How To Setup 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.

Many individuals decide to keep chickens while there are others who prefer livestock but if you want to help cultivate the soil by restoring it's nutrients then you build a worm farm instead to buying a pre-built one at a supply store. The nice thing about creating your own worm farm is that it doesn't that much. All you'll need are 3 to 4 stacked bins or crates made of plastic, wood or any other light weight and waterproofed substance, a few worms, as well as a strip of insect screen for the bottom portion shredded newsprint, yard earth or potting compost, water and good scraps.

Once you've collected these materials it is time to build the worm farm by placing a number of holes in the lid and on the bottom. The amount of holes depends on how big the box is but keep in mind that the holes must be evenly spaced to let oxygen and excess water pass through as well as worm waste, to drain out. The insect screen should be securely placed at the bottom so the worms do not fall out.

Now that you've made on the exterior of the worm farm, it's time to go to the inside by putting in some with shredded newspaper. You should put three quarters of it in and dampened with water before you add the garden soild or even potting mix this is done to be sure the worms eat the scraps you throw in. When everything is prepared this is the time to welcome the worms to their new abode. Some people will pour in about a thousand of these little creatures and as long as they're happy they will reproduce and you'll probably lose all count of how many are in there.

But what do we do the other stuff? Well here we go, the final step is to place the extras containers over the first one.?/p>

If you know what worms like to eat a few examples are coffee grounds or tea leaves, crushed egg shells, fruit peel, hair clippings, spoiled cookies and cakes, saw dust, plate scraps, soaked cardboard, vacuum dust and vegetable scraps. In short, worms love to eat dirt and leftovers but don’t put too much since you might over feed them. the best way to determine what is enough would be to place a small amount in at first and then watch how long it actually takes for them to finish it before you give them more. Since it's a big area it would also be thoughtful to place their food in different spots each time.

Check on your worms regularly so you can be sure that the newspaper does not dry out and if the old newspaper needs to be changed, make sure you replace it.

As with all things in nature, poop will appear at the bottom of the box however this particular waste product is also called vermicast and vermicast helps plants grow. The only way you can get at the vermicastwithout having the worms get out so it is best to open the container and just set it under direct sunlight for a bit. worms hate sunlight so they'll look for cover and you'll have an easy time to grab the vermicast and shut the lid

The worm farm is wonderful with growing flowers, fruits or even veggies and all it takes is some willpower to get the help from these little creatures.