![]() ![]() Gritty soil particles also aids the worms’ digestive process. Sprinkle 2-4 cups of soil in bin, which introduces beneficial microorganisms. Instead of soil, composting red worms live in moist newspaper bedding. Wet the egg carton pieces/toilet rolls and the brown paper bag or cardboard. Worms like hiding places, and the pieces of egg carton or a torn up toilet roll serve nicely. Avoid putting them in whole as the fruit will likely go sour in the amount of time it takes the worms to get through the skin. Those peels are desirable to compost worms no matter what shape they’re in. Do worms eat banana peel?īananas are a great and inexpensive snack for both us and our worms. ![]() No matter how cute a panda looks, it is Darwin’s “lowly” earthworms that are doing dirty, but crucial, work in the soil below. We would have less food, more pollution, and more flooding. What will happen if all earthworms get extinct?īut, a world without earthworms? Arguably without earthworms in our soils, life could vanish pretty quickly. Besides that, this flatworm produces toxic secretions that may trigger an allergic reaction in some people. Not only are they an invasive species that can cause real environmental damage, but they also are known to carry a parasite called rat lungworm that can cause a form of meningitis in humans.
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