composting worms

          Sec 1. Adam, Charlotte, Chris, Kam

We belive that the worms would eat more of bananas, apples, paper, oranges, and other fruits and veggies. We think that these foods would cause the worms to make richer soil. With richer soil, the worms are able to reproduce much more efficiently.

          Sec 2. Our group will be testing how much the  composting worms would double in  3 months. We will need magnifiying glass, soil, water, worms, a dark and moist area, and food for the worms.

"We recommend using only raw fruit and vegetable scraps. Stay away from meats, oils and dairy products, which are more complex materials than fruits and vegetables. Thus, they take longer to break down and can attract pests. Cooked foods are often oily or buttery, which can also attract pests. Also try to avoid orange rinds and other citrus fruits, which are too acidic, and can attract fruit flies. Try to use a variety of materials. We have found the more vegetable matter, the better the worm bin. Stay away from onions and broccoli which tend to have a strong odor."

                                                                                                                                                                    - (Worm composting basics by Fong and Hewitt)

 *From the 3rd day on to the 21st day the food will be mixed in a blender seperatly so different areas have different foods therefore resulting in information that will conclude the debate about what foods that the worms will much rather eat.

*!!!*The worm supplier only sent us 1,000 worms instead of 2,000 so there are only 310 worms left.

 

There will be a worm count weekly, by hand from day 6 onword.

****From day 6 onword we have divided the worms in half and put half on each side of the divider. Fruits will be fed into one side and same with the vegetables. This process will continue until further notice, or if there was an insufficient supply for either food group. 

HB:King	Day	Date	Food	Worms living	Week Day	Notes
	1	2/1/2008	apples & bananas	620	Friday	all worms 1 in. below top soil
	2	2/4/2008	apples & bananas		Monday	9 worms seem to be stuck in one spot but still wriggling
	3	2/5/2008	lettuce & carrots	310	Tuesday	17 worms seem to be stuck in one spot but still wriggling
	4	2/6/2008	apples & bananas		Wednesday
	5	2/7/2008	bananas & carrots		Thursday
	6	2/8/2008	bananas & carrots	155 per side	Friday
	7	2/11/2008	apples & peppers		Monday
	8	2/12/2008			Tuesday
	9	2/13/2008			Wednesday
	10	2/14/2008			Thursday
	11	2/15/2008			Friday
	12	2/18/2008			Monday
	13	2/19/2008			Tuesday
	14	2/20/2008			Wednesday
	15	2/21/2008			Thursday
	16	2/22/2008			Friday
	17	2/25/2008			Monday
	18	2/26/2008			Tuesday
	19	2/27/2008			Wednesday
	20	2/28/2008			Thursday
	21	2/29/2008			Friday