Earth Day usually means planting trees but what's more in touch with the earth than worms? Basic, yes. Important, also yes. YUCKY, undoubtedly. TOTALLY DISGUSTING? no. Wannanother chance at that picture? (it's ummm interesting and scientific and actually pretty darn cool.) I didn't think so!
The role of earthworms in healthy soils is HUGE and did you know worms are sort of good-looking,too? Here's more of how and why gardeners should love Worm Composting.
What? You have no dirt???? That's okay -- Let the worms do the work! Composting with earthworms or "vermi-composting" is great for apartment dwellers who don't have yard space, for homeowners who don't want to hike through snowdrifts to a backyard compost bin or for kids who want to keep "hundreds of wigglers" for pets.... Waste Reduction at Home has a lot of home hints about worms.
I'm still not sure about keeping worms as pets at home, but here are some good school science fair tips for kids and teachers. Now if you want to do it with red wigglers , this gives EXCELLENT at-home basics and another really repulsive picture. Lots of helpful hints like letting spiders take care of your fruit flies - no really - this is a great nitty gritty site!!!
By now you just gotta see New Jersey's Yuckiest Worm Site -- WORM WORLD is a must !
Here you can check outworm biology and even watch worms being born (it takes a long time on the Internet.)
Need more pointers on making your own worm bin at home? worm bin basics! Here's how complete with photos!!!
Don't miss these words of encouragement as the Worm Woman (Mary Appelhof) talks! This is the person who wrote the ground-breaking book: " Worms Eat My Garbage!" and got so many households started on composting with worms.
What you do once you get it home! To be honest, this is what has always held me back; one gardening friend keeps them in her basement and another friend keeps them in the front hall, disguised inside a handsome wicker basket. Somehow I just can't seem to come up with a suitable spot!
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