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Looking after your worms
Don't forget to put your wormery in the garage or shed during freezing temperatures this winter. If you don't have a garage or shed put some old carpet over the wormery to keep the frost off. On receipt of your mixed red composting worms, Dendrobaena or Red worms from VermiSell it is best to keep them in a dry cool place whilst you prepare their bedding. The best bedding for these types of worms is soaked peat, coir fibre or spent compost which is then rung out as much as you can with your hands. The damp bedding should then be placed at the bottom of the wormery, either wood or plastic. Add the worms to the bedding and close up the wormery. After a day or two, commence feeding with green waste, avoiding grass cuttings, citrus fruits and onions. Shredded newspaper is an excellent additive which soaks up moisture and provides carbon which is a vital part of their diet. Alternatively if the worms are for fishing and will be used in a couple of days keep them in the tub they were delivered in and add a little damp shredded newspaper. They will live happily in the tub for several weeks as long as they are kept out of direct sunlight and in temperatures less than 20 degrees Celsius. It is very important to avoid extreme shifts in temperature, i.e. moving them from outside in winter to the house which could be 15 degrees Celsius warmer. Rapid fluctuations in temperature can kill worms. If you have any queries please contact Greg via email at info@vermisell.co.uk Please note composting worms do love to wriggle off when it rains during the night. They are known as the nightcrawler and care should be given to the design and location of your wormery. They will live in and around compost areas but keepiing them there can be a challenge. Finally, we recommend that you buy a copy of George Pilkington's "composting with worms" book listed below, it will help you manage your composting worms and sets the foundation for successful vermi-composting. Good luck and don't forget if you need some advice drop us a line.
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