Constructing Your Very Own 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.

Beginning worm farming is not too complicated all you'll need is a bit of passion for recycling and a little bit of worm trivia so here is some worm trivia that might help motivate and inspire youwith your worm farming.. How much will the worms eat? Mature worms capable of eating up or over 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 worms eat more to be more productive.

The answer is easy - shred, mash or blend food scraps as these will give added digestibility and is very easily eaten by the worms. also make sure you keep their bed?temperature at around 23-25 degrees Celsius, since it's at these temperatures that worms feed better but, avoid acidic foods, 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.

Keeping the farm moist will heighten the production of the liquid fertilizer but take care not to add too much water into the farm or the worms will die. Take note that food wastes are nearly eighty percent water and that gets released when the worms break them down. So, if you happen to pour water over the system every few weeks or so make sure that you only add enough to be sure that the worm bed stays cool and you will have a constant supply of liquid fertilizer.
?br />You won't actually be able to harvest the worms as they tent to regulate themselves within any available space and food given to them. The following are some additional questions that you could end up asking.

Why is it common for worms to congregate on the lid of the farm during rainy periods? It is a normal response for these worms to react this way during the rainy season to avoid getting drowned.to avoid drowning. Simply move the worm farm bins or boxes to a place where it won't be exposed to too much rain and drop the worms on their bedding

Why don't the worms go to the top of the tray? It may be because you putting in new food before the worms have completed the previous feeding batch. Worms have an instinct to eat leftovers and will not search for a new food source until it's done with what was already left. As a result, before adding new trays, halt the feeding of the worms for at least five days to ensure all existing food is gone and make sure that the levels at the tray needs to be placed high enough for the worms to pass easily up to the next tray.

Do worms have the ability with stand extremely high temperatures? Worms can tolerate a temperature range between 10-30 degrees Celsius so if it gets hotter than they can stand, place the farm in a nice shady cool area where it won't have any trouble regulating moisture and humidity of the worm boxes. In cold temperatures,cover the box with old clothes, blankets and wool shavings to sustain the warm temperature. It is also best to feed about a quarter that recommended since more food digested on the worms part permits more heat being generated in their bodies. So, do take heed of these ideas and soon you'll be able to constructing your very own worm farm.