As the worm tray in my Worm Factory 360 has really filled up, I’m starting to wonder when it will be time for another tray. I would guess that 1/3 to 1/2 of what is in the tray is worm castings and the rest is a combination of food waste and shredded paper… Lots of shredded paper. My guess is that I’ve overdone the shredded paper, the worms still look healthy and I’ve never had any bad odor, so I guess if you’re going to error, that’s the mistake you want to make. Although the tray is full now, when I open it in a few days, I know that it won’t be quite as full since the food is broken down and the water in it drains out. I think what I will do is add food three or four more times and then add my next tray.

The reason I’m anxious to get to the next tray is that I think I will know better how to do it. With the first tray, I kept lifting up the shredded paper and putting the food waste below it and then adding more paper on top. Now I realize that I would be better off layering it – each time putting in a layer of food and then adding shredded paper on top.

I know some of the worms will crawl up to get the new food in the new tray, but I feel fairly sure that enough will stay behind to eat what is left in the bottom tray. I’ll keep you posted!

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