Vermicomposting

Using worms to compost your leftover scraps and make a nutritious addition to your soil.

Vermicomposting compared to other composting

I have a number of compost options in my yard and I like the worm composting the best.

Tumbler: It is easy to contain the compost and it looks nice and neat, however here are some of the downfalls:

sometimes there are maggots or flies in it
it needs to be turned on a regular basis
it needs to be kept slightly wet, like a damp sponge
even a large tumbler doesn’t hold much if you are adding leaves and grass clippings
it can take a long time for scraps to turn to compost

Compost pile (contained in large bins): great for leaves, grass clippings, and large quantities of scraps, however, here are some of the drawbacks:

sometimes there are maggots or flies in it - I actually don’t add kitchen scraps to my open bin compost piles (only leaves and
it needs to be turned on a regular basis
it needs to be kept slightly wet, like a damp sponge
even a large tumbler doesn’t hold much if you are adding leaves and grass clippings
it can take a long time for scraps to turn to compost

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