Of course composting worms do not like candy or even going out for trick or treating, however they do love pumpkins.

This year do not throw your pumpkin out in the garbage. In fact you may want to ask a neighbor or two if you can have theirs after the holiday.

The reason I am telling you this is the fact that red worms love pumpkins; probably more than anything else you have already fed them.

First off, pumpkins begin to decompose very quickly, making it worm accessible within hours to a couple days depending on the original condition of the pumpkin and the worm bin conditions.

All you need to do is bust up the pumpkin into several pieces and throw into your worm bin.

Now this does not hold true for the new record pumpkin weighing in at 1,016 pounds. Renninger, the grower of the record pumpkin, credits his success in 2009 to his use of compost tea soil to grow the winning pumpkin.

Have a Great Day,

Bruce Galle

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