
If your bin is smelly and soggy, add more brown material. Too dry, too wet, not enough biomass to attract them. More often than not, if worms and microorganisms are missing from your compost bin, it is due to human error. The worms that find your bin will most likely be native earthworms rather than red wigglers, but they will do the same job. There is no need to import worms in this scenario. If you situate your compost bin on soil (with an open bottom), worms and other microorganisms will find their way to the contents of your compost bin. You can apply Diatomaceous earth to keep fruit flies away without harming worms. Once we discuss this, we’ll move on to suppliers. The needs of your compost bin are different from the needs of your worm bin (vermicompost).

We get questions like this one from Esther Lumer a lot: “ Where do I buy worms to revive my compost bins?” The answer varies depending on what kind of compost bin you have.
