Boulder Vermicomposting

Three Wrongs of Worm Bin composting

April 20th, 2010

I found an article on this topic via the_worm_bin, and it’s great.  It discusses the three things you can do wrong in a worm bin: over feeding, over watering and over stimulating.  In particular, the tips to avoid overfeeding are good:

When starting a new bin, start feeding 1/4 of worms weight. Most people suggest feeding their weight. Yes, maybe later but not at the beginning. Let them get used to their new home. So if you have a pound of worms start with 1/4 pound of feed.

This is in line with some of the other feedback I’ve gotten in the past: “[f]eed your worms gently at the beginning”, but is more specific than anything else I’ve seen.

I’ve said before that keeping worms is easy, but, especially if you’re going to keep the worm bin in your house, and not in some in between space, it’s worth reviewing these tips.

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