From the editor
We are now entering into the best time of the year for worm farming
Some of us are entering into Autumn and others into Spring , this usually means we are getting away from extreme weather conditions and temperatures and this is only good news for the worm farmers .
Those entering Autumn might want to start piling up their garden scraps for an over winter composting or use the leaves as mulch to create a rich humus for next Spring . Depending on your location you might also start thinking of how you will be insulating your worm bins if you want to keep your worms alive over winter .
Those who are exiting Winter will be busy topping up their garden with the harvested compost and get going for a new season . It ' s also a good time to start gathering some local wild worms or start breeding bait worms and be ready for a summer / autumn fishing fun .
If you are lucky and the temperatures are high enough , you might be able to consider trialling another type of food waste composting using BSFL or Black Soldier Fly Larvae . My first BSFL colony was started with egg clusters deposited on one of my wooden worm bin . I transferred the eggs to a prototype bin and the results being very promising after only three weeks , I decided to build a more permanent system . Those little critters are amazingly efficient at processing the types of food scraps you usually avoid feeding the worms , this includes but is not limited to meat , dairy products , pasta , bread etc ... In average one 1 sqm ( 10.7 sqft ) of BSFL can consume 15 kg ( 33 lbs ) of food waste per day .
Wherever you are , things should get more exciting and you will be busy getting ready for the next season . I hope this second edition of Worm ' ag will give some ideas for a little project to start .
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