Turning Trash into Gold!
By Brian Skeele, on March 19th, 2011
Red Wigglers Rock!
They thrive in rotting vegetation, compost, and manure; They are rarely found in soil, preferring conditions where others cannot survive. I am, of course, referring to the earthworm also called manure worms, or as their friends call em Eisenia foetida. But whatever you call em, Red Wigglers rock!
Over the years I’ve had several “defining moments” with earthworms. Early on, I found I wasn’t that enthusiastic about growing food, but I loved building compost piles. Maybe it was all the effort that double digging required, or the book by Ruth Stout about just building a compost pile on the driveway and things will grow. Somehow I got the message earthworms and compost piles are where it’s at…. READ MORE >>