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Food scraps, junk mail and paper products make up 30% of our garbage. (True or False)

True

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Composting products are NOT good for gardening, landscaping or house plants. (True or False)

False

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Composting is the active _________________ of foods and other materials through an organic process. (Breakdown or Buildup)

Breakdown

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_________________ in bins feed on food scraps, yard trimmings and other organic matter to create compost. (Red Worms or Beetles)

Red Worms

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The worms will go to work to ____________ the kitchen scraps and bedding faster than any other compost method. (Digest or Regurgitate)

Digest

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Which 5 basic ingredients do you need to start Vermicomposting?

1. Container 2. Bedding 3. Water 4. Worms and 5. Non-Fatty kitchen scraps

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Name 3 types of bedding.

1. Paper sack 2. used coffee filter and 3. newspaper

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Name 3 non-fatty kitchen scraps.

1. Coffee grinds 2. watermelon rind 3. corncob 4. beet top. 5 potato peels, 6 carrot peelings, banana peels 7. apple core

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Worms have _______________ like chickens so fine grit should be added to help the worms digest food. (Gizzards or Livers)

Gizzards

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The material will pass through the worm's bodies and become __________. (Bedding or Castings)

Casting

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In about ( 3-4 months or 7-8 months) the worms will have digested all the garbage and bedding and the bid will be filled with rich soil.

3-4 months

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