Worm Farming
I got the chance to do a little worm herding with my worm farm this weekend.
Here is how I do it.
First I usually let it get to the point where a lot of the bedding is gone. At this point you generate more bedding and divide the it so that the fresh bedding on one side and and the casings are on the other.
The idea is that over the next few days, the worms will move from the old stuff to the new bedding and food. I find that shredded Observers work well. My worms may have no hips, but are hipsters all the same.
After a few days, I herd the worms. In this picture, I have the pile of casings on a piece of cardboard. Its on top of a bucket that has a little crumpled newspaper in it to absorb any additional moisture.
Worms hate light. So what you do is scrape a little off the pile and into the bucket. The worms will retreat. Now go do some yardwork for a few minutes.
Come back…and repeat.
Some worms are slow and get lost. Return those to the farm as well as worm eggs which look like seeds.
The pile will get smaller and smaller until you have just a pile of worms!
Get along lil doogies!