DEAR GARDEN COACH: I live in a condominium with a small patio where I garden. I don’t have a place for a compost pile, but am thinking about a worm bin. Can you advise on the best way to get one ...

While many home gardeners compost traditionally with an outdoor pile or bin, vermicomposting can be a more compact way to recycle kitchen scraps utilizing the power of worms. Vermicomposting is a form ...

Worms can compost kitchen scraps and shredded paper much faster than the aerobic compost process utilized in most commercial backyard compost bins. A vermicomposting (worm composting) bin can be built ...

Besides being my new favorite insult phrase, the Urban Worm bag is a versatile all-star compost factory. It's quick to set up and easy to maintain because there are no trays. Just put bedding in the ...

Follow these step-by-step instructions to boost your composting game with worms. “Vermicompost has higher nutrient concentrations than compost but lesser amounts of soluble salts,” explains Rhonda ...

Q: I’ve heard it’s possible to get good compost from worm manure. Is this true? — Curtis Reinhardt, Shell Beach A: Yes, you can let worms eat your kitchen scraps and convert them into fertilizer. It’s ...

CORVALLIS — Although compost worm bins and their “red wiggly” worms are known for their ability to turn worm castings into rich compost, in the process they also recycle food waste otherwise destined ...

Rhonda Sherman, an extension specialist at N.C. State University, is a vermiculture and vermicompost expert. Sherman is also the president of the NC Composting Council. Juli Leonard ...

Mark asks: I have a worm composting bin in a shady spot in my backyard. It was working well for a while. Now I have cockroaches in the bin. Will they harm the worms? Should I try to get rid Tropical ...