Location: Texas
Worm farm is not as demanding as you think. Worm farm does not also mean that you have to have a wide lawn because you can simply do it inside your home with your kitchen scraps and your worm bin. Now if you plan to make it a business in the future that will of course require a bigger area. In the meantime, you just have to learn doing it in a smaller scale in preparation for the future.
To maintain your worm farm, you just have to be aware of two things: the temperature and the food. Composting worms particularly Red Wiggler worms are never choosy when it comes to their foods and environment but they also have some restrictions. They thrive on organic materials so you really won’t have problems with that. Kitchen scraps, fruit peelings, tea bags, coffee grounds, grass clippings and other organic materials. You just have to check that those materials were not sprayed with chemicals or those fruits aren’t acidic. You also should be careful on oily foods. Remember that you are also not supposed to feed them with dairy products, meat, fish, bones and fresh animal manure. When feeding them, do not give them more than their body weight because it may lead to the worms’ death.
With regard to the environment, make sure that you keep a temperature of 50-85 degrees Fahrenheit; otherwise your worms will try to escape from the bin. You may locate the worm bin in the garage, basement or under your kitchen sink just as long as the area is not too cold and not too hot. Take time to always check on the bedding because it should not be left dry. It should always be moist but not too wet.
These things are not hard to do, are they?
Visit http://www.gardenworms.com/blog for more tips on vermicomposting with Red Wiggler worms.
I would like to learn more about raising red wigglers. For hobby and fishing at first, then for profit later.
i never knew how i was raising my worm before caused it to vanish. one time i had a pet worm and 3 days later it was gone. the next one was dead because the environment was dry like desert dry. wish i would have known how to take good care of them before i started. thanks for the awesome cool tips!!!! i will keep you posted on my worm farm i just started today!!!!!!!!!!!!!