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henryl65

worm bin questions

6 years ago

I started about June 16 or so (worm factory 360), so it
hasn’t quite been a month. I bought one lb of worms, so approximately 1000 I
think. I am already to 1 and a half trays, so maybe I’m just feeding too much.
We have a garden and we eat a lot of veggies and fruit, so we end up with a lot
of potential worm food (peelings, trimmings, veggies that go bad before we can
eat them or put them up). Based on what I've read, I should only be feeding
after they have eaten the previous feeding? That correct?

I had the bin in my garage, which was ok in June…but in July
it gets pretty hot where I am in the northern half of Georgia. The garage temp
has been around 80 to 84, but last night I took the temp of the bedding and it
was closer to 94, so this morning I brought the bin inside. Regarding the worm
movement, when I first started they would definitely move towards food, but now
they seem pretty sluggish (may be the heat?). They tend to stay at the outside
edge of the trays…maybe trying to avoid the heat coming from the center?

Also, I seem to have a strong population of fly larva. They
don’t bother me, and I understand their castings are beneficial too, but it
makes me think my conditions aren’t yet ideal for the worms. Would love
suggestions/comments for improvement!

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