The Worm Lady

05/24/2026

The End of the Compost Pile: Gardening with In-Situ Towers. Learn more here -> https://www.ecosnippets.com/permaculture/how-to-build-a-garden-worm-tower/

05/10/2026

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03/12/2026

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Your garden centre sells the problem and the solution in the same aisle.

Six products on the shelf damage the soil biology they promise to support. Every one has a swap that costs less and works better.

- Landscape fabric blocks oxygen and moisture from reaching the fungal networks your plants depend on — they die within one season under a sealed barrier. Wood chip mulch does the same w**d suppression while feeding the fungi instead.

- Synthetic granular fertiliser delivers nutrients in salt form that damages soil bacteria on contact. Compost delivers the same nutrients through living biology that stays active in the soil long after application.

- Peat moss is mined from bogs that took thousands of years to form. Coconut coir provides identical water retention from a renewable source at a similar price.

- Tilling destroys the fungal networks that transport nutrients between plants underground. A broad fork loosens compacted soil without severing them.

- Chemical fungicide sprayed on foliage is absorbed through the roots and kills beneficial fungi in the soil below. Compost tea inoculates the same soil with competitive organisms that suppress disease naturally.

- W**d barrier plastic creates an airless zone that suffocates soil life underneath. Cardboard does the same job and decomposes into the soil within one season.

🌱 The pattern behind all six:

- The expensive option sterilizes. The cheap option feeds. Every swap saves money and builds soil at the same time
- Wood chips, compost, and cardboard are often available free from local tree services, municipal composting programs, and recycling bins
- The results aren't instant — living soil biology takes one to two seasons to establish, but once it does the soil improves on its own each year instead of needing more inputs

Stop buying products that work against the soil. Start using ones that build it 🌿

03/08/2026

I don’t just garden outside. Here’s a virtual tour of all my houseplants. 90% of them are from the clearance racks but you’d never know. My secret? Worm p**p.

03/08/2026

And if you’re wondering about how the worms are after not seeing them since November… they’re still live if their best lives!

03/08/2026

Happy Spring worm friends!!!
The stand is open! And this year I have two worm casting options: pasteurized and not pasteurized. The pasteurized castings have gone through an intense heat cycle to kill any microorganisms and seeds for those who use my castings for their house plants and want to benefit from the nutrients and water retention without adding the risk of unwanted seeds that slip through the screening process. The non-pasteurized castings are best used in the garden and ,as always, contain the nutrients as well as beneficial bacteria and microorganisms,water retention and pest deterrent that you continue to count on for the best yields you’ve ever seen. And if haven’t tried watering your houseplants with worm tea or adding it to your potting mix, I have sample bags!!!
And don’t forget to check out the FREE seed library!
Located at 4099 Blytheburn Rd in Mountain Top, take the turn onto Third Ave and you’ll see the stand!
Sample bags - $3
2 gallon jugs - $10
Filter bags for making tea - $1
Self service anytime day or night with cash box inside (emptied daily)
❤️ The Worm Lady

03/01/2026

Mmmmmmm the smell of steamy worm p**p! Am I cooking it? Well yes, but actually I’m pasteurizing the castings for those who use them in their houseplants. Pasteurization will kill any seeds and organisms in the castings but maintains the nutrients and water retention abilities. House planty people would rather not bring any outside organisms inside OR have tomato seeds sprout out of their philodendrons. When my stand opens (hopefully in the next week, I will be labeling the castings to tell the difference so my worm friends can choose. Stay tuned.

01/02/2026

11/22/2025

Hello Worm Friends,
Just a few updates:
- I have collected enough pumpkins to put the worms to bed for the winter already. They have been safely and cozily tucked in under chopped pumpkins, shredded cardboard, new straw and their toasty heaters. I’ll be doing spot checks on them throughout the winter, however won’t be seeing them completely open until May.
-I have also taken the food scrap exchange stand down for the winter. Unfortunately, it’s very difficult to store the food until spring comes around. I will let everyone know when I start collecting food scraps again.
- I want to generously think every single person who contributes their food scraps throughout the year, as well as my many worm p**p enthusiasts!
I will see you all in the spring ! Have a warm and cozy winter!
❤️The Worm Lady

07/27/2025

There are 3 types of earthworms and they each have their own jobs to do.

Grouping earthworms by their ecology can be useful when describing how different earthworms contribute to soil processes and ecosystem services. Ecological Categories A set of ecological categories were first described in the 1970s by the French scientist Marcel Bouché. Bouché used a number of phy...