Today we visited with Kimberle Herring, a public education coordinator with Monterey Regional Waste Management. Herring spoke with us about worm-composting with worm boxes. In short, Red Wriggler worms make fertilizer by eating our garbage. The worm boxes are available at the Last Chance Mercantile. Also available are pamphlets explaining the process, and tours of the demonstration garden.
Worms prefer to eat certain things: No meat, dairy or citrus peals. They enjoy a little grit in the box, and melon seems to be their favorite food. These boxes work easily on porches, balcony's, or even under your kitchen sink. They are comfortable in temperatures ranging from 45-85 degrees. To prevent fruit flies, Herring suggests layering the top with 2-3 inches of shredded newspaper. If it's too late, you can leave the lid off of your box for 10 minutes a day and let them fly away. Or, a small dish of apple cider vinegar will attract and end the infestation.
Kimberle Herring will be at the Solar Home Tour on September 27th, giving composting demonstrations. She also suggests Mary Applehof's book, titled Worms Eat My Garbage. To learn more you can look online at the California Waste Management site, and at Worm Farming Secrets. Also, please look at Monterey Waste Management District for great resources, like where you can find your worms, and your Wriggle Ranch worm boxes to get started.
Thank you so much Kimberle for sharing with us today! As always, thanks for listening and feel free to leave comments.
Olana & Deborah
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