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What if you don’t see any cocoons after a few months? Then you first need to check the temperature. Does the bedding feel hot or cold to the touch? Grains can heat up the compost, so perhaps you should cut back on the amount of grains or leave them out altogether. Next, check for smells. Does it have a sour smell? Perhaps you have used too much fruit rind as well. Do you have enough air circulation getting to the bedding? Sometimes just bottom holes or holes on the sides of the main bin are not enough. You may have to have the worm bin lid slightly ajar to provide a much needed air flow.
Also, you need to completely replace the bedding at least every 3 months. Maybe every two months if you have the containers overcrowded with red worm, especially in the wintertime. What is the bedding, again? Refer back to the previous posts for a detailed explanation. In a nutshell, you need to have a body of shredded cardboard with some eggshells at the very least with a covering of shredded, dampened paper as the covering.
This has been the steps to successful vermicomposting.
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