Australian Worm Composter

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Worm composting is a great way to protect the environment and have a bit of fun in the process. Worms are amazing creatures that eat their weight in food everyday, and fortunately for the earth, they eliminate just as much waste. They are a wonderful alternative to throwing away your kitchen scraps and it provides much needed nutrients for your yard, garden and houseplants.

“The Australia Worm Farm is a two-piece vermicomposting unit.” It is easy to use and provides users with all the essential tools and information needed to create a worm composter. Essentially, the worm farm is a bin with two sections. The top section is where the worms live and feed. The waste from the worms drains into the bottom section creating the fertilizer you use.

This is a perfect compost solution for vegans and vegetarians. And, it is environmentally friendly as well as cruelty free. The compost bin has been redesigned to use less plastic and take up less space. There is no odor since the worms eat the odor causing bacteria as well which eliminates unwanted smells.

Included with the composting bin is a guide to vermiculture and a worm composting diary full of tips on how to best use the bin. You do need to purchase worms separately from the bin itself. Red worms are best as they are composting worms. One thousand worms are enough to get started. If you want to get up to full speed quickly, you can purchase 2,000 worms in the beginning.

The vermicomposting unit allows worms to live and breed with ease. Red worms produce egg capsules about every two weeks. Egg capsules hatch in approximately three weeks with anywhere from 10 to 15 worms. Since the worms breed in the composting environment, the size and health of your worm population will depend partly on how much you feed them.

If you keep your bin indoors, there are some foods that are not ideal for composting. For example, citrus peels, onions and fruits attract fruit flies, a rather unpleasant side effect that few people would enjoy. If you keep your composting bin outdoors, then this is not likely to be a problem.

Most kitchen waste is easily composted in a worm composting unit. Worms may not be the most pleasant of animals to look at, but they do serve a very valuable function in the lifecycle. They are nature’s soil cultivators. They help water, leaves, and other nutrients flow through soil and their waste serves a powerful fertilizer. Not only can you save on composting costs and protect landfills from unnecessary waste, but you can save money on fertilizer as well while knowing you are helping to sustain the environment.

Learn more about the Australian Worm Composter

Clean Air Gardening Blog: site.cleanairgardening.com
Clean Air Gardening – Worm Composter Vermicomposting Bin: www.cleanairgardening.com

 

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