When it comes to composting, few creatures are as efficient and fascinating as red wiggler worms ( Eisenia fetida ). These small but mighty worms are nature’s secret weapon for turning kitchen scraps and organic waste into nutrient-rich compost. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just getting started, adding red wigglers to your composting routine can revolutionize the way you handle waste and improve soil health. Why Choose Red Wigglers? Unlike common earthworms that burrow deep underground, red wigglers prefer the upper layers of decomposing organic material, making them ideal for composting. Here’s why they’re a top choice for vermicomposting: ✔ Efficient Composters – Red wigglers can consume half their body weight in organic waste each day, rapidly breaking down food scraps and paper waste. ✔ Nutrient-Rich Castings – Their waste, known as worm castings, is packed with beneficial microbes, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, which enrich soil and promote plant growth. ✔ ...

 Are you new to gardening or want to incorporate composting to your routine? Composting is easy and sustainable.  You are using items that are already on hand while keeping items out of the landfills and enriching your soil.  You can compost in a bucket, area of yard, compost bin, or directly in container designated for planting. (Only fill half way to allow soil to cover and plant your crop.) Things to Add or Not Add to Compost Do's Start a bin on counter or under kitchen sink to collect kitchen scraps. (Coffee Cans are Excellent.) Input uncooked vegetable and fruit scraps-Avoid a lot of citrus Red Worms - they help break down compost & their castings are great natural fertilizer 💩💪 Coffee grinds-cooled & filters Used paper towels/napkins -No oil Hair from brushes/dog hair Empty vacuum into compost Used dryer sheets Dead plants (non diseased), leaves, grass clippings Add fish tank water, dead fish, and waste Don'ts Do not add oils or grease to bin No cooked foo...

Whether you are creating a vermicomposting bin or wanting to start your own red worm farm, worms have been proven to beneficial on many levels. 1.  Composting using red wiggler worms helps break down all organic material fasters as the worms eat their size in weight daily. 2.  Red worms are great tillers also.  If you want your soil especially in raised bed continuously tilled, these little guys are great workers. 3.  Castings- or better known as "Worm Poop" is that rich black soil product that can be inserted directly into your garden or flower pots combined with existing soil. 4.  Worm eggs- small, yellowish, marble like balls.  Worms multiply monthly and evidence of that will be shown through the translucent yellow small liquid filled balls you will find throughout the soil.  There is no special care needed other than do not smash them. 5.  As your worms multiply, you may want to insert directly into garden or separate them into a worm farm to ...

Composting and Worm Farm Starter Kits*!*!*!*!**!!*!**/!*/ ¤They are designed to start Worm Farms or Vermicompost piles/bins.  Starter Kits on Sale for $10 per 5 gallon bucket December-March only.  All other times of year $25 per bucket. ¤ Starter kits include: They are  Not intended for worm only ventures. The starter kits have approximately 40 worms per bucket combined  with Organic Composting materials, Worm castings, Worm Tea, and healthy nutrients for gardens. HINT: You may want to check on ebay to buy worms buy the pound for chickens 🐔 🤔 or start your own worm farm with the STARTER KIT as the worms multiply monthly. Text to reserve your bucket and pick up in South Reno. 775-400-1184 This is a Great way to get ready for your Spring garden planting by adding your compost materials from your kitchen and yard scraps.  Worm farms 🚜  can be created from the starter.   Entire Worm farm k...

You can start your garden to harvest in the next season indoors.  Feel free to recycle ♻️, reuse, and repurpose containers you already have in your home. Placing items on top of a refrigerator or stand up freezer will give the roots a steady warm temperature to germinate the seeds. Create your own greenhouse by planting seeds in reusable containers with lids.   You may cut ✂️ container tops of milk cartons or soda bottles, and replace the tops after planting and watering.  Please loosen caps to get good ventilation.  Don't forget to poke holes in the bottom of your containers for good drainage, and line with paper towel or non shiny newspaper to avoid soil and seeds from draining out. Composting to integrate into your established garden or worm farm.  You may reuse a coffee container to collect your composting household items. (Kitchen scraps: coffee grinds and filters, uncooked fruit and vegetable...