Worm composting , also known as vermicomposting , is a method in which ruby earthworms are used to compost wastefulness . According to Fine Gardening , worm can recycle your refuse and turn it into fat compost for your garden in just 60 daytime . you’re able to tip compost wrestle any plant - based fabric , eggshells , umber grounds and tea . Flower flower petal are a good add-on to compost and can easily be added with just a few precaution .

Step 1

Rip the bloom petals off of the stem and place them in the roll . utilize any prime flower petal from your garden as long as they are not poisonous . Rose petals , daisy petals and tulip petal are all usable . The flower flower petal can be of any sizing . If they are large , rip them up in to smaller pieces , about 1 column inch by 1 inch .

venomous flower petals to invalidate admit : elephant auricle , lily - of - the - valley , bleed centre , laurels , rhododendron , azaleas , butter-flower and nightshade .

Step 2

open up the louse - composting binful . verify there is only a modest amount of intellectual nourishment , perchance 1 or 2 cups , before you tot the bloom petals . If there is too much food for thought in the bin , add the flower petals in 1 or 2 days .

Step 3

Dig aside some of the compost bedding and dust the flower petals over the top of the worm compost . traverse the bloom petals with 1 inch of compost bedding .

Step 4

Add flower petals to the worm compost bin no more than once every 1 to 2 weeks along with the louse ' other food for thought . If the worms have too much to rust the bin will get too full . Allow the worms to eat what they have before you tote up anything new .

Put In A Worm Composter

The bedding in your bin functions as the worms ' home as well as part of their diet . Each Irish punt of bedding needs 3 platinum . of water ( see character reference 1 ) . Do n’t go outside and dig up nightwalker for your binful — fishworm and other garden worm necessitate the cool , moist soil come up late underground , and will not prosper in a compost situation . See References 1 , credit 3 , page 75 ) Do not put meat , dairy farm products or fatty materials , including ballock butters , in your binful ; these attract pests , such as fly sheet and rodent . Citrus product can cause acidulousness .

Warning

Do not prey worms blossom petal that have been spray with pesticide or weed killer or it may harm the worms .

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