What NOT to Feed Your Worms

Onions: They don’t like them because they know they have no nutritional value. Will be there when all other scraps have been processed in the worm bin

Meat or Bones: The worms don’t like them but every other animal does. They can smell it from miles away and will do whatever they can to get at them, including taking off the lid or tipping over your womery.

Eggshells: Worms can’t eat eggshells. It’s OK to break them up and add them to your compost because they add calcium. It doesn’t hurt the worms, they will simply avoid them.

Citrus: Worms don’t like acidity. A few pieces here and there are OK but if you throw a whole bag of oranges in there the worm bin will become acidic and if you remember, worms don’t like acidity.

Field Corn: Why would you even say field corn. I just thought I would throw this in. I added corn from the field because I thought they would like it. The opposite. The field corn loved the bin and grew and grew, completely taking over the bin and the worms couldn’t keep up.