"Keep it Simple, Sweetie" in the Garden; A healthy worm farm.

I love worms. I love that I can tell my kids that we can't have a pet because we have about 1 thousand already. They are so easy to look after and great for my kitchen waste and my garden. Did I mention I love them?

What you will need;

We got our worm farm from bunnings. You can get everything you need and they even sell the worms. Easy peasy. 

 Things you need to know;

Make sure you put the work farm in a shaded warm place. Not too hot, not too cold. These little animals need to be comfortable. They also need to be moist, so you need to spray the top layer about once a week.









You can feed them; kitchen scraps, grass clippings, wet cardboard, and newspaper. You need to keep the farm a little bit aerated, so paper and stuff is good for that.






 DO NOT feed them;

no citrus,
no onions
no garlic
no meat
no bread

You need to hand trowel top layer bedding about once a week. It is best to do this when there is no surface food on top. Be gentle with your little pets.

It can take about 6 months for a new worm farm to really come into it's own. Don't worry if not much is happening or they are not eating much. If they haven't eaten what you are giving them in a couple of days then just reduce the amount you are putting in for a while. When it is fully working the worms should eat about 250g of food a day.



And when they start doing that you will have some lovely worm juice to put on your garden. Make sure you dilute it first, by 10 parts water to 1 part worm juice. Have fun with your lovely pets. xx