Biosolids: if available.

​

Food scraps: Greens, high nutrition, low calories. Including things like melon rinds, coffee grounds, (moderation) wet leaves, apples, vegetable greens, (uncooked). 

Crushed egg shells. Non-glossy paper products. wet cardboard boxes and newspapers (shredded for  bedding) , tea leaves and bags  ​

• Dead plants, grass clippings and wet leaves – just make sure they have not been sprayed with pesticides

• Natural non-treated wood 

• Honeydew, Cantelope rinds.  Apple peels, banana peels.

• Soy flour, (a dusting) for the protein it has in it.

• old clippings of grass. (no fertilizer)

• untreated, natural shredded mulch for bedding.

• shredded newspaper for bedding

• pre soaked pete moss, (mixed w/other bedding couple days).

• Hot, dry days, add water by spray hose.

• Garden trimmings

Items NOT to put in the worm bin:

• Lemon, lime, orange or other citrus peels and juice (in excess this will make the soil too acidic)

• Liquids: Too much moisture content. 60-80% moisture is ideal.

• Onions and garlic, spicy foods (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) 

• No strawberries

• No dairy products (cheese, milk, butter, yogurt, etc)

• Sauces that contribute too much moisture and drown the worms.

• Pre cooked, pre processed foods. Nutrients cooked out.

• Plastics and plastic coated paper (like glossy magazines)

• Stickers, including veggie stickers (remove stamps from envelopes)

• Bread or yeast products (no crackers or cakes) empty calories.

• Salt, pepper and other spices

• Cat or dog feces

• Diseased or infested plants

• Treated wood products

• Shrimp Peels