{"id":2945,"date":"2021-05-07T05:52:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T05:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecofamilylife.com\/?p=2945"},"modified":"2021-07-30T04:16:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T04:16:58","slug":"worm-farm-bedding-easy-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecofamilylife.com\/garden\/worm-farm-bedding-easy-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Worm Farm Bedding | 10 Steps to Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Worm farm bedding can be made out of dry fall leaves, coconut coir, newspaper shredded cardboard or compost. Worm farm bedding should be damp, cool and can be mixed together with a range of bedding ingredients to provide food. Allow worms to settle into the bedding for 2 weeks before adding food.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out all you need to know about worm bedding including how to prepare it, when to add it to your worm farm, the best bedding types and how to use them. You will need to prepare different worm beddings in different ways. Here are the steps to preparing each type of worm farm bedding before mixing them together and placing in your worm farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to prepare worm bedding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. Shred newspaper and spray it with water to hydrate it. This is good bedding to add to a brand new worm farm<\/a> or mixed it with worm compost and food scraps.<\/li>
  2. Prepare coconut coir as worm bedding by hydrating it in a bucket first. This can be added as the bottom layer of your worm farm and makes a cozy home for your new worms to settle into.<\/li>
  3. Dry fall leaves are best mixed in with another worm bedding like coconut coir or potting mix as they can become too dry on their own. Add leaves as a bottom layer of worm farm or scatter on top to cover food scraps and deter ants.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Worms will love living in a mix of bedding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Simple steps to adding worm farm bedding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    1. Moisten shredded newspaper or cardboard.<\/li>
    2. Prepare coconut coir in a bucket by rehydrating it in water<\/li>
    3. Mix together shredded newspaper, cardboard, coconut coir.<\/li>
    4. Add old potting soil or compost to the mix.<\/li>
    5. Layer at least 5 inches of worm bedding in the bottom of your worm farm.<\/li>
    6. Moisten the bedding if it looks too dry.<\/li>
    7. Add the worms to the top of the bedding including the material they came in.<\/li>
    8. Cover your worms with a worm blanket and a worm farm<\/a> lid.<\/li>
    9. Feed your worms after 1-2 weeks when they have settled in.<\/li>
    10. Add water to the worm farm bedding if the weather is hot or it looks dry.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      My worm farm is going strong with lots of worms and they are loving their bedding mix of compost, potting soil, coconut coir and sugar cane mulch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Best worm farm bedding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Here is a list of my favorite types of worm farm bedding<\/p>\n\n\n\n