This month in the worm bin

Worm farming follows the seasons. Because I live part of the year in Cape Town and part in Germany, I look after worm bins in summer and winter at the same time, and I know how different the jobs are.

Every month I share the most important seasonal jobs here: one section for the Northern Hemisphere, one for the Southern. The same tips also go out in my free Worm Compass newsletter at the start of each month.

November

• Northern Hemisphere (winter is coming): move outdoor bins to a sheltered spot or indoors before the first frost, add extra dry bedding on top as insulation, and feed a little less, because worms eat more slowly in the cold.
• Southern Hemisphere (summer heat): keep bins in full shade, check moisture twice a week in hot spells, and never let the sun hit a bin directly. Heat kills worms faster than cold.