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01. Worm Farming
Working on a worm farm is good leisure activity. You can have a lot of fun with it. Worm farming can help you to relax, doesn't take a lot of money to start, and is enjoyable. In fact, you may even wish to start your own worm farm business.
Worm farming allows you to use scraps from fruits and vegetables to create potting soil for plants in your garden or inside your home. The best thing about this is that anyone can do it, no matter if you live in a farm or an apartment.
In fact, if you are an apartment dweller, it is actually favorable as you do not need a backyard to farm worms. Compare that to growing lots of plants.
To begin, you will need the following items:
- A wooden or plastic container.
- A cover for the container that is made out of plastic, burlap or newspaper.
- Worms (Red Worms or Earthworms).
- Material for bedding purposes (i.e., newspaper, cardboard-the corrugated kind)
- Waste matter, such as scraps and peelings from vegetables, and tea bags; any organic waste matter is fine to use.
A wood or plastic container is very suitable to use. Some have suggested containers made from metal, but some sources fear that's not a good idea. Metal can cause contaminants to get into the compost. That can mess up the worm farming process altogether.
Your best bet is to use a plastic storage bin that you can see through. Whether you use that or a wooden container, holes will have to be drilled for drainage purposes. The holes should be placed on the sides and the bottom of the container.
You can also purchase containers that are made for that purpose. In that case, you may need more than one container because you will have to keep the worms in one and the worm castings in another.
For the bedding, you will need to tear the newspaper or cardboard material in strips that measure one to two inches long. Moisten them really good, but not so where they are drenched. If you don't want to do that, you can also use straw or decomposed compost. There are even some people who use grass clippings.
As far as the scraps are concerned, you should only use what is recommended. Using waste from animals is prohibited. Waste from animals is a breeding ground for maggots and other pests. The bedding has to be set up correctly because worms depend on it for their food source. It should have breathing space and be loose enough for the worms to move around. In addition to using newspaper or cardboard material, you can also use sawdust, burlap, hay, manure that has aged and dried leaves.
Always use matte paper like newspapers. Glossy paper like from junk mail and copy paper contains harmful toxins that can ruffle the composting processing. Cardboard that is glazed with plastic or wax is also bad. Avoid milk cartons. Any material that decomposes rapidly can be used.
If you decide to go with a proven manufactured worm bin that is inexpensive and easy to use, try out one of these Worm Composting Bins.
Next article — Worm Composting
About the Author
How to Start a Worm Farm
(an 11 article series by Jaye W.)
Article 1. Worm Farming
Article 2. Worm Composting
Article 3. Red Wiggler Worms
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