Composting Worms - Love of Dirt

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Dirt Lovers Guide to

COMPOSTING WORMS

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Vermicomposting for Backyard Food Growers

Whenever anyone asks me where they should start when it comes to composting I always say get a worm farm.

Composting using worms would have to be the most cost effective, space efficient and hands off way to process your waste. The added benefit is the compost it creates, which just quietly, is our secret weapon to building beautiful soil that grows amazing vegetables.

In this ebook guide I’ll talk you through the process of proper worm care which will get you on the right track to having a thriving composting worm setup.

Inside this 52 page guide I cover:

Why worms?
Keys to worm farming success
What you need to get started
Worm housing setups (stacked, totes, bathtubs, cfts)
Choosing a location
Bedding materials
Worm varieties
Feeding time
Harvest time
Vermicompost in the garden
Other inhabitants
Troubleshooting common issues

Stop killing your worms and start producing
amazing vermicompost to make your garden thrive!

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The ping tungs are coming up with the goods 🍆🍆🍆

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The view from the sandpit is getting green again.

The view from the sandpit is getting green again. It’s a tricky spot as seasonal sun is the opposite in summer/winter

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End of spring 🌼 lots of beans, beets, trombons,

End of spring 🌼 lots of beans, beets, trombons, eggplants, chillis, cherry tomatoes and the odd capsicum. Lettuce is starting to slow down but we’ve still got enough (just the chickens are missing out now).

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I wonder what this years compost pumpkin will be 🤔 we always get the best ones from here

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I thought this Ping Tung eggplant was a goner with

I thought this Ping Tung eggplant was a goner with an epidemic of mites and leaf hoppers but with a bit of magic (cow poo 💩) she has bounced back to life 🍆

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🤞🍉🤞we’re now in the danger zone of Mr a

🤞🍉🤞we’re now in the danger zone of Mr almost 3 wanting to pick it because it’s apparently ready 🙈

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I feel like every time I grow a new type of beet I

I feel like every time I grow a new type of beet I get a new favourite. The flatter looking ones pictured are called early wonder, the more round ones are your standard red Detroit. The early wonder lived up to its name, I planted these waaaay after the Detroits and they are bigger (just flatter). I am growing the cylindricas over summer as I find them more resilient to heat but I’ll give the early wonders a crack too as they matured so quickly in pretty poor conditions. I have seeds available for all these types in my shop, we’re having an end of season sale at the moment with 20% off all seed packs 💃

<img src="https://www.loveofdirt.com.au/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="I feel like every time I grow a new type of beet I get a new favourite. The flatter looking ones pictured are called early wonder, the more round ones are your standard red Detroit. The early wonder lived up to its name, I planted these waaaay after the Detroits and they are bigger (just flatter). I am growing the cylindricas over summer as I find them more resilient to heat but I’ll give the early wonders a crack too as they matured so quickly in pretty poor conditions. I have seeds available for all these types in my shop, we’re having an end of season sale at the moment with 20% off all seed packs 💃">

Anyone who comes to visit is always surprised that

Anyone who comes to visit is always surprised that this garden looks so much smaller in real life. We really do have a small yard, I literally have to squeeze myself up against the house to get this shot. I wish I had more space but also think this is probably enough to manage especially with two tiny humans. Swipe to see what it looked like 2 years ago ➡️

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This is the third year of this blue butterfly pea

This is the third year of this blue butterfly pea plant. They die back here over winter and start going again as soon as the humidity arrives (frosts would probably kill them). I’ve got lots of little babies coming up now too. We eat the flowers straight from the vine (tastes like a pea) but you can use them for tea or natural blue food colouring (we’ve used them as paint as well), some people also eat the young pods. We’ve got a couple growing amongst the Madagascar climbing bean on our bean teepee and also some along our chicken run to create shade in summer 🏖

<img src="https://www.loveofdirt.com.au/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="This is the third year of this blue butterfly pea plant. They die back here over winter and start going again as soon as the humidity arrives (frosts would probably kill them). I’ve got lots of little babies coming up now too. We eat the flowers straight from the vine (tastes like a pea) but you can use them for tea or natural blue food colouring (we’ve used them as paint as well), some people also eat the young pods. We’ve got a couple growing amongst the Madagascar climbing bean on our bean teepee and also some along our chicken run to create shade in summer 🏖">

We’ve never had luck with watermelon, usually be

We’ve never had luck with watermelon, usually because it rains at the wrong time and they split. This year I’ve put them in a wicking bed 🤞🤞🤞hoping the moisture stays consistent to avoid splitting but we’ll see how we go 🍉🍉🍉 this one is a crimson sweet

<img src="https://www.loveofdirt.com.au/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="We’ve never had luck with watermelon, usually because it rains at the wrong time and they split. This year I’ve put them in a wicking bed 🤞🤞🤞hoping the moisture stays consistent to avoid splitting but we’ll see how we go 🍉🍉🍉 this one is a crimson sweet">