Worm Farm Basics For a healthy worm farm your bedding should be of neutral pH (6 – 8) Bedding should be light and crumbly Well drained Able to retain moisture Don’t over feed 1 kg of worms needs 3-4 kg of food per week Worm Farm Pests • A good worm farm should smell earthy. […]
Why Create a Worm Farm
Instead of discarding your food scraps, you can recycle them with the help of worms. Vermicomposting (worm composting) turns many types of kitchen waste into a nutritious soil for plants. When worm compost is added to soil, it boosts the nutrients available to plants and enhances soil structure and drainage. Using worms to decompose food […]
What Worms Eat
What worms eat depends on where they live. Worms (composting worms) can live closer to the surface or (earth worms) much deeper underground. On the surface, composting worms eat a variety of organic materials, such as dead grass and leaves. There are microscopic organisms that live on these leaves. These organisms provide the worm with […]
DIY Garden Worm Tray
A worm tray is an excellent way to improve garden productivity. All you will need is a worm tray (a tray from your worm farm will work) and some worms and worm cast. When placed in the garden, the worms from the worm tray can improve the soil, which in turn benefits the whole garden. […]
