What is a vermicomposting project?
Vermicomposting has many projected and actual uses. [1] It can do done inside or out. [2] It therefore reduces and recycles the waste stream indoors and out. For it breaks down yard waste, paper and cardboard, and kitchen scraps. So it decreases the costs of maintaining old landfills and identifying new. [3] This waste management can be done year-round, because of being contained and because of indoor or outdoor placement. [4] It reduces energy and operating costs. For example, kitchen wastes do not clog or smell up garbage disposals or waste baskets. [5] Its finished product can be used as fertilizer, mulch, or soil amendment. The two former are applied to the surface, the latter below ground. As a natural organic fertilizer, vermicomposted material can be spread at the rate of 1/4 inch in fall or spring. It is mounded into 2-3 inch mulch layers to keep away weeds, hold in moisture, and even out temperature extremes. As soil amendment, it is mixed down into the soil. All three ways im
