Worm farm idea

I don't mind worms because I know how good they are for our gardens, and I went on a course a couple of years ago to learn all about worm farming. I found it very interesting and fascinating! The idea you are talking about seems so simple, and one that I could implement in my garden lilaclady, so methinks I might give it a go - using a potato sack is best I think. Have you started one?

Sounds great and cheap too! I have a question though! Where could we get the worms to populate the worm farm?? And what do they feed on? How many times do we have to feed the worms every day?

First of all I don't have a chance of do gardening, because we live in apartment. But if I live in a home and have place to do gardening, I will not do a worm farm. Its not my kind of things. I hate worm. But I am glad you have shared the information, which can help someone to worm farming.

Yucky Lilaclady, I don't like worms. I know all about what good they do to compost heaps and they are necessary to aerate the soil etc - but I really do not like worms so I will not be doing this. Are you going to do it? It's the way that they wriggle that scares me - plus having a big sister who would chase me with worms and then, when I was caught, would put them down the front or back of my dress. shudders. Well, good worming my friend - to each his own. Blessings

I have heard of this where people have a container in their basement and feed the worms all year round with organic waste. I have heard of restaurants doing this also with their vegetable scraps too. It is not a popular idea as a lot of people do not like worms so would rather throw the scraps in the garbage. I understand if it is done right it does not smell and you wan use the castings as a soil supplement. I have never heard of it being done in a burlap bag before and I would be afrain fo it drying out. Most of the projects I have seen use large plastic containers of some sort .

Hello my friend lilaclady Ji, I just could not make out anything about its utility. I am really so feel bad that I wish and curious to know some thing more about this worm Farm. What is its utilisation and why, at we need to make. I am really astonished on such farming. May God bless You and have great time.

I am telling you I am in the wrong business. Have you priced red wigglers (worms used for composting) lately? They cost a fortune!!! I was going to buy some till I seen the price .....for worms!!! Worms don't bother me.They are good for the garden.

I have definately heard of the worm farm idea and there are people in my country have great big massive site and they use all sorts of stuff and the sell the castings as soil conditioner and that. Its okay if you had a large place to go into business. At least you don't have to milk them just supply them with food and they do the rest.

Hi mate, yup this is a good idea for your garden. I used to see the spud sack on the ground and keep it wet, if the ground dries out, the worms will go deep, and won't eat any scraps you throw them. I am probably in want of more worms than are in the garden, my main problems are snails, they are eating my pumpkin, rock melon and lettuce, and last night, the possums came back and stole 4 nearly ripe tomatoes. A trip to the river for them when, not if, I catch them, they will be better off down the river, than stealing my veges. The little buggers. I live over at Werribee mate, not far away. Coooeeee, djya hear that?

I never had a worm farm anywhere near me, I have always lived on the second floor, and so it doesn't apply to me, even though I had a garden for the last three years and a downstairs appartment, thanks for the info though.

With a worm farm you do not need a lot of worms to get it started at all, as they soon multiply if they have the right environment. Worms are one thing that we like to see out on our land and more so in the areas which we are going to use for the vegetables in any year. On our small organic farmlet, we mulch the fruit and vegetables that we do not sell or can use etc plus of course the plant itself. We simply work it into the soil and find that it provides a good base for the legumes we then plant. The legumes are to improve the soil and are not harvested but instead they too are worked back into the ground. Those things alone plus not using any chemicals, fertilisers or pesticides improve the soil and encourage the worms. The worms themselves aerate the soil naturally and also provide a "fertliser" to help anything you plant to grow. We still use the compost bins of course and the liquid as well as the compost itself goes around the base of the fruit trees which helps them with the fruit. The method you have suggested is great for anyone who has a small area lilaclady plus possibly best of all, it is cheap, easy and environmentally friendly. If you cannot get a bag, then an old piece of carpet or an old floor mat also works very well. Once the first one is ready for the garden, you can also take some of the worms from that lot to start the new worm farm off. Thanks for sharing this information lilaclady because it is something that can be done anywhere in the world, providing they have a little patch of dirt that needs some environmentally friendly help.

Some people have buckets under their sinks to put in their scrap vegetables for worms to eat. They will use this "black gold" to put in with their house plants. This will also help to keep some of the trash out of the landfills and be a benefit to those that use it. I have also known people that would just bury their vegetable scraps in holes dun in the garden in various spots. They would plant their plants over these holes so that the new plants would have a good start. Of course they had good soil with plenty of worms in it .I personally scatter my vegetable scraps over the garden to create a mulch that the worms can eat at their leisure.In the spring time I will turn over the garden so that the mulch is in the ground and I will start adding new mulch/ worm food.

I have 7 bins and i have about 15.000 worms to date. I have had very good luck with my bins but i have the tower type with 5 trays. I love it!. I wanted to try the bags one also but i think it will get to hot here in Memphis for the worms in a bag that will act i think like a green house effect so , i am not sure if i would try this one but looks cool anyways