David - Chime in ANYTIME!!! I appreciate all the very helpful information that you have shared with me. Great website link you posted and I followed the links on that website for even more information. Awesome! Thank you!!!
I am new to worm farming, so it's going to take me some time to learn the ropes. Right now my worms seem to be very happy and are quickly breaking down anything I add to the bin. They really love banana peels and other fruits. (Though I balance their diet with greens too, like spinach and lettuce and carrots.) I actually love the juicer because it breaks down the food immediately for the worms to eat. I had read that the worms eat the bacteria (and perhaps fungus) that actually breaks down the food. The decomposing time is much quicker when it is blended or juiced and I have not noticed any smell whatsoever. I had read where someone bought a used blender to use for the food scraps, so that is why I am using the juicer. I just happen to have that option and thought I would try it. I also freeze the extra juiced food scraps for later feedings. Additionally, I sprinkle a little corn meal in the bins and the worms seem to really like that too. I think I probably need to add a little more sand or grit to the bins. My biggest challenge is figuring out how often I should do that.
Interesting about you not needing to add lime to your worm bins. Hmmmm .... maybe I don't need to do that either. I wonder how I could tell? I had read the issue with citrus, so I therefore don't use citrus scraps. (Or very little if I do.) That is also very interesting about the dry paper and the worms controlling the moisture level by pulling it down. That is something I had not thought about. Great ideas you've shared with me! Thanks so much!
