Your Four Step Guide to Creating a Worm Farm

1. Buy or make a worm-friendly farm (contact Reln Plastics on (02) 9605 9999 or your local Council) and place it in a cool, well-drained area.

2. Line the bin with a few sheets of shredded newspaper and a couple of handfuls of soil.  Spray lightly with fresh water.

3. Add Tiger or Red Worms along with a small amount of food scraps.

4. Check on the progress in approximately a week and add some more food scraps.  Make sure that you do not over feed your worms. 

Once your worm farm is established your worms will produce worm castings that can be used as a rich fertiliser that can be used on any indoor or outdoor plants including your school lawns.

What to Feed your Worms

• Fruit and vegetables (except onions and citrus)
• Pea pods
• Egg shells
• Dirt
• Hair
• Leaves
• Soaked and ripped pizza boxes
• Shredded and soaked cardboard
• Paper
  

What not to Feed your Worms

• Plants from the onion family (garlic, shallots, leek)
• Citrus fruits
• Meat (can lead to bad smells and maggots)

View our Worm Farming fact sheet (230.01kb)