Getting started worm farming is not that complicated, all it takes is a love for recycling and a little information, supplies you can probably find around your house and a little information on how to get stated worm farming.
How much do worms usually eat? Mature worms capable of eating up to three times their own body weight on daily basis and those who are just getting their feet wet in the world of worms and would like to know how to make worms eat more and be a lot more productive.
What do worms eat? Shredded, mashed or blended food scraps since these will make the food more digestible and is very easily eaten by the worms. Make sure you keep their bed somewhere around 23-25 degrees Celsius since it's at these temperatures that worms enjoy it the most, but stay away from acidic foods as it will screw up the worms digestive system.
The following are a few things you'll want to not feeding your worms period manure, onions, citrus fruits or peelings, garlic, garden waste sprayed with insecticides, dairy products like milk and cheese or meat.
Moistening the farm will heighten the production but take care not to add too much water in the farm or the worms will drown. Remember that food wastes are nearly eighty percent water and that gets released when the worms begin to break it down. So, if water is poured over the system every couple of weeks, be sure to just add sufficient water to be sure that the worm bed stays damp, as well as cool and you will easily have a constant supply of liquid fertilizer. You will not be able to harvest the worms since they'll regulate themselves within any space and the food given to them. Here are some other questions that you may end up asking.
Why do worms like to congregate on the lid of the farm during rainy periods? It's a perfectly normal response for the worms to act in this manner during the rainy season to avoid getting drowned.to avoid drowning. All you have to do is move the farm bins or boxes to a place where it does not get exposed to too much rain and drop the worms back on their bedding.
Why don't the worms go 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 usually like to consume leftover food and won't go out of their way to find a new food source until it's done with what was already left. As a result, before adding new trays, stop feeding the worms for a period of about five days so that you're certain the original food has been consumed and make sure that the levels at the tray needs to be high enough for the worms to be able to go up to the next tray.
Do worms have the ability endurehigh temperatures? worms are able to stand a temperature range between 10-30 degrees Celsius so if it gets get hotter than their tolerable levels, relocate the farm to a shady cool place where it won't have any trouble regulating moisture and the humidity. In cold temperatures,cover the box with old garments or carpets, blankets and wool shavings to keep the temperature up. It's also a good idea to feed about a quarter more than you should, since more food by the worms gives way for more heat being generated in their bodies. So put these ideas into practice and soon you'll be able to creating an awesome worm farm.
