Step 1 Collect some veggie boxes and some children if you have them they will love this experience get them painting and upcycling the worm farm. Step 2 Put some holes in the bottom lid and sides of the box a screw driver or similar will work well Remember to take care if the children […]
The Best DIY Worm Farm
All you need is a couple of recycled Styrofoam veggie boxes, a handful of compost worms and some worm bedding a newspaper and an old towel cotton or something that is natural fiber is best. Within weeks you will be reducing your household waste and producing fertiliser for your garden. You will need: Two Styrofoam […]
Worm Farm Pests
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 […]
