Guide to Worm Farming - Pittwater Council

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A FULLY OPERATIONAL CAN-O-WORMS VENTILATION HOLES LID LEVEL 4 Third Working Tray LEVEL 3 Second Working Tray LEVEL 2 First Working Tray LEVEL 1 Collector Tray TAP ©1995 N. Nattrass Sourced from www.reln.com.au
LID VENTILATION HOLES Always keep a lid on your worm farm to maintain a dark, damp and cool environment, with a few holes in the lid for airflow. LEVEL 4 Third Working Tray LEVEL 3 Second Working Tray LEVEL 2 First Working Tray This tray is used for food scraps when Level 3 is at least 2cm deep in worm castings. Start to add food scraps in this tray and cover with the hessian bag/ paper used in Level 3, starting the process over again. In a few months, there should be no worms in the first working tray (Level 2), only worm castings. When this happens you can take out this tray using the worm castings on the garden as fertiliser, and then using this tray as Level 4 in the future. This tray is for food scraps. Place around 2cm of food scraps over half of the tray area and see how the worms go. Over time you will be able to assess how much food your worms can manage at any one time. Always cover the food scraps with a damp hessian cover or newspaper, don’t let the cover dry out. In a few months, when this tray has at least 2cm of worm castings (dark soil appearance), you can add the Level 4 tray to start the process over. This tray is for the bedding and where you introduce new worms to the system. You can use material such as peat moss, shredded paper, coconut fibre or similar, just put enough bedding into the tray so that the next tray (Level 3) rests on top of this bedding, this way the worms will easily reach Level 3. LEVEL 1 Collector Tray This tray catches liquid fertiliser that drains from the upper levels of the worm farm. Simply drain this liquid by turning on the tap, and there you have your own organic fertiliser to use on your potted plants or garden. TAP The process starts here
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Page 4 and 5: The Essential Ingredients for a Goo
Page 8 and 9: Common Problems with Worm Farms and
Page 10: Notes:

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