On December 20, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration granted regular approval to the anti-PD1 monoclonal antibody, nivolumab (OPDIVO, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company) for the adjuvant treatment of patients with melanoma with involvement of lymph nodes or in patients with metastatic disease who have undergone complete resection.
Given the right environment, the worms will go to work to digest the kitchen scraps and bedding faster than any other compost method. In about 3-4 months, the worms will have digested nearly all the garbage and bedding and the bin will be filled with a rich, black natural fertilizer and soil amendment.
Castings are a great additive to compost. As well as including all the nutrients and microbes only worm castings can provide, they also neutralize the smell of the compost within days. Add about 10-20% worm castings to your compost.18.astings have a favorable shape for holding water and aerating soil and will not be washed away by rain, in contrast to compost. Castings are coated with a special oil from the worms that ensures a slow release of nutrients; compost does not have a similar mechanism.