Worm Nerd Arcadia Garden Products WN09 Worm Grit for Vermiculture 2LB White

- Made from volcanic rock, this proprietary grit blend passes through the worms resulting in the best worm waste loved by plants - Worms have no teeth and need this minerally-rich grit to digest fruit, vegetables, and paper scraps - With 77+ trace elements and minerals, this is the ideal feeding additive for raising healthy worms - Easy application ? per every 500 worms, sprinkle 2 Tablespoons of grit over food layer in worm bin during once-a-week feeding - Vermicompost is richer when this grit is used as a digestive supplement ? resulting in healthy garden edibles - Helps achieve and maintain correct alkaline pH for worms’ environment

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Worm Nerd's Premium Worm Grit for Vermiculture

The Gritty Details

Worm Nerd’s Grit vs Eggshells

Vermicomposting is an age-old practice where composting worms are congregated together and fed organic matter that would otherwise be thrown away. These earthworms are voracious eaters that consume fruit and vegetable scraps, cardboard, shredded paper, and more. The worms work to break down this organic matter, reducing landfill waste and expelling useful, natural by-products.

Composting with live earthworms is the perfect solution for anyone looking to live sustainably. And with a commitment to quality, Worm Nerd is your go-to source for all things vermiculture.

Because composting worms have no teeth, it’s common to give them a little extra help to digest food. Various organic matter with a gritty texture, such as eggshells and coffee grounds, is added to the worms’ food. During digestion, the worm’s gizzard breaks down the food into smaller particles.

The rough texture of the grit makes this process much more efficient. As what goes in must come out, Worm Nerd’s Premium Worm Grit is a mineral-rich, proprietary blend that not only aids in worm digestion, but helps maintain pH levels and vastly improves the resulting worm waste.

Using eggshells for grit works but it has its advantages and disadvantages. Eggshells should be washed and left to dry completely (or put into low temperature oven) and then pulverized before adding them to the worm bin. They add calcium and reduce acidic levels.

Worm Nerd’s Premium Worm Grit is special because of the proprietary formula in which it’s made: volcanic rock and other rock dust elements collected from around the world. This mineral-rich mixture has a neutralizing pH effect and vastly improves the resulting worm waste.