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Getting Started In Worm Farming The Right Way

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Beginning worm farming is not too complicated all you need is a passion for recycling and some trivia about worms. So here’s a bit of worm trivia that could help motivate and inspire you with your worm farming. How much do worms eat? Well, mature worms that can eat up or over three times their own body weight every day and for those that are just starting in the world of worms and would enjoy knowing how make worms eat more and be a lot more productive.

The answer is easy – shred, mash or blend food scraps as these will give added digestibility and are easily consumed by the worms. You also need to maintain their bed temperature at around 23-25 degrees Celsius, since it is at these temperatures that worms feel their best. But don’t feed your worms foods high in acid content since it messes up the worms’ digestive system. These are some things you do want to feed your worms, 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 liquid fertilizer, but take care not to add too much water in the farm or the worms will drown. Keep in mind that food wastes are actually eighty percent water content and that is released as the worms break it down. So if you pour water on top of the worm farm every couple of weeks, make sure that you add just enough water to be sure that the worm bed remains damp and cool, and you will have a constant supply of liquid fertilizer.

You will not be able to harvest the worms because they regulate themselves within any given or available space and the amount of food given to them. Here are some other questions that you may end up asking.

Why do worms like to gather around the lid when it is raining? It is a normal response for the worms to behave like this during rainy seasons to avoid getting drowned. Just take the farm containers to an area where it’s not exposed to very much rain and replace the worms back on their bedding.

Why don’t the worms just relocate to the upper level of the tray? It may be because you having added some new food before the worms got to complete the last batch. Worms have an instinct to consume leftover food and won’t seek out for a new food source until it consumes what they already had. Therefore, before adding additional trays, halt the feeding of the worms for around five days to ensure all existing food has been consumed and make certain the level of castings at the tray needs to be placed high enough for the worms to simply pass up to the next tray.

Do worms have the ability withstand high temperatures? Worms can withstand temperatures up to thirty degrees Celsius. So if temperatures gets higher than the worms are able to withstand relocate the farm to a shady cool place where it can regulate the moisture and humidity of the worm boxes. In especially cold environments make sure to cover the box with rags blankets and wool shavings to keep the temperature up. It’s also a good idea to feed the worms at least a quarter more than you’re supposed to since more food digested on the worms part gives way for more heat being generated in their bodies. So pay attention to these ideas and you can be on your way to creating an awesome worm farm.

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Creating Your Own Worm Farm

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Often individuals raise chickens and others deal with livestock like cows and pigs but if you want to help the soil or restore its nutrients, then what you should do is build a worm farm yourself instead of buying it from the supply store. The best part about making a worm farm is that it doesn’t too high. The only things you’ll really need are 3 or 4 stackable bins or crates made of plastic, wood or some other light and water resistant material, some worms, and some insect screen to go on the bottom torn up newsprint, yard earth or potting compost, water and good bits of organic garbage.

When you finally have all of these 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 largely on the size of the box but you need to remember that this should be evenly spaced to allow oxygen to enter and excess water, and to let worm waste drain. The insect screen you picked up should be securely placed at the bottom to keep the worms in.

Now that you’ve made on the outside of the worm farm it’s time to go to the inside by filling the container with newspaper. It works out best if you put three quarters of this inside and dampen it with water before you add the garden solids or potting mix in the grit this is done to be sure that the worms eat the scraps you throw in. Once everything is ready, it is time for you to introduce the worms their brand new home. Some people throw in a thousand of these little creatures and as long as you make sure they’re content they will reproduce and more likely than not, you’ll lose count of their exact number.

But what about with the other bins or boxes? The last thing we need to do is to put the other containers over the first one.

If you have any idea what worms like to eat, a few examples of these include coffee grounds or tea bags, smashed egg shells, fruit peelings, hair, stale biscuits and cakes, fine wood shavings, plate scrapings, soaked cardboard, vacuum cleaner debris and vegetable scraps. So in other words, worms love leftovers but try not to put too much in since it is possible to overfeed them The best way to figure out what is enough is to put in a small amount at first and then observe how long it takes for them to finish eating that batch before putting in another one. Since the area is large it will also be nice to put their food in different spots each time.

Watch your worms constantly so you can be certain that the newspaper doesn’t dry out and if the old newspaper needs to be changed, make sure you replace it.

Naturally, worm 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 vermicast without letting the worms come out, so it is best to open the container and just leave it under the sunlight for a while. worms hate sunlight so they will naturally look for cover and you won’t have a hard time to pick up the poop and shut the lid.

Your worm farm is a helpful tool and will help you in growing flowers, fruits or even vegetables and all that’s required is a little willpower to get the assistance of these little creatures.

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