Small Farms

Another common problem for worm farmers is that their worms aren’t breeding and multiplying.  Playing romantic music for your worms won’t work, but there are a few other ways to bring romance back to your worm farm.

There are a few things that will make your worms happy and make them more apt to multiply in captivity:

• Do not keep your worms in a warm or sunny environment.  They prefer a nice cool area.  The optimum temperature for them is 18-25 degrees Celsius.
• Keep the habitat moist, but not soaking wet.  Wet soil will drown worms and keep other worms from multiplying.
• Acidic soil is bad for the worms and they will not multiply in this soil condition.  Food that can cause this condition are fruits and grains.  To counteract this soil condition, add wood ash to the soil once a month.  You may also use a soil test kit to keep track of the soil conditions.

~~Charlotte

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