If you want to do your own composting, it’s not that difficult, and you’ll be giving a lot of much-needed nutrients back to the soil to help the planet maintain itself. One way you can compost is with red wriggler worms. It can be done indoors as well as outdoors, so you can do it all year round.

It’s also very helpful for people who live in apartments and still want to be environmentally conscious. You’ll need a container, damp bedding like newspaper, shredded leaves, or chopped up straw, and worms. You can get your worms at a horse stable or a friend’s compost bin, but you can also buy them if you’re not feeling adventurous.

If you want your worms to survive and do their work for you, you have to give them what they need. Avoid meats, dairy products, and foods that are very oily, as they worms don’t do well with them. They can also make unpleasant odors and draw flies very quickly. Raw fruit and vegetable scraps are the only things you really want to feed your worms. Onions and broccoli don’t perform well, but overall the more vegetable scraps you have the more (and the better) compost you’ll get. It’s easy to set up a worm bin, as all worms really need to thrive are warmth, moisture, air, food, and darkness.

Give the worms what they want and you’ll be on your way to some of the best compost your plants have ever had!

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