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• Steps
• Tips
• What do you need

Once you have built a worm farm, it is very important to know how to feed the worms properly so that they develop and stay healthy. This article provides a summary of how to feed worms on a farm.

Steps

1. 1 Find out what worms love. Just like any pet or pet, feeding always gets better if that's what the pet wants! The worms are really happy to consume the following:
   • Most fruit and vegetable waste (see exclusions in next step).
   • Waste from your juicer (not citrus fruits).
   • Cardboard boxes - remember to soak them first and break them into small pieces).
   • Paper, textiles, paper tickets, etc.
   • Your Hair - Brush your comb weekly and give the worms your hair!
   • Coffee grounds.
   • Eggshell.
   • Banana peel (I like it especially).
   • Leaves.
2. 2 Know what not feed your worms. There are some things your worms don't like or might even harm them. Do not feed the worms with the following foods:
   • Any very acidic fruit - mostly tomatoes, any citrus fruit, or kiwi. Some tropical fruits can also be too acidic.
   • Onion peel.
   • Dairy products such as cheese, yoghurt, cream.
   • Pasta.
   • Bread, rolls, cakes.
   • Meat fish.
   • Spicy food.
3. 3 Feed the worms only once a week. However, keep an eye on their consumption rate, this will affect how often you need to replenish their food supply.
   • The amount of food you need may vary from season to season

Tips

• If you are composting, keep a separate container for the foods the worms love the most. Leave everything else in your general compost or bin if it can't be composted for worms.
• Don't feed on acidic foods like tomatoes.

What do you need

• Worm farm
• Suitable food