How to start a Worm Farm | GARDEN | Great Home Ideas

We give the beginner all the hints and tips to start a worm farm. From setup to what to do with the worm wee, we’ve got you covered.

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you know what they say the early bird
catches the worm now these little guys
are nature’s recyclers and a Gardener’s
best friend so if you’re looking to add
some natural homemade goodness to your
garden and recycle your food scraps at
the same time then all you need are some
composting worms and a home to put them
in so let’s get a wle
on that’s right I’m talking about a worm
farm and of course these days you can
buy them as a k
off the shelf from your local hardware
or garden center so how do we do this
how do we put it together so basically
it’s a little like making lasagna with
different layers and we’re starting with
our bottom tray so what I’m going to do
is just line the base with a little bit
of cardboard and I’m actually just using
the packaging which is
perfect now of course every worm needs
some nice cozy bedding so I’ve just got
my hands on a Coya bedding block which
comes with most kits and I’ve expanded
it in water till it feels a little bit
like a damp sponge so let’s get some of
this stuff in
there
C now it’s at this point that you can
add your worms so what you want to do is
get your hands on a box of composting
worms so you can pick those up from
again your garden center or your local
hardware store and it takes a city of
worms so believe it or not there are
about a thousand worms here in this
bucket now I’m often asked what’s the
difference between the Earth worms in
the garden and composting worms well
composting worms are sort of tailor made
for this job they’re voracious and they
love eating through food scraps really
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quickly that’s all
right all right so now our worms are
settling into their new home it’s time
to put on the next tray so this is like
the dining cart it’s where all the food
scraps go and you’ll notice that there’s
actually a lot of holes here in the
bottom so that’s both for irration and
drainage but also so that those wriggly
worms there at the bottom can make their
way up to the buffet to feed on those
scraps all right so what’s on the menu
so worms like to Feast on things like
vegetable peelings and fruit scraps you
can even put things like tea bags or
coffee grounds in there even
eggshells I also like to add a little
bit of newspaper just to balance things
out and then I also like to put a little
bit of compost in there what that does
is it just adds a little bit of grit to
those food scraps makes it easy to
digest what you don’t want to include in
your worm farmer things like meat and
dairy because they smell and they can
attract Vermin you don’t want to include
too much Citrus and onion either but
small amounts are just
fine now we can add our little blanket
so this helps to keep our worms
insulated so they don’t get too hot or
too cold and it keeps it nice and dark
which they
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love now that Lids on I think this is
the perfect cool Shady spot for it it’s
also close to the house for convenience
now we can just leave it to do its
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thing in the days and weeks ahead you’ll
need do a little bit of Maintenance to
your worm farm but not a lot which is
great so next time you’re out adding
your food scraps just make sure you take
off that lid and peel the blanket back
so you can see what’s happening with
your worm farm it’s coming along really
nicely now it’s worth noting that worms
need both moisture and oxygen to survive
so if you notice that your worm farm is
getting a little bit smelly and just get
in there and air rate it a little bit
you’ll also need to add a little bit of
moisture from time to time just make
sure you don’t add too much water cuz
you don’t want those little wormies
getting water logged the other thing
you’ll need to do is about once a week
put a little bit of worm farm
conditioner in there so all you do is
sprinkle it on the top and what it does
is it neutralizes the acidity helps to
balance that pH and once you get that pH
perfect for your worms they’re able to
digest lots of food
scraps you feel
and then you got it back on with the
blanket and the
ledge did you know that a worm farm of
this size can actually recycle about
four to 5 kilog of food waste a week
that’s really impressive but not only
does it recycle your food waste the
other benefit is what you’ll find
underneath so take a look at this this
is what we call worm poo or worm
castings so it’s full of Rich organic
nutrients and beneficial microbes so it
helps to nourish and improve the
soil now all of that goodness is ready
to either mix through potting mix or dig
straight into the garden who doesn’t
love a brussel
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sprout we haven’t talked much about the
tap here at the bottom of the worm farm
it’s important to keep it open and put a
little bucket underneath because it not
only helps to provide good eration and
drainage but what comes out of it is
pretty special stuff so this is what we
call worm weave so it’s basically the
runoff or leak shape from your worm farm
and it’s also full of lots of goodness
so it’s like liquid gold but remember
when it comes out of the tap it’s quite
concentrated and someone taught me this
and it always stuck with me that your
worm whe should be diluted to the color
of a weak black teeth before you use
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it in my books every Garden should have
a worm farm they’re compact so they
don’t take up much space they’re good
for the environment and they’re good for
your garden and of course who doesn’t
love a good old cup of tea
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