Vermicompost Vacabulary

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Across
  1. 3. Natural materials like fruits, vegetables, leaves, and paper that worms can eat and turn into fertilizer.
  2. 5. The process of using worms to turn food scraps and paper into soil that helps plants grow.
  3. 6. The materials—such as leaves, newspaper, or paper scraps—placed inside the compost bin to keep it soft and moist for worms.
  4. 7. A large area where trash that cannot be reused or recycled is buried.
  5. 8. A substance that gives plants nutrients to help them grow.
Down
  1. 1. The act of keeping waste out of landfills by recycling or composting it instead.
  2. 2. The rich, dark soil made by worms and microorganisms that helps plants stay healthy.
  3. 4. A small worm that is very good at eating food scraps and making vermicompost.