After starting your vermiculture, it will be very important to know how to properly feed your worms so that they grow well and healthy. This article will teach you how to feed worms in a vermiculture.
Steps
Step 1. Find out what your worms like
As with a pet, it will also be important for a worm to eat what they like! Worms are very happy to eat the following things:
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Most fruit and vegetable scraps (see exceptions in the next step).
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Remnants of your juicer (but not the lemon).
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Cardboard pieces - be sure to moisten them a little and cut them into small pieces first).
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Paper, handkerchiefs, paper tickets, etc.
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Your hair - clean your brushes and give the hair you find to your worms!
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Coffee grounds.
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Egg shells.
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Banana peels (worms particularly like these).
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Leaves.
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Step 2. Learn what NOT to give your worms
There are a few things that worms don't like or can even hurt them. Don't feed the following to your worms:
- Any sour fruit - and that is, above all, tomatoes, lemons and fruits of the same family and kiwi. Many tropical fruits are also acidic.
- Banana peels
- Dairy products, such as cheese, yogurt, or cream.
- Pasta.
- Bread, brioches, cakes.
- Meat fish
- Spicy food
Step 3. Feed the worms about once a week
Either way, check how much they eat - if they run out of food sooner, you'll need to give them more frequently.