It’s about to get really hot here in Texas for a few months. This means it’s time for me to consider how I’ll keep my worms happy and eating and pooping. Worms like temps between 40 and 90 degrees. My worm bin in the garage is already right at 80 and we’re not even in […]
Composting
Worms on the Plane
This weekend I flew to Oregon to see my niece and her family, including her new one month old son. Trying to be a good great-aunt, I knew I needed to bring older sister a gift. What better gift than composting worms? Isn’t that what every little girl wants? So, I went to home depot […]
It’s a Wormtastrophe! How I overheated my worm bin and killed my worms
I have a fungus problem. My town community garden plot apparently has fungus. Sadly, that is exactly where I planted all of the tomato plants this spring. (I didn’t realize the fungus issue before I planted, now it’s too late.) I was researching how to try to eliminate the fungus and I came across the […]
Using Coffee Grounds in Compost
The key to your success with compost might be at your local coffee shop. Oddly enough, used coffee grounds are a green in the composting world (meaning it’s high in nitrogen). In fact, its a fabulous green in many ways. Coffee grounds are readily available year round in sufficient quantities for whatever compost you want […]
Why I Love Worm Composting
I keep a worm box. I realize that this is not something that everyone does. There are three reasons why I love my worms, and worm composting. 1) Less Garbage. Using my worms for composting means that I get to use a lot of what would normally go in the trash. Potato peels, apple cores, […]