Way To Build Your Own Worm Farm

Mar 6
07:35

2009

Paul Abbey

Paul Abbey

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Worm composting is using worms to transform table scraps and kitchen leavings to a valuable soil amendment called vericompost or castings or vericast.

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You ought to know that getting started on a worm farm is not too complicated all you need is a passion for recycling and some worm trivia so here's a bit of worm trivia that could help motivate and inspire youwith your worm farming.. How much do worms eat?Well,Way To Build Your Own Worm Farm Articles mature worms that can eat up or over three times their own body weight on daily basis and those who are just getting their feet wet in the world of worms and would enjoy knowing how make the worms consume more and have  a lot more productivity.

The answer is obvious - shred, mash or blend food scraps since these will make it more digestible and is very easily eaten by the worms. Also maintain worm bed temperature at around 23-25 degrees Celsius, since it's at these temperatures that worms enjoy it the most, but don't feed your worms foods high in acid content as it will screw up their digestive system. The following are a few things you may also want to avoid feeding your worms period manure, onions, citrus fruits or peelings, garlic, garden waste sprayed with insecticides, dairy products like milk and cheese or meat.

Moistening the farm will enhance the production of the fertilizer but make sure not to pour too much water into the farm or the worms will die. Take note that food wastes are actually eighty percent water content which is released as the worms begin to break it down. So, if you happen to pour water throughout the system every couple of weeks, be sure to just add sufficient water to make sure that the bed stays damp, as well as cool and you'll have an unending supply of fertilizer.
 
You can't harvest the worms as they tent to regulate themselves within any given or available space and the amount of food administered to them. Here are a few other questions that you could end up asking.

Why is it normal for worms gather around the lid when it rains? It's a common response for worms to react this way during the rainy season to keep from dying. All you have to do is move the farm bins or boxes to a place where it won't be exposed to very much rain and replace the worms back on their bedding

Why don't the worms go to the top level of the tray? This might be because you have added new food before the worms have consumed the last batch. Worms instinctively to consume leftover food and won't seek out and new food source until it consumes what was already left. As a result, before adding new trays, stop feeding the worms for at least five days so that you're certain the original food has been eaten and be sure that the level of castings in the working tray needs to be placed high enough for the worms to simply pass up a tray.

Can worms bearhigher temps? worms are able to stand a temperature worms can withstand temperatures up to thirty degrees Celsius, so if it gets get hotter than their tolerable levels, move the farm into a shady, cool area where it won't have any trouble regulating moisture and the humidity. In colder tempsbe sure to cover the box with old clothes, blankets and wool shavings to sustain the warm temperature. It's also a good idea to feed about a quarter that recommended since more food on the worms part allows for more heat being generated in their bodies. So, do take heed of these ideas and you can be on your way to building your own worm farm.

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