Seed Starting & Gardening Tips
Save Big on Composting: DIY Worm Bin Setup for Rich, Organic Soil
Skip the expensive bags of compost and make your own at home. This post links to a NaturesGoodGuys YouTube playlist walking you through everything you need to know about setting up a DIY worm bin. From getting started to maximizing composting efficiency and dealing with common issues like fruit flies. Whether you're brand new to vermicomposting or looking to level up your setup, the video series covers it all.
DIY Propagation Tray: Worm Farming, Seed Starting, & More
The propagation tray might just be the most versatile tool in a gardener's arsenal. Stack them to build a space-efficient worm bin, use them to harvest worm castings without the mess, sow seeds in neat organized rows, sift rocks and debris from garden soil, mix amendments evenly, or speed up composting by improving aeration and separation. Whether you're deep into vermicomposting or just starting seeds for the season, this simple stackable tray adapts to wherever it's needed most in the garden.
Why Every Home Needs a Worm Bin (Even if You Don't Garden!)
With 30–40% of the food supply ending up as waste and food scraps in landfills contributing significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, a worm bin is one of the simplest things any household can do to make a real difference — garden or no garden. Red worms break down kitchen scraps like fruit, vegetable peels, coffee grounds, and eggshells into nutrient-rich castings that make an excellent natural fertilizer for plants and soil. Getting started requires little more than a container with drainage, some shredded newspaper bedding, and a pound or two of red worms. The post covers bin sizing, what to feed (and what to avoid), how to maintain the right moisture level, and pro tips for keeping the process clean and odor-free.