Product Description

The definitive guide to vermicomposting-a process using redworms to recycle food waste into nutrient-rich food for plants. Newly revised and updated, this 162 page manual provides complete illustrated instructions on setting up and maintaining small-scale worm composting systems. Topics include different bins, what kind of worms to use, sex life of a worm, preparing worm beddings, how to meet the needs of the worms, what kinds of foods to feed the worms, harvesting worms, and making potting soil from the vermicompost produced. A 63 page bibliography, 24 annotated references, a glossary,and comprehensive index make this a valuabe reference book as well as a practical manual.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #117561 in Books
• Published on: 1997-11-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 162 pages

Pete Seeger, folksinger, environmental activist
"... people ... will thank [Appelhof] for showing us ... how we can eat better food by growing gardens with wormpower."

Green Living Magazine
"[This book] supplies everything you want to know about worm composting but didn't know where to ask."

Anne Raver, The New York Times
"You might say that Kalamazoo has become the epicenter of vermiculture (a fancy name for worm composting) ..."

Customer Reviews

What a great starter book
I was encouraged to buy this book when I was talking about starting a worm farm for the output from my juicer. It is a great over view then detail explanation of what to do to get off to a great start. The observations and insights gave me enough comfort to just start a bin rather than over thinking it. I created my own version of a bin system that is expandable using 50 plastic barrels.
What a great and interesting topic.
Dave

Do Your Part To Help the Environment
Great classic explains everything a beginner needs to know to start vermicomposting outside/inside, wherever!

I've started small and have it set up in a small container under my sink.

No bugs.

No smell.

Just fantastic soil and liquid fertilizer for all houseplants!

All you need to know to start your own compost
I must say that I knew most of the stuff contained in the book, since the web contains a LOT of information. Nevertheless, the online info is quite dispersed. Here you can have all the knowledge in one book. Also, I did not give it 5 stars, because I think it still lacks a bit of professionalism; the author indeed knew a lot from decades for worm composting, but still, a lot of her knowledge was empiric and seems unsure of some of the causes. For instance, she emphasizes a lot on cold climates and gives little info on hot climates.