2006-12-11 00:01:30 · 5 answers · asked by Ollie O 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
~You put in all kitchen waste & any other organic matter. (but remember - worms don't like citrus or onion)
~Add lots of fibre - like torn-up cardboard/torn up egg boxes - or 'worm treat' (specially made)
~ Keep the lid on and they gradually eat their way through the waste and make nice compost on the way.
~ Make sure worms don't drown - by draining off the liquid that is produced - put a bucket under the drain tap. You can use this liquid as plant feed (watered down).
2006-12-11 01:23:16 · answer #1 · answered by Lavender 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vermiculture is the term used to describe composting with worms. The worms eat the waste, and then their droppings, called "castings", are rich source of plant food and soil conditioner. Other decomposers will inevitably show up in the worm bin as well, and tiny white worms, about 1/2" are particularly good ones. There are many different kinds of worms, and some are more effective than others, redworms are the best for vermiculture. They prefer to eat kitchen waste more than other kinds and are voratious. They need nesting material, which can be supplied with newspaper strips, straw, or leaves. They like to eat at the surface, where earthworms will actually pull things underground with them to consume them, so are better soil aeraters. It is easy to overwhelm the worms, and end up with a stinky mess, so it is important to calculate how many worms you need for the volume of waste in your household. There is a great book called "Worms Eat My Garbage" thacan tell you how to do that. But the worms will adjust their population to the quantity of food available to them, with time. When a population of fruit flies joins in the party, the best thing to do is try covering the surface of the soil with a thick, say 4" layer of dry soil and leave it undisturbed for a few weeks. If that doesn't work, and you can't figure out what eats fruit fly larvae, then it's best to put the whole thing outside in the ground and start over again.
2006-12-12 00:31:00 · answer #2 · answered by naturelady 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can buy them, there is a lower tray that you fill with kitchen food waste and some worms that are supplied. They eat the waste and poo it out, turning it into soil, then as they fill it up, then you just put another tray on top and the worms move upwards. There is a tap pn the bottom and you can pour off pure beatiful worm-juice which acts as an amazing addition to normal compost.
2006-12-11 08:14:49 · answer #3 · answered by voodoobluesman 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A wormery works with waste wegetables.
2006-12-11 08:09:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically a sophisticated compost heap, the worms feed on waste and rotting matter, and produce a lovely friable soil from their turds.
By controlling the environment with to maintain the moisture and air, makes the process more efficient.
You end up with nice compost and lots of worms you can sell to anglers
2006-12-11 08:12:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋