Keep your worm bin out of the sun, ... Jung, for instance, likes the Can-O-Worms for home worm farms because it’s compact, with good surface area, and easy to use.

Worm bins are best kept indoors. Worms thrive in temperatures between 50 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit, and those conditions are usually found in the cool parts of a house instead of outdoors.

Always keep the lid on your worm bin when not feeding your worms or tending the bin. Fill the worm bin about three-fourths full with torn or shredded newspaper. Drill 1/4 inch holes about 1 1/2 ...

If you live in an apartment or condo, perhaps you think composting is only for green-thumbers with vast yards and a lot of time on their hands. But the advent of worm-bin composting means that ...

Q: I live in an apartment and would like to compost using worms. Can you tell me more about how to get started? A: Composting using worms is called vermicomposting. This type of composting uses ...

Biologist Shamali Sandiford raked her fingers through a layer of damp, rich compost and smiled in satisfaction at the tiny wriggling worms that revealed themselves just inches below the surface ...

All it takes is a bin, some bedding, a bunch of worms, a steady supply of food scraps, and a little time. The worms do all the hard work. Use these steps to set up your worm bin.

For some reason, this week's subject reminds me of an old schoolyard poem.You know, this one:"The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out, the worms play pinochle in your snout. Theyeat ..."Let's just ...

Worms can compost kitchen scraps and shredded paper much faster than the aerobic compost process utilized in most commercial backyard compost bins. A vermicomposting (worm composting) bin can be ...