Dec 26 2008
The Wormguy
Well Christmas is finally over and a lot of the snow is gone. Christmas day was in the 40s and very windy, How was your Christmas? I hope it was very good for everybody but I know it was not for some.
Well lets get back to worm farming
Today we shall discuss bedding material. Just like in a regular compost bin its important to have a balance of carbon and nitrogen inside your bin. The purpose of the bedding material is to provide a balanced food source for the worms, to moderate moisture levels in the bin, to control odor and to ensure the proper aeration. The bedding material is usally newspaper, shreded leaves, peat moss and shreded cardboard.
To avoid odors and keep the worms working efficently, add a handfull of this carbon rich bedding material each time you add kitchen scraps. This is easy if you stockpile a few trash bags full of shreded newspaper or dry leaves. To prevent matting, pieces should be no longer than aboutn 1 inch, so if you are using paper from a shreder, you may have to chop it up into shorter lenghts.
