Wormery help please

I told you I might be needimg help!

Anyway, the worms have been in their new home for 4 nights now. They are kept in my kitcher diner for now (seeing as they don't smell and I do have tiled floors so its easy to disinfect). Anyway, I checked on the little fellas just now and the coir seems to be drying out. What should I do? Add a bit of water? I did add more damp newspaper yesterday, but it still seems dry. The worms have burrowed into it though- is that a good sign?

Thank you!
Tracy

 

Tracy, how do you expect worms to smell if they don`t have noses? If they`ve burrowed into it then that is what they are supposed to do, they have to eat it and secrete it. :D What you could do if you are a bit doubtful is make the paper slightly damper.

 

LOL! Its a good job that they can't smell David, because one whiff of DS's nappys would be enough to kill them all in one foul swoop!

What I meant by saying that they had burrowed into it, was that it must be okay for them otherwise they would have tried to escape (like they tried to on the first night.

Please be gentle with me - I'm only little and still wet behind the ears.

I really do appreciate your help.
Tracy

 

It`s what we are here for Tracy. Dirty nappies are the greatest deterent for ANYTHING living. You do realise you have to catch the liquer from the wormery? This makes a wonderful liquid feed.

 

I'm grateful for finding this forum- thats for sure. Everyone is so friendly.

I have a bokashi bin So I'm fortunate enough to get loads of smelly juice. Still, I'm looking forward to collecting worm wee

 

A bokashi bin, Is`nt that a type of Wok? :D :D

 

Smells like a brewery to me

 

Your soil will love it!

 

Put it on your lawn and the grass will come up half cut. :D

 

^^LOL!

 

My woprmery never regained itself after I lost at least 50% of them on the first night - all over the kitchen floor. So...I may not be the best to give advice, but I do know that they prefer it damp! Mine came with a special mat to lay on top - but good thick layers of newspaper will work well too - just not last as long! You are putting lots of nice peelings etc on too? I know that out in the 'wild', my wormery got lots and lots of rain, thus there was never a moisture problem.

One of my most successful compost heaps is a good 70% used newspaper (from the guinea pig cage). The worms seem to especially love getting in it. Cardboard is another favorite -a and may be worth a go as a moisture retainer - perhaps on top of the paper. i would water it if it gets too dry.

PS. Do keep checking the worm wee - I did find a few worms trying to swim in the watering can I used aas catcher. Released them back into the wild!