Getting Started on a Worm Farm
Getting started on a worm farm is not that complicated, all you need is a bit of passion for recycling and some trivia about worms.
Here is a hodge podge of some worm trivia that could help motivate and inspire you more with your worm farm venture.
How much do worms eat? Well, mature worms which can eat up as much as their own body weight every day.
For those that are just starting out in worm farming and would like to know how to make worms eat more to be more productive.
The answer is simple- shred, mash or blend food scraps since these will make it more digestible and easily consumed by the worms.
Also maintain worm bed temperature at around 23-25 degrees celsius, since it is at these temperatures that worms feed better.
Lastly, avoid acidic foods, since it messes up the worms’ digestive system.
Here are some things you may also want to avoid feeding your worms, manure, onions, citrus fruits or peelings, garlic, garden waste sprayed with insecticides, dairy products like milk and cheese or meat.
Here are some more frequently asked questions that can help would be worm farmers get on their way to succeeding in this hobby.
Is it ok to water the worm bed regularly? Watering the farm will enhance the production of liquid fertilizer, but make sure not to pour too much water into it or it could drown the worms.
Take note that food wastes are about 80% water, which is released as the worms break them down.
If water is poured over the system every couple of weeks, be sure to just add water only as much as getting the worm bed damp and cool, you will have a constant supply of liquid fertilizer.
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