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| * Meat and dairy products | * Meat and dairy products | ||
| - | * Citrus fruits (too acidic) | ||
| * Pineapple: contains and enzyme that can kill worms | * Pineapple: contains and enzyme that can kill worms | ||
| - | * Onion, garlic, chilli (nothing that is hot or that stings) | ||
| * Fats and Oils | * Fats and Oils | ||
| * Salted or pickled food | * Salted or pickled food | ||
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| * Raw or hardwood sawdust | * Raw or hardwood sawdust | ||
| - | Worms DO like: | + | \\ Worms will eat a BIT of (if mixed in well with other foods) |
| + | * Citrus fruits (too much = too acidic) | ||
| + | * Onion, garlic, chilli (they don't really like anything that is too hot or that stings) | ||
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| + | \\ Worms DO like: | ||
| * Vegetable scraps | * Vegetable scraps | ||
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| * Cotton Rags | * Cotton Rags | ||
| * Cereals | * Cereals | ||
| - | * Grains (ground up first, not too much as grain attracts rodents) | ||
| * Tea bags & coffee grounds | * Tea bags & coffee grounds | ||
| - | * Mouldy bread | + | |
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| Worms like their food in small pieces, so cut it up before you feed them. Blending food with a bit of water is also a great way to feed them (they appreciate any help in breaking the size down). | Worms like their food in small pieces, so cut it up before you feed them. Blending food with a bit of water is also a great way to feed them (they appreciate any help in breaking the size down). | ||
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| How do you know when it's ready again? The new lower level will probably take about 2-3 weeks to finish breaking down. Keep an eye on it. In that time the new top food level will fill up again. It's a combination of needing to switch the top level to the bottom because it's full, or the bottom level being ready to harvest. There are no rules, just a system of switching when you need to. | How do you know when it's ready again? The new lower level will probably take about 2-3 weeks to finish breaking down. Keep an eye on it. In that time the new top food level will fill up again. It's a combination of needing to switch the top level to the bottom because it's full, or the bottom level being ready to harvest. There are no rules, just a system of switching when you need to. | ||
| + | [[How to harvest castings]] | ||
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| + | Back to [[Wormfarm]] | ||
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