how to feed my worms

[Bluegill]

I've put some worms in my GB's .....
question....If my water chemistry gets out of whack...how will it affect them?
Also, How do I feed em...or do I need to?
I've searched the threads and cant find an answer....
Thanks Mates!

[Byron]

they live in there without much attention really. early days you might burry some of your bead branches of what ever your growing. but as the root balls grow in your gardens the worms will live off the old dead roots and you wont need to 'feed the worms' they'll take care of themselves. they pretty hardy and mulitply RAPIDLY to what the conditions allow ir food, temperature, moisture.

[Castaway]

Hey Blue- If the plants are growing fine then your compost worms will be fine too. The worms tend to hang around in the rootball feeding off it I've found...Just give nature a chance to take its course...

[dufflight]

Plant roots work like filter mats. The worms will work there way through any solids that get caught there and any dead plant matter. Not sure if any one has tried NFT with unfiltered water and a heap of compost worms. Be interesting to see if they could keep the root mass clean.

[Jens UK]

hello,

here s a pic of one of my worm feeders. I just pile it full with greenery scraps. its amazing how quick it goes down and needs refilling.
its just a plasic basket with loads of holes all around so that the worms and water can enter easyly. its about the depth of the growbed, just buried against the side.
Murray has a much better looking worm feeder made from 100mm tube buried in the middle of a growbed. not sure where I have seen it.

whe I revamp my whole system next year, I will put the feeder directly under the water inlet so it acts as a solid filter too.

cheers

jens

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[Bluegill]

Thanks All....great info on the worm feeder....I'll put one in every GB..
When they multiply...Can you have too many worms?....or will they naturally seek their own numbers?

[Murray]

The worm population is self regulating according to food available and general living conditions for the worms.

[hortiluxious]

When you speak of living conditions...Are worms able to live in a sand mixture?

[Wendy in BC]

hortiluxious,

Sand in the grow bed is not a good idea, it doesn't allow for proper water flow. Generally nothing smaller than 3/4 inch is recommended.

[bigdaddy]

Hi Folks,

I've never tried worms in a sand mixture, but having grown worms for a number of years can't see why not, just keep the vege scraps going in,no garlic onion citrus or the like,I personally would veer away from manure,keep them moist with some moist carpet or cardboard on top,they work best at about 23 C depending on species, tigers slightly higher ,not much blues slightly lower but not much red wrigglers about that, don't let them get to hot, they tend to die getting cold they just are not as productive,I love them,easy to keep and provide the best castings for your garden.

Ah just read Wendy's post,yes sand is not good in a grow bed but I was talking about worms being kept separate from the grow bed.

Cheers.