Gardening in Delaware: Composting

Composting is like making food for the earth! 

When you throw away things like banana peels, apple cores, and leaves from the yard, instead of putting them in the trash, you can put them in a compost pile. Over time, tiny bugs and worms break it all down and turn it into dark, rich dirt called compost.

This compost is full of good stuff that helps plants grow strong and healthy—kind of like vitamins for the soil! 

So instead of wasting food scraps, composting lets us recycle them to help the earth and make gardens happy.

What is Vermiculture?

Vermiculture is the practice of using worms—usually red wigglers—to break down food and organic waste into vermicast, a nutrient-rich fertilizer. The worms eat scraps like fruit peels and paper, and their waste helps plants grow better. It’s an eco-friendly way to recycle and improve soil.