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Worm farm composting

Worm farm composting is a frequently applied method of increasing soil fertility – what happens is that the structure and drainage of the soil is improved, together with the holding of water and the breaking up of clays. It is widely noted among gardeners as being a secret ingredient to a healthy garden.
And because compost worms eat up to half their own body weight in waste material, they are very efficient in the production of organic compost.

Dendrobaena worms are used again and again in worm farm composting. And they compost a wide range of substances – anything that has lived and died; vegetable peelings; cooked vegetables; vacuum dust; pet hair; lawn clippings; animal waste; inner tubes from toilet / kitchen rolls; cardboard egg boxes.

One administers 1kg of worms for every cubic meter of soil – these measures at approximately 1600 to 2000 worms. The worms themselves are asexual and they can breed every couple of weeks; and without predators they have a life expectancy of up to 15 years.

Normal composting involves the collection of a body of dead cell matter in a single place before letting nature do the composting business by the process of oxidization. By contrast, worm farm composting works much faster. Furthermore, they do not produce any smell.

When creating a worm farm, know the natural habitat of worms. Worms survive and thrive only in warm areas which are moist and continually dark – they should be kept indoors during the cooler months.