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This best-selling guide to the practice of vermicomposting teaches people how to use worms to recycle food waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer for houseplants or gardens.
Small-scale, self-contained worm bins can be kept indoors, in a basement, or even under the kitchen sink in an apartment — making vermicomposting a great option for city dwellers and anyone who doesn’t want or can’t have an outdoor compost pile. This fully revised edition features the original’s same friendly tone, with up-to-date information on the entire process, including:
- Building or purchasing a bin (readily available at garden supply stores)
- How to feed and maintain the worms
- Harvesting the finished compost
You’ll find annotated references to related readings, a glossary of terms for quick look-up, and a sample record sheet to keep track of your setup. Start vermicomposting today and watch the worms get to work!
This best-selling guide to the practice of vermicomposting teaches people how to use worms to recycle food waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer for houseplants or gardens.
Small-scale, self-contained worm bins can be kept indoors, in a basement, or even under the kitchen sink in an apartment — making vermicomposting a great option for city dwellers and anyone who doesn’t want or can’t have an outdoor compost pile. This fully revised edition features the original’s same friendly tone, with up-to-date information on the entire process, including:
- Building or purchasing a bin (readily available at garden supply stores)
- How to feed and maintain the worms
- Harvesting the finished compost
You’ll find annotated references to related readings, a glossary of terms for quick look-up, and a sample record sheet to keep track of your setup. Start vermicomposting today and watch the worms get to work!
Preface
The Worm Composter Checklist
1 It Starts with a Worm
2 Getting Started
3 Choosing the Right Worm Bin
4 Choosing the Right Bedding Material
5 Using the Right Kind of Worms
6 Acquiring Your Worms
7 Setting Up Your Worm Bin
8 What Can Your Worms Eat?
9 Taking Care of Your Worms
10 Frequently Asked Questions
11 Other Critters and Pests
12 How to Use Your Vermicompost
13 Treating Waste as a Resource
Appendix A: Record Sheet
Appendix B: Annotated References
Metric Conversions
Appendix C: How Many Worms in an Acre or a Hectare?
Glossary
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Resources
Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe |
| Rubrik: | Ratgeber |
| Thema: | Praktische Tipps |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Titelzusatz: | How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System: Compost Food Waste, Produce Fertilizer for Houseplants and Garden, and Educate Your Kids and Family |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781612129471 |
| ISBN-10: | 1612129471 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Appelhof, Mary
Olszewski, Joanne |
| Hersteller: | Storey Publishing |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 226 x 149 x 15 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Mary Appelhof (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 26.12.2017 |
| Gewicht: | 0,313 kg |
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