{"id":2206,"date":"2021-04-07T04:48:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T04:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecofamilylife.com\/?p=2206"},"modified":"2021-07-28T08:27:13","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T08:27:13","slug":"feeding-worms-avocado-best-tips-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecofamilylife.com\/garden\/feeding-worms-avocado-best-tips-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"How to feed worms avocado"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Worms love eating avocado flesh and skin<\/strong> and will also eat the seed, including the outside husk. The best way to feed worms avocado skin is to chop it up with kitchen scissors<\/strong> and cover it with straw to deter ants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Squash the avocado flesh<\/strong> with a fork or small spade once it is in the worm farm<\/a>. Worms will take some time to eat an avocado seed completely and it could sprout and grow. If it does, transfer the avocado seed to a pot and it will grow a new avocado plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feeding worms avocado peel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Cut up the avocado before giving it to your worms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Worms will eat all parts of the avocado including the peel<\/strong>. The worms in your worm farm<\/a> will take longer to break down the peel compared to the flesh of the avocado. If you want to help the worms to eat the avocado peel quicker, cut it into small pieces with <\/strong>kitchen scissors<\/a>. This will give the avocado peel more surface area and the worms can break it down quicker. The worms will also love to eat the bacteria and fungi that will start to break down the avocado skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feeding worms avocado flesh<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Avocado in my worm farm, I will cover it with sugar cane mulch<\/a> to protect the worms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Worms love to eat avocado flesh<\/a> and if you do throw a whole avocado in the worm farm, you may find the worms curled up inside the avocado having a meal. The flesh of the avocado contains more liquid than the avocado skin so it is a great addition to your worm farm. The soft flesh of the avocado will be broken down even quicker if you chop or mash it and then add to your worm farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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