how do I start a worm farm?
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Question by Carol: how do I start a worm farm?
I am interested in growing worms for gardening and perhaps to sell the waste as fertilizer. I just want to do this on a small scale so I’m looking for info on the amount of space I would need as well as how to care for the worms properly. If anyone has experience in worm farming I’d love to hear from you. Thanks
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first you twist it
then you lick it
then you dunk it.. in the milk
Annie
October 20, 2011 at 12:25 am
A good way to have a worm farm would be to start a compost pile. They have kits that you can buy for them. A little dirt, old leaves, biodegradable materials such as apple cores, eggshells, etc. That way you could compost waste and grow your worms at the same time. Then you can use the soil to grow plants for fertilizer.
patrick
October 20, 2011 at 1:00 am
Worm farming is a simple way of turning vegetable and fruit scraps into a great potting soil or soil amendment for your garden or house plants. It can be done year round, by apartment dwellers and home owners. Worm farming is particularly useful for people who would like to compost their food scraps but do not have space for a backyard compost bin.
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mindwarp
October 20, 2011 at 1:53 am
I am a teacher, and we do this all the time (there`s at least 4 of us that do this regularly) – it’s good for the kids to see and learn from. Right now, the bin is in my basement, and it`s very discreet and I put my organic waste in there (not all though!), just once a week and turn it a little. I only started a few months ago, and getting some very rich, dark products already.
We had a new population of red wigglers heading our way thanks to our friends at Food Share and Cathy’s Composters.
Great website to get started or back on track is http://www.cathyscomposters.com
and or Look up Vermicomposting.
http://www.acmewormfarm.com/
http://www.wormcomposting.ca/vermicomposting-bins-and-kits/
http://www.earthwormworks.com/shop_for_worms/shop_for_worms.htm
enjoy!
Rosanna
October 20, 2011 at 2:46 am