I could use a good design for a medium sized worm bin and maybe a little info for starting a worm farm.will be used mainly for personal composting if it generates any money it will be over flow.also trying to get my little ones interested in something other than tv or gameboys and what kid dont like playing with worms.any info will help.thanks.
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If you can get a big plastic drum, like a 55 gallon one, and cut in in half, it makes an ideal worm habitat. Worms do like shredded, wet newspaper, but I recall reading somewhere that coffee grounds are not good for them. Also, if you don’t keep a small light over them at night, they will crawl out. Many worm farmers also have rabbits, and keep the rabbits over the top of the worms. The worms consume the rabbit droppings, and turn it into precious castings to be used in earth friendly gardening. Worms will also consume varying amounts of kitchen refuse, but alot of keepers feed their worms cornmeal, which they have sprinkled on top of the bed, followed by a sprinkling of water. Also, ground limestone is applied to maintain the proper pH in the bed. I would suggest contacting your county agent for information. And, if your state agriculture department publishes a market bulletin, you can oftentimes find people advertising their worms. Try to find someone near you to buy your worms from – this is likely to be your very best source for guidance.