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Composting 101: A Complete Guide to Compost Basics and Worm Biology

Discover the essentials of composting with our comprehensive guide, covering good and bad foods for your compost bin, as well as crucial insights into worm biology. Learn about the Red Wiggler worm (Eisenia fetida), its unique feeding methods, and how it contributes to the composting process. Understand the importance of proper composting practices and start your own worm bin with confidence, enhancing your gardening and sustainability efforts while minimizing waste.

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Composting 101: A Complete Guide to Compost Basics and Worm Biology

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  1. What We Throw Away

  2. Compost Basics

  3. Compost Basics

  4. Good Foods for the Compost Bin

  5. Bad Foods for the Compost Bin

  6. Worm Biology Basics • The worm used in these two projects is the Red Wiggler or manure worm [Eisensia Foetida] • The red wiggler has no teeth, it uses its lip to grasp food. They coat their food with saliva to make it easier to eat. Small stones in the gizzard grind up the food. The food passes through the intestine and comes out as a casting. Worms have no eyes or ears, but can sense vibration or light. They breath through their skin.

  7. A Worms Feeding Apparatus

  8. A Worm Excreting Castings

  9. Worms Making Whoopee

  10. Devise Used to Scrape Off Bottom Layer of Castings

  11. Worms

  12. Starting the Worm Bin

  13. Underneath the Worm Bin

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