How Do You Keep Red Wiggler Worms Alive?
Red wiggler worms, well adapted to living in the wild in leaf litter and manure, flourish readily when you meet their needs for food and habitat. They will excel at turning your kitchen scrap into valuable, fully organic plant fertilizer if you create optimum living conditions in their bin. Feed your worms a balanced diet. They like kitchen scraps, crushed eggshells and a little bit of grit provided in a pinch or two of soil for digesting their food. Avoid feeding them milk or dairy products, meats and bones, garlic, heavily spiced foods and pet feces. Keep the moisture level of your bin at between 70 and 80 percent. Buy a moisture meter or probe at a nursery or track how damp the bin needs to be by visually inspecting the bedding to make sure it is neither drying out nor sopping wet. Adjust the moisture content depending on what your worms like best, as indicated by whether they are eating well and reproducing. If liquids accumulate in the bottom of the bin, add more shredded paper or
