How to Feed Soil and Plants with Worm Compost (Vermicompost)
Are you thinking of growing a potted olive tree? Or maybe you already have one…but you’re still waiting for olives. Olive trees are tough as nails. They can take more cold than many people realize. And they’re really beautiful, too. Put these all together, and you have a great potted plant for a cold-climate garden.
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In my new book, Grow Olives Where You Think You Can't, I tell you everything you need to know to successfully grow an olive tree in a pot!
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Andrew Huxsel joins us from St Placide, Quebec to tell us about worm composting. Also known as vermicomposting.
Andrew runs Vermicbec, a company that sells worms and worm compost.
We talk about:
- How vermicomposting works
- Using vermicompost (a.k.a. worm castings or worm wompost)
- Large scale vs. home-scale vermicomposting
- Top tips for home gardeners wanting to try worm composting (If you’ve tried it and had bug problems, Andrew tells you how to solve the problem)
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