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Lesson 4 |
OVER half way done, we can make it now!!!
Wow the earthworms are finally starting to eat! (Week 3-4)
- What and how much to feed your red worms.
- How to separate the vermicompost kit
- How to tell when enough worms are in the kit.
- What to do with the extras.
What and how much to feed them.
Here again, I've heard it said "to only feed earthworms what they can eat in a day", well the problem with that is:
In order for the earthworms to consume the feed, it has to decompose, and I don't know of to many things that undergo this type of drastic change in one day, except chicken that's been left out! So, in order to use this formula, either the food has to already be rotten (decomposed) or you have to figure out how long its going to take it to become decomposed.. A lot of figuring, especially when the worms are hungry NOW. Plus of course if you want to turn it into a daily chore, then this might be fine.
I prefer putting on enough feed to last a while, with a variety of times that it decomposes. A continual process, that makes feed available all the time. As it starts going down about half way add some more, what you add today will be ready for them to eat within a week.
By putting the feed only in one area, instead of all over the bed, the worms can "come to dinner" and leave. In the kits, by just adding to the front, in a pile and covering with a damp sheet of newspaper, seems to work well. The bottom of the pile is decomposed and the earthworms eat it, the next layer is what is starting to decompose, and the last layer will be getting there!
By using the newspaper and covering it up as needed, you are adding the additional bedding that is required.
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