Tips on raising a healthy crop of wigglers
How Do You Attract And Keep Red Worms?
Ensure you are feeding the wigglers the right amounts of food
The benefits of shredded paper
Cornmeal is a convenient way to feed the worms and make them call your garden their home. If you have trouble burying food, just add shredded paper on top. Don’t give them anything too rotten or something that smells like garbage. If there is too much food left after a few days, the worms may not like it, and you may need to find an alternative food for the worms. [Sources: 0, 7, 13, 14]
Don’t overfeed your worms
Starchy foods like pasta, bread, and rice are too much for the worms to handle with all the garbage already in there. If you feed them too much, the food will only rot, which can actually cause “protein poisoning” in which your worms will feel pain and become discolored. Some earthworm breeders prevent this by “pocket feeding” or by adding small amounts of feed to the rotating sections every day or two. [Sources: 0, 5]
If the trash bin is in optimal health, the number of worms will double every 60 to 90 days, which means you need to consider the gradual increase in food intake. The best way to determine…
