Our Worm Farm

Our Red Wriggler worms arrived by special mail on January 28, 2010.

We had to prepare the worm farm by shredding newspaper, adding peat moss and then adding some fruits and vegetables. We add more food once a week. As the weeks have passed we are seeing that the food is disappearing and the worms are growing. Some food takes longer to break down than others. The worms don't eat meat, breads or sweets - only fruits and veggies.

Last week we added more newspaper and a layer of spinach.

Look carefully, can you see the worms? We've also identified some worm babies. They look like a little brown seed.

Here is some of the rich, deep brown, "soil," that the worms have created for us. This is what we

hope to use on our garden this spring. The white stuff you see is egg shell. That's suppose to make healthier worms.