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- | Add food scraps | + | ===== FEEDING THE WORMS ===== |
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- | WHAT TO FEED THE WORMS ====== | + | Worms DON'T like: |
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+ | * Meat and dairy products | ||
+ | * Citrus fruits (too acidic) | ||
+ | * Pineapple: contains and enzyme that can kill worms | ||
+ | * Onion, garlic, chilli (nothing that is hot or that stings) | ||
+ | * Fats and Oils | ||
+ | * Salted or pickled | ||
+ | * Spoiled canned food | ||
+ | * Fresh grass or weed clippings | ||
+ | * Raw or hardwood sawdust | ||
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+ | Worms DO like: | ||
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+ | * Vegetable | ||
+ | * Fruit (but not too much as it increases the acidity of the worm farm) | ||
+ | * CRUSHED egg shells | ||
+ | * Newspaper | ||
+ | * Hair and nail clippings | ||
+ | * Cotton Rags | ||
+ | * Cereals | ||
+ | * Grains (ground up first, not too much as grain attracts rodents) | ||
+ | * Tea bags & coffee grounds | ||
+ | * Mouldy bread | ||
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+ | Worms like their food in small pieces, so cut it up before you feed them. Blending food with a bit of water is also a great way to feed them (they appreciate any help in breaking the size down). | ||
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+ | DO NOT OVERFEED THE WORMS. Feeding them twice a week is sufficient. The food from their previous meal should be well on its way to being consumed/ | ||
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+ | WHENEVER YOU FEED THE WORMS ADD A BIT OF SHREDDED, SOAKED NEWSPAPER! This really helps keep the worm farm balanced and functioning. | ||
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