Keeping and using worms to your benefit
Keeping worms means keeping a compost pile that can benefit your garden and the environment.
There are more than 3,500 species of earthworms around the world and this includes the red worm variety as well. Each worm has five pairs of hears but this is paired with just one little brain. A worm can grow a new head or a new tail if one or both ends are cut in anyway. They don’t have any teeth or eyes so they don’t chew what they eat the same way humans or other animals would. They can eat about half its weight in food scraps every single say. They can’t see where they are going so their movements are based on feel more than seeing. Worms produce about one egg capsule every 10 days roughly and these eggs incubate in about 20 days.
You can keep worms simply by just providing them with adequate space to roam, food and plenty of air. It takes about a sixteen to twenty galloon clear container with a secure lid. Bedding such as soil and other compost matter is needed as well. Add the red worms to the mix and provide adequate scraps for food throughout the duration of the compost heap.
To avoid odors make sure the air can move freely through the container and keep the bedding moist but not too wet. Don’t overfeed what your worms can’t eat or mold and mildew may form.
If gnats and flies become and issue or even ants, be sure and bury the food scraps and place several sheets of newspaper over the top of the bedding.
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