Items you cannot compost in a worm bin: Onions and garlic (a good rule of thumb is if it makes you smell, it makes your worm bin smell)
Onions and garlic will eventually be broken down by worms, but the odor in the interim may be more than you can handle! Citrus pulp or any highly acidic fruit added to the worm bin in large quantities can kill off your worms, so be aware and only add small amounts or just add the citrus peels without the pulp.
Worms are sensitive creatures, and strong or odorous foods, including those containing garlic, can overwhelm them. Any garlic you put in your bin will be left alone by the majority of worms until it has completely rotted down.
You compost it! Yes, every bit of garlic from the papery outside to the juicy inside clove is compostable! Just like onions, garlic has some composting concerns, but in most cases, it will decompose just like your other kitchen scraps. Most alliums, like garlic and onions, may not be welcomed additions to a worm bin.
Avoid adding meat, fish or dairy products, garlic or citrus and onion peelings as these may produce offensive smells, attract pests and are not favoured by the worms.
Garlic is a popular anti-parasitic food that can help deal with any type of intestinal worms. Raw garlic has sulfur-containing amino acids that are anti-parasitic in nature.
Foods you should not feed your worms:
Spicy food, chili, onion and garlic. Meat and milk products. Bread and pasta. Cooked or processed food.
Onions, Garlic, and Citruses
Onions, garlic, citrus fruits, and even some vegetation and leaves can kill off a healthy population inside the compost.
A single, unpeeled clove will last about three weeks. But once you take the skin off, garlic starts to degrade more quickly.
Items you cannot compost in a worm bin:
Onions and garlic (a good rule of thumb is if it makes you smell, it makes your worm bin smell) Meat, fats, grease, bones or oils (no butter, lard, stocks, soups, etc) Plastics and plastic coated paper (like glossy magazines)
Avoid feeding the worms large quantities of meat, citrus, onions and dairy foods. Some processed food also contains preservatives, which discourage the worms from eating it. These foods won't harm your worms, but they will avoid them and those scraps will break down and rot in the bin.
Apple cider vinegar has numerous health benefits and is known to be effective in treating worms in dogs. Unlike other vinegar, apple cider vinegar increases the alkaline levels in the intestines of the dog. As a result, it creates an inhospitable environment for worms and other parasites.
Nematodes – A particularly insidious garlic bug is the nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), which lives and reproduces inside garlic plants. These microscopic worm-like pests eat all parts of the stems, leaves, and bulbs.
Let's just start out by saying: putting egg shells in your compost is okay; they are a rich source of calcium and other essential nutrients that plants need.
Fruit and Vegetable Scraps
Some fruits and vegetables that you should compost with caution are those with high acidities, such as citrus fruits, pickles, and tomatoes. The acid content of these foods can kill the good bacteria in your compost pile and slow down its decomposition.
Banana peels are a great ingredient for your compost or worm farm, adding lots of nutrients to the organic recycling process.
Citrus fruit, tomato products and pickled food products can do harm to your compost. High acidity can actually kill the good bacteria that helps break down the material in your compost pile.
In short, yes you can compost bread… but it depends on a few factors, in particular what kind of compost setup you're using. Bread is an organic material, and all organic materials should be able to go into your compost.
Worms hate: meat or fish, cheese, butter, greasy food, animal waste, spicy and salty foods, citrus.” The food-to-worm ratio is not precise, nor is the amount of castings they will produce. The rule of thumb is that a pound of worms will eat one to two pounds of food in a week.
After worms are added, bedding should be kept moist but not soggy and the top 6 to 8 inches turned every 7 to 10 days to keep it loose. About every 6 to 9 months the old bedding should be replaced with properly prepared new bedding. To change bedding, remove the top 5 or 6 inches (where most of the worms are).
If you find yourself faced with worms being sluggish or not eating, the most likely problems are a low worm population in your bin, hot or cold air temperatures causing the worms to slow down, or feeding practices that need to be adjusted.