Important things you should know about worm bin

  1. Worms like moist, dark cool environment (store room, basement, garage)
  2. Never flood the worm bin. Water will drown the worms or they will try to escape.
  3. Drill enough holes evenly to drain water. Don't worry, worms will not escape through the hole.
  4. Never be too dry either.
  5. The food scraps are usually wet so you only sprinkle water on the bin once a week
  6. Worms like neutral environment. Food scraps are usually acidic until bacteria or fungus break them up.
  7. Worms do not have teeth. Creatures like wood lice, soldier fly larvae and fruit fly larvae are good friends.
  8. Cover the bin. Cats, lizard, bird and etc love worm bins.
  9. Never over feed!!
  10. Mixture of fruits, veges, grass, newspaper and etc. Other words BALANCE DIET.
  11. Don't give greasy food, salty food and meat.
  12. Since they don't have teeth, worms needs some fine sand to grind the food. Add some clean sand.
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