Getting Started On A Worm Farm

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

In all honesty, getting started on a worm farm is not that complicated, all it takes is a love for recycling and a little bit of worm trivia so here's some worm trivia that could help to motivate and inspire youmore with your worm farm venture. How much do worms usually eat? Well, mature worms which can eat up to three times their own body weight every day and those who are just getting their feet wet out in worm farming and would enjoy knowing how make the worms eat more and have?a lot more productivity.

The answer is obvious - shred, mash or blend food scraps since these will make the food more digestible and is not hard for the worms to eat. also make sure you keep their bed?temperature at around 23-25 degrees Celsius, since it's at these temperatures that worms feel their best, avoid acidic foods, as it will screw up their digestive system. These are some things you'll want to not feed your worms at all manure, onions, citrus fruits or peelings, garlic, garden waste sprayed with insecticides, dairy products like milk and cheese or meat.

Keeping the farm moist will enhance the production of liquid fertilizer, but take care not to add too much water in the farm or it could drown the worms. Keep in mind that food wastes are actually eighty percent water content and that is released as the worms begin to break it down. So, if water is poured atop the system every few weeks or so make sure that you add just enough water to ensure the worm bed remains damp and cool, and you'll have an unending supply of fertilizer.
?br />You won't actually be able to harvest the worms as they tent to regulate themselves within any space and the amount of food made available to them. The following are some additional questions that you might find yourself asking.

Why do works like gather around the lid during rainy periods? It's a common response for worms to act in this manner during this time to avoid getting drowned.to avoid drowning. All you have to do is move the farm containers to an area where it won't be exposed to too much rain and replace the worms back on their bedding

Why don't the worms just relocate to the top of the tray? If could be the result of you having added some new food before the worms have completed the earlier batch. Worms instinctively to eat leftovers and will not search and new food source until it consumes what was left previously. As a result, before you add new trays, cause feeding them for around five days so you can be sure the old food is gone and make certain the levels in the working tray needs to be at the right height for the worms to pass easily up to the next tray.

Are worms able to withstandextremely high temperatures? Worms can tolerate a temperature worms can withstand temperatures up to thirty degrees Celsius, so if it gets hotter than they can stand, move the farm into a shady, cool area where it won't have any trouble regulating moisture and humidity of the boxes. In especially cold environmentsbe sure to cover the box with old clothes, blankets and wool shavings to sustain the warm temperature. It is also best to feed maybe a quarter more than you should, since more food by the worms gives way for more heat to be created inside of them. So take note of these suggestions and you can be on your way to building your own worm farm.