Worm Scoop

Worms are the latest (as well as, of course, perhaps the oldest!) trend in earth-friendly gardening, and in this handy guide, the authors of DEAD SNAILS LEAVE NO TRAILS demystify the world of worm wrangling, with everything you need to know to build your own worm bin, make your garden worm-friendly, pamper your soil, and much much more.

The authors, Janet Hogan Taylor and Loren Nancarrow give you enough information on worms and their environment to get you going. There is a good amount of scientific information such as genus, order, and species names, but you never feel overwhelmed like you need to be a scientist to understand it. It contains everything you could possibly need to know including information on different worm species, kinds of bins, trouble shooting, starting a worm business, and more.

This “vermicomposting 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.

This pleasant read is the “Vermi Bible” for most people who compost their household waste with worms. The author, Mary Applehof, gives a very solid scientific introduction to the little critters and answers most of your basic questions about worms. Worms Eat My Garbage is a simple “how-to” guide covering everything from how to set up a worm bin, to what types of garbage are best for worm composting, to taking care of the worms, to effectively saving money while reaping the benefits of the process.

If you are starting with vermicomposting, this is an excellent worm composting reference book!

Welcome to WormScoop. Our goal is to share vermicomposting tips and build an online vermicommunity! The purpose of the community is to enable fellow worm composters to find each other. This will allow the experienced to help the beginner. Worm farms can add their website to the online directory to help everyone find the best sources for worms. Friendly neighbors can share extra worms and make a couple extra dollars. While many of us want to multiply our worm bins at the same rate worms multiply there comes a time when the basement or garage just can’t take anymore. That allows you to share worms for a few dollars to help new worm composters establish a healthy worm bin and do the same. Buying wormr locally is a blessing.

Join our community. Tell your friends! Let us know when you have worms to share. As we grow we will add features, but for starters we plan to have an online directory for worm business. We will also create community profile pages to help you sell your extra worms and connect with nearby composters.

Enjoy and thanks for stopping by!