Vermiculture and Compost

10 Facts About Using Compost To Improve Your Lawn And Garden

Written by whittier fertilizer

Using compost in your lawn and garden will help your plants flourish.  It's a way of recycling as nature has intended and has been practiced around the world for thousands of years. Here are some important facts about using compost in garden and lawn improvement:

1. Composting reduces waste generation. This means that if every household adapts this process, the community will have lesser problems in disposing wastes. In effect, the environment will be preserved better.

 

Composting With Worms - Everything You Wanted to Know

Written by Sharon McLachlan

Sharon McLachlan is the owner/operator of Sharon's Worm World in Romona, California and can be contacted by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , by phone at (760) 788-4423, or visit her profile at www.theMulch.com/my-profile/userprofile/SharonsWormWorld

Everything you wanted to know about composting with worms, but were afraid to ask:

Worm composting systems are neat, easy, fun and odorless. They work well for people living in apartments, condo’s or just about anywhere. This method of composting is also practical for people whose physical activity is limited or impaired. This is a great family project and works well in classrooms. Busy redworms turn food scrapes into some of the best organic fertilizer on earth, called worm castings. Composting with worms is called vermiculture and is relatively effortless.Setting up the bin the first time and periodically harvesting the castings is all that is required. 

Comparing Synthetic vs. Organic Fertilizers

Written by Jerry Gach

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Organic Fertilizers are materials derived from plant and animal parts or residues. Examples are, Blood Meal, Compost, Bat Guano, Manure, Seaweed, and Worm Castings.

Synthetic Fertilizers are “Man made” inorganic compounds - usually derived from by-products of the petroleum industry. Examples are Ammonium Nitrate, Ammonium Phosphate, Superphosphate, and Potassium Sulfate.

Plants require 13 nutrients. There are three primary macronutrients; nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K).  These nutrients are used in significant amounts by growing plants, so they must be replaced periodically to sustain productivity.
 

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