Your valuable little redworms will live quietly in their dark box and multiply rapidly. Just bury your leftovers in their bedding after each meal. The castings they produce are incredibly rich fertilizer and look like fine-textured soil. Food Coffee grounds, vegetables and fruit are the recommended food for worms. A varied diet is important.
Eggshells are essential to keep the bedding from becoming too acidic for the worms.
Dry them well, crush them, and sprinkle the tiny pieces over the top of the bedding. If you keep the worm bin outside in good weather, be ready to bring it in promptly when the temperature drops. Harvesting the Castings Removing the worm-compost couldn't be easier. Then the coast is clear for scraping away the worm castings from the top layer. When you start to see the worms again, keep the light on them and give them another ten minutes to go deeper still.