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 Out on the balcony, the old worm farm is full and overflowing. It was time to dig in, harvest out worm castings that were ready and put the rest of the compost in the new worm farm. The second level is in 'composting' mode (see notes below about how it works), and the top level is ready to add food.
-See that I added some shredded wet newspaper to the existing compost. Carbon helps balance out the rich nitrogen as the food breaks down. Worms love newspaper. I was told this via my permaculture teacher who spoke to a worm farming expert in Australia. It gives the worms a balanced diet and makes the compost stable. Imagine composting worms in nature, they would be eating lots of dead leaves along with the smelly and yummy animal poo. Same thing really.
+See that I added some shredded wet newspaper to the existing compost. Worms love newspaper. I was told this via my permaculture teacher who spoke to a worm farming expert in Australia. Carbon (newspaper) helps balance out the rich nitrogen from the food scraps. It gives the worms a balanced diet and makes the compost stable (ie so it doesn't smell). Imagine composting worms living in nature, they would be eating lots of dead leaves along with the smelly and yummy animal poo. Same thing really.
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