A few more memories of our trip to the city :)

Thanks to everyone for sending us photos of our class trip to the Botanic Gardens and the city sights!

Here's a few from Mrs T's phone - Enjoy :)

Katie explains where different worms live in different layers of the soil!

These worms live in the top 6 inches of the soil,

...these worms live in the deep, deep soil!

Vanessa and Anna get stuck in creating worm houses.

We had great helpers with us, thanks to everyone who came and helped us :)

Making worm bedding with newspaper, water and healthy bacteria!

"Just choose 5 worms for your worm house"

Take care of your worms and make sure you know what to feed them :)

Tiger Worms need water, air and food to survive!

Items on the menu 

Kitchen scraps (all fruit & veggies), crushed egg shells, tea bags, coffee grounds and filters, potatoe skins, chopped garden wastes, manures (not de-wormed, chock), paper napkins, shredded newspaper (non-glossy), egg cartons. Chopping up stalky bits like raw cabbage or broccoli will speed recycling, as will blanching in hot water. Microwaving potatoe skins will discourage sprouting from the eyes. Only add aged dry grass in very thin layers. Garden waste is fibrous and slow to decompose – Add in smaller amounts compared to food scraps (2:1). 

Think of paper as bedding material – fiber for the worms – it’s very important to add regularly 1:3 to food (i.e. dryer fluff, vacuum bags, hair, toilet rolls). 

Items off the menu 

Citrus skins, onion-skins, dairy products, spicy foods, bread/pasta, meat – that’s the HARD STUFF. It takes up precious space and will decompose slowly or smell. Worms won’t thrive on this food. But if you have a larger worm farm, Tigers can recycle this material in moderation. Do not put anything sharp in the worm farm (fish bones, rose clippings). Seeds will not be killed in a worm farm, and will sprout later in the soil. Never EVER feed worms weeds like oxalis, convolvulus, ivy or twitch.