In my “Vermi-Terrarium Wrap-Up” post I mentioned being excited about my plans for the next “hybrid system” experiment – some form of “bottomless” microgreens garden, using the same fridge drawer the last system was in. Well, I’m happy to report that the ball is officially rolling with the new project, after getting things set up […] The post Bottomless Microgreens Garden (with Worms)? first appeared on Red Worm Composting ..read more

Today I decided to wrap things up with the system I’ve referred to as my “vermi-terrarium”. It never did really become a terrarium (really only kept the name for consistency), but in some ways it actually turned into something much more interesting! As I shared in my last update, I ended up with some big […] The post Vermi-Terrarium – Wrap-Up first appeared on Red Worm Composting ..read more

At various points over the years I’ve become interested in the “composting” potential of other worm bin organisms, namely springtails, isopods and millipedes. I’ve always viewed them as important worm allies, and naturally wondered what they might be capable of on their own. What’s funny is that literally none of my experimental systems in the […] The post Red Worms + Isopods for Turbo Carbon-Processing? first appeared on Red Worm Composting ..read more

Last December (2021) I wrote about a weird and wacky experimental system I had started up using substrate and leftover young plants from some (vermi-)microgreens trials I had been running in the fall. I wanted to see how the system would evolve over time with the worms and cocoons and all that nutritious plant matter […] The post Vermi-Terrarium – 06-13-22 first appeared on Red Worm Composting ..read more

Earlier in the fall I wrote about some experimental microgreens/baby-greens trays I had set up to test if worms have any sort of obvious impact on the growth of young plants when living in the root zone (jury is still out on that one – but I am continuing to experiment). As some of you […] The post Vermi-Terrarium? first appeared on Red Worm Composting ..read more

Back near the end of September I learned about someone who has been using composting worms in the grow trays for his microgreens and baby greens (and singing their praise in his YouTube videos). This seemed really interesting and unusual to me, and of course resulted in me wanting to test it out for myself! […] The post Worms in Microgreens Trays – Update first appeared on Red Worm Composting ..read more

Recently, Shaul G posted in our Worm Farming Alliance discussion group about a YouTuber who calls himself “Papa Blue Shirt”. This gentleman is big into growing microgreens and baby greens…with a twist. He adds composting worms to all his grow trays! Naturally, this caught my attention and I decided I had better check out some […] The post Worms in Microgreens Trays? first appeared on Red Worm Composting ..read more

Back at the end of October 2020 I came up with the kooky idea to start up what was easily my smallest worm bin ever – perhaps the smallest worm bin anyone has ever set up? The container used was a tiny toy toolbox…on a keychain no less! (Shown in the photo below) Yep, it […] The post World’s Smallest Bin – Coffee Tub System Update first appeared on Red Worm Composting ..read more

Back in early December of 2020 I set up a system intended to test the use of biodegradable fabric as “bedding” material for vermicomposting. Most of the material came from ripped up cotton-based clothing, but I also added some old karate belts that happened to be lying around. To help get things rolling, I started […] The post Vermicomposting Clothing – Fall 2021 Update first appeared on Red Worm Composting ..read more

For a number of years now I’ve been seeing a lot of positive feedback for a vermicomposting system known as the “Hungry Bin”. To be honest, I really didn’t see what all the fuss was about. It seemed incredibly expensive* and, in my humble opinion, looked more like a recycling bin than a highly-effective vermicomposting […] The post The Hungry Bin first appeared on Red Worm Composting ..read more