The fact is worm farming is a fantastic activity so to help you out in your new adventure here are a few great tips.
Feeding your worms the right food is the most important thing otherwise they will not be able to grow or even multiply. To do that, make sure to keep them fed with things like: coffee grounds, grass cuttings, manure, rabbit droppings, vacuum dust and vegetable waste. don't give them dairy products or meats and particular vegetables like onion plant as you might inadvertently murder them.
Some would wonder exactly how much food a worm should get and while many say they learned over time the best thing you can do is look at the worms as worms can eat half their body weight which is approximately about 250 grams.
When you give your worms food, always make sure you give them fresh food and kept at a temperature of about 24 degrees Celsius and if you want to increase their appetite, load them up with worm fattener. To make this, blend some pet droppings, wheat flour, rice bran, lime and some milk but be sure that it is dry and moist before you put it in.
The more worms eat, the more fertilizer they are able to produce and aside from giving them food, make sure they are also well watered since their production is eighty percent water. However, water must be provided in small amounts if you add too much water, they'll drown and it should be added every few weeks. If your worms happen to stop eating figure out what's wrong because it is possible that the worms are not able to reach the food so you'll have to make a few changes. but if that's not it then stop feeding them for about a week so they can finish eating what was already there.
The worm population will reproduce in between two and three months so if you have concerns that they will overpopulate try transferring some to a new container. Another viable choice is to put some in your garden but this will only work if you have laid a thick layer of mulch.
Worms are always in season and can be grown all the time no matter what the weather conditions so if you decide to have your farm outside check on them every day. If there is rain, the worms will move upbut if that's not enough then put the container in a shady area. If it's hot outside you better do the same as they thrive in cool temperatures.
If you live in a cold climate then you should cover it with a blanket or a piece of carpet and give them more food, as it'll make them warmer as they decompose. Ants may very well go after foods that was intended for the worms in order to prevent his from happening add water to raise the moisture levels and a bit of garden lime. Another technique is to rub Vaseline to the container legs making it so the ants from reaching their home.
You'll have a lot of fun with worm farming as long as you put these tips into practice but if you really want to know more read up on it or ask people who have been doing it a lot longer than you for some worthwhile information.
