Maintaining a vermicomposting bin means you have a supply of worm castings at your fingertips. This dark, nutrient-rich organic fertilizer is perfect for side-dressing your vegetable garden. Certain types of vegetable plants, and certain soil types, can benefit from consistent side-dressing. Let’s find out when to use side-dressing, and how to do it. Side-dressing means […]

When the weather is hot, your vermicomposting system will heat up, too. Composting worms are living creatures who operate best in a specific temperature range. Let’s find out how you can keep them cool in the warm months of the year. Our hearty composting worms are designed to handle a range of temperatures. Below 57 […]

Households that compost kitchen scraps with worms typically use up a dozen or more eggs per week. It’s tempting to toss them right into the kitchen scrap bucket for composting. After all, eggshells are all-natural left-overs from food preparation. However, Uncle Jim has two suggestions for putting eggshells into your vermicomposting bin: crush them, and […]

When you need worms for vermicomposting, your best bet is to order Red Wigglers from Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm. We ship all over the contiguous United States and the worms are guaranteed to arrive alive, or we will replace them. What can you expect when you order live vermicomposting worms? Always remember that these worms […]

You have been faithfully adding organic matter to your compost bin, and now it’s time to reap the harvest! In the spring and summer, your plants need lots of organic fertilizer to grow strong. Maintaining a composting bin or pile is the best way to make your own organic fertilizer at home. When you are […]

A worm is a worm is a worm. Or not! You may not have thought about it, but there are lots of types of worms out there. Here at Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm, we sell three main types of worms: Red Wigglers for composting; Super Reds for composting, releasing into the soil and fishing; and […]

It’s no secret that people need to make less garbage, and that composting has become big business. While any home composting method will decrease the load on local waste management, there are some very good reasons to compost with Red Wiggler composting worms. Even if you do not need the worms for purposes such as […]

With temperatures rising and spring in the air, you may be looking forward to harvesting some of the contents of your worm bin. Worm castings are perfect for giving new plants a great start, but how do you separate those hard-working worms from their castings? Well, if you have a multi-level worm bin and have […]

Even if you live in a city, you can still cut back on waste and help the environment by composting your kitchen scraps. Many city dwellers are composting at home using worms or tapping into city-run programs to keep organic waste out of the trash. The resulting compost helps keep plants strong and healthy. Compostable […]

Gray water is basically the wastewater that flows out of the drains of your house. For health reasons, there are often local, regional or state restrictions on how it can be used. In general, untreated grey water should not be used. When gray water does not go to municipal waste treatment facility, there are three […]