Eartworms in natural compost. © Tommy Lee Walker/Getty Composting is better than wasting money on fertilisers and a huge help to hedgehogs. This is because leaf decay, and the associated bacteria and fungi, support diverse communities of creepy-crawlies, which in turn are food for hedgehogs...
Along withslugs, cabbage moths and cabbageworms can do extensive damage to cabbage plants, and other brassicas such as broccoli, cauliflower or kale. But there are some effective ways to control cabbageworm in your organic garden. Continue Reading ...
Most people living in tiny homes don’t “own” the land they live and park on, and so are limited in their composting options. And if you live in the city or in an urban area, you might not have your own yard to create a big, open compost pile. But that’s what worms are for!
In the fall, we like to drive around in the truck and snag bags of leaves off the curbside that have been set outside for trash – easy composting materials! To help speed things along, we inoculate lasagna garden beds with a healthy dose of composting worms. ...
Vermiculture for kids Posted onDecember 3, 2017byRobert 1 I decided to start composting using worms to speed things up and reduce the smell and flies, and I wanted to start with a controlled environment so I chose to start with an indoor worm farm, aka vermiculture. ...