Feeding Your Worms

Red worms will compost just about any kitchen scraps you have. Here are some of the do's and don'ts:

Do Compost	Don't Compost
Vegetable scraps	Meat
Fruit peelings	Bones
Bread and grains	Dairy products
Tea bags	Rubber bands
Non-greasy leftovers	Twig and branches
Coffee grounds (and filters)	Dog and cat feces
Crushed eggshells	Greasy foods

The smaller the food scraps, the faster the worms will digest them. Break up large items like banana peels, melon rinds, and bread slices before adding them to the bin.

Begin feeding your worms only a little at a time. As they multiply, you can add larger quantities of food wastes. Bury the wastes into the bedding regularly, rotating around the bin as you go. When you return to the first spot, most of the food you buried there should have been eaten, If not, just feed the worms less for awhile, or start another worm bin. Under proper conditions two pounds of worms will process about seven pounds of scraps per week.

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Feeding Your Worms

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