What To Not Feed Worms Meats, bones, fat and anything oily or greasy. Dairy products including butter, sour cream, milk, whole eggs (egg shells are ok) and cheese. Canned sauces, peanut butter and other processed food. Citrus foods like lemons, limes and oranges. Onions and garlic. Spicy foods such as hot peppers.
What can you not feed worms in a worm farm?
Avoid feeding the worms large quantities of meat, citrus, onions and dairy foods. Some processed food also contains preservatives, which discourage the worms from eating it. These foods won't harm your worms, but they will avoid them and those scraps will break down and rot in the bin.
What can't worm farms eat?
Worms will eat anything that was once living,Leftover vegetable scraps, fruit and vegetable peelings.Tea leaves / bags and coffee grounds.Vacuum cleaner dust or hair clippings (also animal)Torn up newspapers, egg cartons or soaked pizza cartons.Crushed egg shells (these will also help with the pH balance)
What can you not feed red wigglers?
If it grew, the worms can likely eat it. Red wigglers eat most things organic including fruit/veggie scraps, bread, coffee grounds/filters, tea bags, grains, plant trimmings, paper, leaves, etc. What should not be fed to red wigglers? Avoid pet waste, meat, dairy and extremely hot and heavily spiced foods.
Can worm farms eat eggs?
Eggshells as food for composting worms Composting worms can absolutely be fed with crushed shells from eggs. You should know that compost worms will eat just about anything that's organic (all except meat, seafood, poultry, dairy, oily, or spicy stuff).
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