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.
Informations de publication
- Publié: 1982
- Éditeur: Flower Press
- ISBN-10: 0942256034
- ISBN-13: 9780942256031
- Dewey Decimal: 639.754
- Bibliothèque ECHO: 639.754 APP
- Bibliothèque ECHO Asie: PD.009