Maintaining a Worm bin

Many people to great getting started with a worm composting container, then the new wears off and the bin/worms get neglected. Sometimes it is not neglect, it is little mistakes. But either way it can lead to dead worms which are stinky AND a waste of your money.

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In a nutshell -

• Keep the bin moist (but not dripping wet)
• Feed only when ALL food is gone
• Keep temps between 40-90 degrees

And when you have succeeded at the above for 90 days then harvest your bin for castings and do a check to see if you need to split bins or share worms.

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