Q: Is it okay to put food into my worm bins before the worms have arrived.

A: Yes. In fact it’s probably good to have some in there a few days so the microbes that the worms eat can begin feasting.

Q: How do I know if I receive the amount of worms that I ordered?

• Check out this video. I wish I had seen it before I put my worms in the Worm Factory 360.
  

Q: How do I know how much to feed my worms.

• Mostly trial and error. Put a couple of handfulls in to start and wait a few days. Hopefully you will see some worms in the area of the food and some of the food will will no longer be recognizable. However, I will say that I didn’t see many worms at all, even when digging around in the food. I did see what I thought were worm castings in the part of the tray where there was no food. There had been coir all over the bottom of the whole tray and I believe that is what they ate first. I added a couple more handfuls of food waste after three days. Three days after that I was happy to see more worm castings. There was also some mold on the food, but I guess “some” is okay. I added more food, but probably should have waited until they had finished off more of what i had previously added. I think the key is to start paying attention to how much food you’ve added and how long it takes for the food in that part of the bin to become unrecognizable. You should get a feel for how much to add every few days or once a week. If you get a bunch of mold, then you’ve added too much food. That’s when odor can become an issue.

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