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Support Green Trust - Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up & Maintain a Worm Composting System
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Manufacturer: Flower Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 639.7546
EAN: 9780942256109
ISBN: 0942256107
Label: Flower Press
Manufacturer: Flower Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 162
Publication Date: 1997-11-01
Publisher: Flower Press
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Studio: Flower Press
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Summary: A must have book!
Comment: Worms Eat My Garbage....is a must have book for anyone who is interested in vermicomposting. It is easy to read and my kids loved the hand drawn pictures. If you have any questions about worms, this book has answered them for you.
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Summary: THIS is the way to go!
Comment: Can't recc this book enough. I had real problems composting. My organic matter didn't break down fast enough and it smelled. Now thanks to this little book my organic (and kitchen) waste breaks down 20X faster w/o chemicals or back breaking churning! The worms do it all. OH, my kitchen garbage doesn't smell because I toss all my organics into the compost bin. I never buy soil anymore.
My son loves to go on bug safari.
This book is great for teachers.
One tip. Follow her advice. Make sure to get the right worms, reds for breaking down, nightcrawlers for churning, in my case.
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Summary: "The book" on the topic
Comment: This is one of the most referenced and most often quoted books on home vermiculture. It is clearly written, simple to read, and generally useful.
It is also out of date.
This book is based on the time it was written, when there were only a few options other than "build it yourself", and build it yourself was big bins outside. If you are an apartment or small house dweller you will find this book less useful as it *mostly* assumes a larger scale operation than a small home can manage.
This book is going to be useful to the small scale composter, and inspirational, and educational, but will leave many questions unanswered, and will not answer a lot of the questions in managing a small plastic based bin.
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Summary: This book is a great resource for worm composting!
Comment: This book has everything you need to know about worm composting. great for beginners and those with experience that have troubleshooting issues.
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Summary: Great guide for beginners
Comment: I was very pleased with the wealth of information provided in this book. It is proving invaluable, as this is the first time I've ever attempted vermiculture.
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The definitive guide to vermicomposting-a process using redworms to recycle food waste into nutrient-rich food for plants. Newly revised and updated, this 162 page manual provides complete illustrated instructions on setting up and maintaining small-scale worm composting systems. Topics include different bins, what kind of worms to use, sex life of a worm, preparing worm beddings, how to meet the needs of the worms, what kinds of foods to feed the worms, harvesting worms, and making potting soil from the vermicompost produced. A 63 page bibliography, 24 annotated references, a glossary,and comprehensive index make this a valuabe reference book as well as a practical manual.
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