All About Composting with Worms Workshop – Encinitas

Vermicomposting (worm composting) has a benefit for everyone, whether you want to divert kitchen scraps from the landfill, compost in small spaces, or create a natural fertilizer for your plants. Join us at the San Diego Botanic Garden to learn how to start and maintain a happy home for red wiggler worms.

In this workshop, we will cover:

• Benefits of composting with worms
• Tools, materials, and steps to start a vermicompost bin
• How to feed your worms and which foods are suitable
• Troubleshooting and maintaining your worm bin
• Harvesting and using finished castings

Composting benefits for your garden and living a greener life include:

• Save money on purchased worm castings and soil amendments
• Lower your contribution to landfills
• Increase soil health & soil microbiome
• Increase water retention in soil
  

Participants of this workshop will get:

• Worms needed to start your own bin at home
• 1 Free “guest ticket” for entry to the garden – value of $18 for each registrant. Pick up at the workshop.
• Entry into a raffle for 2 free tickets to the World of Orchids exhibition members-only preview. Get exclusive early access to World of Orchids before it opens to the public with a members-only preview on May 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

*Please note, access to the gardens are not included in workshop admission.*

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