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How do red wigglers make compost what can you do with the compost?
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∙ 13y ago
Earthworms eat soil- as it passes through their body, they digest bits of food, and excrete the rest of the soil, with their waste products. The compost is excellent for any plants. Mix it with the soil around the plants.
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What do red wigglers eat?
Red wigglers eat compost.
What bug do you need to make vermicompost?
red wigglers
How do you dispose apple?
first you have to eat the apple and then you could compost it feedit to red wigglers(they are a type of worm that eats the vegetation and the vegetation can turn it to composted soil).
What is the Latin name for red wigglers?
Pikatchu
Where can you buy red wigglers in Chicago?
Apple bees
What is the scientific name for red wigglers?
Eisenia fetida
Why are red wigglers helpful?
They are helpful because they are actually helping us recycle and make this world a better place.
How do you harvest vermicompost?
Dig a shallow hole by what we call a worm's burrow. You should find the burrow of a Red Wiggler, which are specialty worms. Red wigglers vermi-compost.
What are the four common species of compost worms?
Eisenia andrei, Eisenia fetida, Dendrobaena venta and Lumbricus rubellus are the four common species of compost worms. They have the respective common names of red tiger worms, of brandling or manure or tiger worms, of blue noses, and of blood or red worms or red wigglers. They operate best in temperature ranges of 64.4 to 73.4 degrees Fahrenheit (18 to 23 degrees Celsius).
Where can one find compost worms?
One does not need to find compost worms, to add to their compost. One can just attract them by adding some simple materials to the compost. First spread a layer of coffee grounds at the bottom of your compost heap, this attracts the worms. Then lay soaked, torn cardboard in the bottom of the compost heap on the top of the coffee grounds. Then add a small pile of manure, or stale bread to act as a worm magnet. Finally moisten the compost heap with a spray horse.
What nutrients are in vermicast compost?
Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are nutrients which are in vermicast compost. The product in question results from the natural breakdown of carbon- and nitrogen-rich matter into their most elementary forms by earthworms, red wigglers, and white worms. The recyclable materials will meet the basic requirements of diminutive size in order to be consumed and excreted by the above-mentioned soil food web members.
How do red wigglers eat?
The pad over the mouth, stretches to look for food and pushes it into the mouth.
