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In a worm farm, worms eat the food and kitchen scraps that would otherwise go to landfill. They produce "castings", or worm poo, which is an excellent plant food for your garden. Their urine also drains off at the bottom and can be diluted with 10 parts of water for a terrific plant fertilizer. The castings and urine have no smell.
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Will garden worms harm your worm farm worms?
They will not harm them; however they will not live on the food scrapes you are putting in your farm like the red worms will.
How many worms would you need for a worm farm?
A small worm farm made from a couple of plastic boxes can start with one or two thousand worms. After a few months, if the worms are well fed and at the right temperature, that number will have turned into five or six thousand worms. You can then split the farm in two, or give some away.
Do worm farm worms eat pasta?
No worms do not east pasta, in fact it's not good for worms they need to eat organic foods from soil.
How can you measure the effects of a worm farm?
The main point of a worm farm is to divert food scraps away from landfill, where they decompose in anaerobic conditions (that is, without any air), and so produce methane which is a gas about 20 times more harmful to global warming than carbon dioxide. You can measure the effects by the amount of food waste you still throw away compared to the amount your worms eat. A worm will eat its own body weight in one day, so at the start, with 1000 worms, you can only feed about quarter of a pound (125 grams) of food scraps per day. Later, if your worm farm increases to 20,000 worms, you can feed much more. And a side effect of your worm farm is, of course, the worm castings and urine, which make excellent plant food for your garden.
What are worm farms?
well , you know compost heaps? you get similar stuff put it in a big container that can breath then add worms. you put damp paper on top to keep moisture some people have like a small hole in the container for worm wee to come out. if you put 1 sixth of this 5 sixths water you can put it on plants. A worm farm is a way to recycle household food and non-food items. A worm farm is started in a strong container, usually plastic, about 9x14x7 inches. In the container you need to add dampened shredded newspaper. Add a few handfuls of garden soil, a few crushed eggs shells to the newspaper and the worms. Keep the bedding material wettish but not drenched. The worms most suitable for worm farms are red worms (also known as red wrigglers or manure worms), blue worms and tiger worms. In addition to recycling household waste, the worm farm will produce a rich soil that can be used for house plants, vegetable gardens and lawns.
Who buys red worms?
Fishermen, whoever owns a worm farm and owners of game fish in tanks
Is a worm a WORM?
It depends on your definition of 'worm'. Earth worms and water worms both belong to the Phylum Annelid, if all Annelids are worms then water worms are worms.
What is the process of a worm-farm?
The basic process of a worm farm, for profit or for your own use and sharing, is to provide worms (usually red worms) a medium where they have adequate food and moisture within contained beds. This allows the worms to eat and breed. Most worms mate by coming to the surface and joining at a particular spot in their bodies. A common earthworm has a recognizable band near it's center where two worms join together.
Why should you get a worm farm?
* Worms eat your organic garbage, preventing it going to landfill where it would produce the greenhouse gas methane as it decomposes, and saving cost of garbage disposal. * Worms convert your food scraps into valuable worm manure, nature's favorite plant food, and saving cost of buying chemical fertilizer. * Worms breed quickly and can even be sold, along with their compost, for extra income.
A water worm is a worm?
It depends on your definition of 'worm'. Earth worms and water worms both belong to the Phylum Annelid, if all Annelids are worms then water worms are worms.
What is the best way to regulate the temperature in a worm farm?
The ideal temperature for a worm farm so the worms can breed is 65 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit (18 - 25 degrees Celsius). If you live in a warm climate, place your worm farm in the shade, in the garage or shed, or even inside, as a properly managed worm farm has no smell. On a very hot day you can run cooling water through your worm farm (open the tap at the bottom) and then cover with a wet blanket or tarpaulin.
What do you use as a worm farm?
ussually, compost piles. if you want to contain the worms you cound put your compost inside of a bin.
