Often individuals decide to raise chickens while there are others who prefer livestock but if you want to help the soil and restore all of it's lost nutrients then what you should do is build a worm farm yourself instead to buying a pre-built one at a supply store. A good thing about creating your own worm farm is that the price isn't that much. The only things you'll really need are 3 or 4 stacked bins or plastic crates wood or some other light and water resistant compound, some worms, a strip of insect screen for the bottom portion ripped up newspaper, garden soil or potting mix, water and good scraps.
When you finally have all of these it's time to commence building your worm farm by placing a number of holes in the lid and on the bottom. The number of holes in the lid depends on how big the box is but just remember that the holes must be evenly spaced to allow oxygen to enter and excess water, and to let worm waste drain. The insect scree you picked up should be securely placed at the bottom to keep the worms in.
Now that you've made on the outside of the worm farm it's time to go to the inside by filling the container with newspaper. It works out best if you put three quarters of this inside and dampen it with water before adding the soil or possibly potting mix and this is done to ensure that the worms will eat the scraps you provide. When you are done it is time for you to introduce the worms their brand new home. Some people throw in a thousand of these worms and as long as you make sure they're content they will multiply and you'll probably lose all count of how many are in there.
But what do we do the other bins? The last thing we need to do is to place the extras containers over the original one.
If you have any idea what worms like to eat, a few examples are coffee grounds or tea leaves, crushed egg shells, fruit peelings, hair, stale biscuits and cakes, saw dust, plate scrapings, wet cardboard, vacuum dust and vegetable waste. so to put it simply, worms love to eat dirt but you need to avoid putting in too much since you might over feed them. a good way to figure out how many is sufficient would be to only give them a little bit at first and then watch how long it actually takes for them to finish it before you give them more. Since it's a big area it'll also help to place their food in different locations each time.
Watch your worms regularly so you can be sure that the newspaper does not dry out and if the old newspaper needs to be changed, make sure you replace it.
Naturally, worm poop will appear at the bottom of the box however this particular waste product is also called vermicast and it helps plants grow. The only way you can get at the vermicastwithout letting the worms out so it is best to open the container and just leave it under direct sunlight for a bit. worms hate sunlight so by their nature, they'll look for cover and you won’t have a hard time to pick up the poop and shut the lid.
Your worm farm is a helpful tool to help you grow flowers, fruits or even veggies and all you need is a bit of willpower to get the support from these small animals.
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