Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System by Mary Appelhof
	List Price:   $12.95 Unit Price:   $10.36 You Save:   $2.59 (20%) ISBN-10:   0977804518 ISBN-13:   9780977804511 Publisher:   Flowerfield Enterprises Category:   Agriculture Pub. Date:   January 1997 Pages:   162 Format:   Perfect Grades:   5 and up
Description/Notes
The definitive guide to vermicomposting-a process using redworms to recycle food waste into nutrient-rich food for plants. Newly revised and updated, this 162 page 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. A 63 page bibliography, 24 annotated references, a glossary,and comprehensive index make this a valuabe reference book as well as a practical manual.