Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System
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- Create Date：2021-05-14 08:54:21
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Mary Appelhof
- ISBN：1612129471
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Summary
For more than three decades， this best-selling guide to the practice of vermicomposting has taught people how to use worms to recycle food waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer for houseplants or gardens。 Small-scale， self-contained worm bins can be kept indoors， in a basement or even under the kitchen sink in an apartment — making vermicomposting a great option for city dwellers and anyone who doesn’t want or can’t have an outdoor compost pile。 The fully revised 35th anniversary edition features the original’s same friendly tone， with up-to-date information on the entire process， from building or purchasing a bin （readily available at garden supply stores）， maintaining the worms， and harvesting the finished compost。
Reviews
Jackie
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I loved reading this book， but I should note that I read the second edition （not the 35th edition pictured here）。 It was written well and clearly informed me about how to take care of my vermiculture bin。 The illustrations are adorable。
Adrienne Sholes
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Great book for someone starting out with vermicomposting
Chelsi
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Very informative。
Lee
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Short book of 150 pages with all the basics， and more about worms。
Kate
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Worms still creep me out but I’m onboard with maybe having my own worm farm once I get into the next level of adulthood and hopefully have a basement or a better storage option so my house doesn’t get FULL OF WORMS
Geoffrey
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Excellent。 One of the most well-written books I've ever read。 It covers a lot of science in an easily assimilated informal way。 It is very practical and down-to-earth。 Excellent。 One of the most well-written books I've ever read。 It covers a lot of science in an easily assimilated informal way。 It is very practical and down-to-earth。 。。。more
Kathy F。
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Definitely a lot of great information on worm composting。 I recommend it to anyone looking to or starting to get into this。
Denielle
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Great introduction to composting for kids and adults。
Juliette Robinson
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I will hold my breath and reluctantly hold a bunch of worms， because they’re actually kind of incredible。 This is the power of Appelhof’s book。 She has convinced a squeamish lady like me to care more about how her food waste is processed and why our “normal” daily habits of waste management are hurting our environment。 Thanks Appelhof for turning me into a fellow Worm Woman。
Jackson Matthews
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While this is a re-read， it is still wonderful and inspiring -- one of the many ways people can serve their part of the world in various ways with one act。 If people have outside boxes， now its the time to insulate them， please。
Suzanne
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One of the best books on worm composting。
CJ Juntunen
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The world of vermicomposting （composting with worms） can be overwhelming！ This book does an excellent job breaking it down in simple terms and showing the wide variety of approaches one can take。 I now feel very confident in taking on my own worm bin this winter！
Paula Krapf
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Everything you need to know if you are interested in owning the best pet ever！！
Ilias
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Listen: vermicomposting is the only thing I've ever cared abt in my whole life and I will read a thousand books repeating the basics to me over and over until I die。 Maybe this summer I'll actually do it， though。Anyway， this book is informative and cute and the chapters are broken up in a very organized way。 There are a lot of helpful illustrations。My biggest complaint is that there are a Lot of units floating around that all should be basically the same thing but require a lot of keeping track Listen: vermicomposting is the only thing I've ever cared abt in my whole life and I will read a thousand books repeating the basics to me over and over until I die。 Maybe this summer I'll actually do it， though。Anyway， this book is informative and cute and the chapters are broken up in a very organized way。 There are a lot of helpful illustrations。My biggest complaint is that there are a Lot of units floating around that all should be basically the same thing but require a lot of keeping track of。 Let me see if I can remember it all。 Stoichiometry， baby。1 lb daily food * 1 lb worms * 1 ft^2 surface area 2 lb worms 1 ft^3 volume 1 lb weekly foodSo if you produce 1 lb waste daily， you produce 7 lb weekly， which means you want 7 square feet of surface area but also you want 2 lb worms which should occupy only 2 cubic feet BUT you only want to purchase half the number of worms you ultimately want bc they'll grow in population to make up the rest and I guess it's just not a very deep bin？？ I dunno。But that's fine。 I'm not super worried about it。 This is a really fun book and I read it pretty quickly and I really enjoyed it！！！！ I love decomposition！！！！！EDIT: Actually， I did learn a lot from this book abt redworm reproduction。 I didn't know anything abt it before really， and！！ Very interesting！！！ They lay cocoons！ So that was informative and fun！ 。。。more
Kayla Brown
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Super informative！
Hanna Kylin
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If you， like I， want to start a vermicompost system， this book definitely provides you with all the needed information。 I am now with great anticipation waiting for the arrival of my worms！ Read this and become a part better planet steward。
Meredith
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I’m giving this little book three stars for a few reasons。I love composting。 It’s fascinating to be able to convert lemon peels， onion skins， eggshells and coffee grounds into soil。I freeze my ass off going out to the composted all winter。 So I’d like to have a worm bin in my basement。 ‘This book teaches you everything you need to know to get started on worm composting。 As an avid gardener， I want everything to do with natural husbandry。This book is old。 It was written almost forty years ago， an I’m giving this little book three stars for a few reasons。I love composting。 It’s fascinating to be able to convert lemon peels， onion skins， eggshells and coffee grounds into soil。I freeze my ass off going out to the composted all winter。 So I’d like to have a worm bin in my basement。 ‘This book teaches you everything you need to know to get started on worm composting。 As an avid gardener， I want everything to do with natural husbandry。This book is old。 It was written almost forty years ago， and my edition is an early one。 （Maybe it’s been updated。） it includes lots of great info on the biology of worms， written in a very accessible way。I had no idea that in 1982 （when this book was written）， so many Americans had to pay for curb side garbage pickup。 Is this still the case？（I know that even now many US communities don’t have a recycling program， which is kind of shocking。）When this book was written， if you wanted to do anything radical like raise worms for compost， you had to take on a big DIY project to get going。 Now you drop a hundred bucks and Amazon brings the kit to you。 It’s actually trendy。The book jacket saws the author is an award-winning photographer。 So why is the book full of very amateurish line drawings？***Update: I got the worm bin。 😀👍🏼 。。。more
Rebecca Bond
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This is such a great resource！ I just happened to check this out from the library and start vermicomposting in a small DIY bin in my apartment for the first time at the start of all of the distancing measures。 I read it start to finish to get a good base of knowledge but it has been really handy to consult as I learn。 Even though the book warned that there would be other critters in my bin at some point like mites it was still a bit startling to notice for the first time， so it was comforting to This is such a great resource！ I just happened to check this out from the library and start vermicomposting in a small DIY bin in my apartment for the first time at the start of all of the distancing measures。 I read it start to finish to get a good base of knowledge but it has been really handy to consult as I learn。 Even though the book warned that there would be other critters in my bin at some point like mites it was still a bit startling to notice for the first time， so it was comforting to read about what is normal and how to fix any imbalances in my little compost ecosystem。 I also feel that I learned a lot more about the worms themselves than I have seen online。 This would be super handy to all but the most veteran vermicomposters。 。。。more
Joe Bartmann
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I’m back in the worm farmer world！ Set up my bin today， after a four year hiatus。 Still the best guide to vermicomposting out there。 So well researched and simple as a how to guide。
Edwin Dalorzo
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Wonderful introductionThis book is very well written。 The advice in its pages， isn't only highly educative but also immediately practical。 I can easily tell the author is an experienced vermicomposter， one that is also very passionate and knowledgable about the subject。 Some of that same passion reaches to us， her readers， which is magnificent， because that is the kind of companionship and motivation many of us need to get into the world of vermicomposting。 Using this advice I have already start Wonderful introductionThis book is very well written。 The advice in its pages， isn't only highly educative but also immediately practical。 I can easily tell the author is an experienced vermicomposter， one that is also very passionate and knowledgable about the subject。 Some of that same passion reaches to us， her readers， which is magnificent， because that is the kind of companionship and motivation many of us need to get into the world of vermicomposting。 Using this advice I have already started vermicomposting as well。 。。。more
Wendy Lu
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i'm so excited my new worm friends are arriving tomorrow i'm so excited my new worm friends are arriving tomorrow 。。。more
Mandy
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Easy to read， instructions were explained very well。 Information was just was I needed to start a worm farm with the grandkids。 Pictures were great。 It wasn't so scientific that I got lost but gave me enough new information that I felt like I was learning something without being overwhelmed。 Some vermiculture books delve into composting， classroom applications， recycling， getting away from society。。。 This book mostly sticks to just vermiculture， the last chapter is a short one on recycling-easil Easy to read， instructions were explained very well。 Information was just was I needed to start a worm farm with the grandkids。 Pictures were great。 It wasn't so scientific that I got lost but gave me enough new information that I felt like I was learning something without being overwhelmed。 Some vermiculture books delve into composting， classroom applications， recycling， getting away from society。。。 This book mostly sticks to just vermiculture， the last chapter is a short one on recycling-easily read without feeling like you're being lectured。 。。。more
Michael
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Awesome！ If you have worms in your basement。
Laura
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A bit old， but still a good reference that I will be using as I set up my worm bin later this week。
Ann-Marie
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The original book from the olden days， but even better。 Updated for the times。 I have composted before， but haven't had much luck with regular composting。 Raccoons， coyotes， rodents， my own dogs were attracted to the bin。 Suspicious neighbors wondered what the hippie was doing back there。 Well， you can keep worms in your house！ Under your kitchen sink， in the basement， etc。 This book is the bible of worm composting。 It teaches you many different methods so you can tailor them to your household' The original book from the olden days， but even better。 Updated for the times。 I have composted before， but haven't had much luck with regular composting。 Raccoons， coyotes， rodents， my own dogs were attracted to the bin。 Suspicious neighbors wondered what the hippie was doing back there。 Well， you can keep worms in your house！ Under your kitchen sink， in the basement， etc。 This book is the bible of worm composting。 It teaches you many different methods so you can tailor them to your household's needs， be it gardens， houseplants or just reducing your kitchen waste。 Worms make great pets。 They are quiet， easy to feed and don't need to be boarded when you go away for the weekend。 You can't tell them apart， so give them a group name and be done with it。 。。。more
Kristi
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Lots of good info！ Can’t wait to start my work bin！ I might have to add this book to my collection。
Erica Shannon
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You'll be crazy for worms before it's all over。 This book explains everything there is to know about worms。 Before you know it you'll be down in the dirt identifying body parts and cheering for the arrival of your new baby worms。 My worm farm ran into a hiccup with mites and this book had a section just for pests。 Turns out mites are normal， it's the population count that counts， which is affected by too many nitrogen rich foods。 This book will give you the knowledge to tackle worm farming。 It's You'll be crazy for worms before it's all over。 This book explains everything there is to know about worms。 Before you know it you'll be down in the dirt identifying body parts and cheering for the arrival of your new baby worms。 My worm farm ran into a hiccup with mites and this book had a section just for pests。 Turns out mites are normal， it's the population count that counts， which is affected by too many nitrogen rich foods。 This book will give you the knowledge to tackle worm farming。 It's absolutely worth the investment。 。。。more
Jeni Hann
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Great starter book for me as a beginner to learn some good facts for setting up my first wormery。 I found must useful the section on bedding and feel in a much better position to start my wormery now。
Kim Coleman
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Comprehensive guide！ Can’t wait to get started。
Felipe
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