What do I feed earthworms?

What do I feed earthworms?

What to feed worms in a worm bin:

1. When you feed worms always try to add equal portions of greens and browns!
2. Greens: Vegetable and fruit scraps, bread, pasta, coffee grounds and filters, teabags, dead plant matter from houseplants.
3. Browns: Paper, junk mail, paper egg cartons, cardboard, dry leaves.

How do you increase earthworms?

If you want to encourage or sustain a healthy population of worms there are a few things you can do to improve the conditions for them:

1. Reduce tilling your soil.
2. Leave organic matter on the surface.
3. Add manure and compost.
4. Ditch the chemicals.
5. Use an organic mulch to keep soil moist and cool.

How often should I feed my worm farm?

Plan to feed your outdoor composting worms about once every 2 or 3 weeks. Be careful not to overfeed your worms. If you add too much food for your worms they will not be able to eat it before it rots.

Are coffee grounds good for Nightcrawlers?

It’s definitely safe for your worms to eat (if humans can, why can’t they, right?). So don’t be afraid to feed your worms with some Coffee grounds. It will definitely be a good addition to their diet.

How often should I water my worm farm?

Once every week, pour about five litres of fresh water into the Top Working Tray, which will flood down through the lower trays, ensuring the entire worm farm remains very moist. The sudden ‘flood’ will not harm the worms. Adding water is especially important in the hotter months of the year.

What do I do if my worm farm is too wet?

Too Many Moist Foods First, stop adding foods with high moisture content. These include melons, cucumbers, tomatoes, and berries. You can add them again once your bin gets back to normal, but try to do so in moderation. The second part of the cure is to add some fresh, dry bedding to your bin.

Do worm farms need to be watered?

The farm should be well insulated and put in a shady spot so the worms don’t get too hot or cold. Ensure it can drain, and liquid can flow out of the bottom – worms need to be moist, but they breathe through their skin and can drown in too much water.

Can worm farms be too wet?

The bedding in your worm bin should be as moist as a wrung-out sponge. If you can squeeze water out of a fistful of bedding, or if you see puddles, then your worm bin is too wet. If your worm bin becomes too wet, it can become anaerobic (meaning no oxygen) with rotting food and produce a foul odour.

Can I put tea bags in my worm farm?

Worms will eat anything that was once living, Leftover vegetable scraps, fruit and vegetable peelings. Tea leaves / bags and coffee grounds.

Are ants bad for worm farms?

If you don’t mind the ants taking some of the food out of your worm farm and you have more than enough worm food to keep your compost worms supplied than it might be ok to just ignore the ants and let them take their share. Only very few species of ants are likely to attack the worms themselves.

Why do I have maggots in my worm farm?

There are flies or maggots in the farm! Tiny little vinegar flies are occasionally present in worm farms (and compost bins) and are absolutely nothing to worry about. If larger flies or maggots are present, it is generally a sign that food (especially meat) is rotting rather than being eaten by your worms.