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Mites in Your Worm Bin: Why They’re There and How to Control Them
New worm bin owners often expect their worm bin to consist of worms, bedding, food waste, beautiful worm castings, and not much else. Other critters simply weren’t part of the deal. But when you’ve...
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Worm Castings 101: Your Guide to Soil’s Favorite Food
Welcome to the Urban Worm Company’s Guide to Worm Castings! This article will do a deep dive on worm castings, nature’s most potent fertilizer. We’ll detail the benefits of worm castings to your...
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Vermicomposting: The Ultimate Guide for the Beginner and Beyond
Welcome to the Ultimate Guide to Getting Started with Vermicomposting! I aim to make this page the internet’s top resource on taking you from complete ignorance about vermicomposting to being able to...
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Hot Weather Vermicomposting: 7 Tips to Beat 100°F Temps
Worms may be simpler creatures than humans, but they need what we need: food, water, and protection from predators and the elements. One of these elements – heat – is cause for concern. And it’s far...
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Trommel Worm Harvesters: The #1 Choice for Screening Worms & Castings
The process of separating worms and worm castings can be a long and tedious process. And if you’re producing large quantities of the black gold, then it’s simply a nightmare. This article will explore...
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Bulk Worm Castings Buyer’s Guide: What To Expect When Buying Black Gold
Welcome to the Urban Worm Company’s Bulk Worm Castings Buyer’s Guide! If you’re a grower or soil mixer looking to procure a larger – but high quality – source of worm castings than you could find on...
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What Do Worms Eat? A Road Map for What To Feed Your Worms
Worms eat organic matter. Anything that has been living eventually becomes worm food. That includes dead plant material, fruits, vegetables, and microbes, both dead and alive. Even you and I would...
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The Big Book of Worm Bin Pests & Problems
Does your worm bin have uninvited pests or does it simply stink? Black soldier fly larvae are a common worm bin pest, especially in hot climates Are your worms looking deformed? Are they trying to...
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5 Good Reasons to Start a Commercial Worm Farm. And 4 Bad Ones
A commercial worm farm – whether for worm castings or the worms themselves – appears to be a profitable venture on the surface. But when it comes to actually making money, the real story is that it’s...
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What Causes Protein Poisoning and What to Do About It
An example of protein poisoning A particularly devastating problem in a worm bin is protein poisoning, also called “string of pearls” or sour crop, evidenced by a serious deformation of the earthworms...
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