start seedlings, but our favorite activity is sorting the worm bin.
We have a tiered worm bin in the greenhouse for composting kitchen scraps. I put scraps in the top three layers and the worms can move downwards through small...
January 2011
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Winter Composting Tips . . .
ecofriendlyhealth:
Composting is one of the best ways to be eco friendly AND healthy! Since I have started I have been amazed at the reduction of waste in my trash bin each week. I am a newb at composting though. I started in October of 2009. This past year was the first time I was able to put my very own compost into my garden so I have high hopes for my garden production for next year. I put a...