Winter is the time of year when many raising red worms will find it difficult.
They find their worms are dying off.
This can easily be avoided if you take precautions when raising your red worms.
Seasonal changes affect the way one raises their red worms. When winter arrives we concentrate on keeping our red worms warm. It is much easier when raising red worms to keep a worm bin warm than trying to keep it cool enough during the warmer months.
Raising red worms and transitioning from winter to spring can be relatively simple if you approach it properly. Here are some tips to help you make that transition:
Make sure your worm bin does not have too much moisture. Moisture and heat do not mix when it comes to keeping a worm bin. A soil moisture meter can be purchased at most hardware, home improvement and even discount stores this time of year. A good year round moisture percentage to maintain is 60% to 70%.
Add less green items and more brown items to reduce the heat in your worm bin. Brown (carbon) products consist of shredded newspaper and cardboard for one. These products will not generate nearly as much heat within your worm bin as green products do.
Avoid certain vegetables. As we start to transition from winter to spring avoid melons and vegetables such as cucumbers for a while.
These tips will save you and your worms some grief as the warmer months start to approach.
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