Worm Wisdom
Name:__________________
Circle all the correct answers.
1) Why should we farm worms?
a) Food scraps in a land fill cause ground water pollution .
b) Give food scraps to worms and they make plant food.
c) Farming grows fat worms.
2) To get started on a worm farm you will need ______worms.
a) 1000
b) 10000
c) 50,000
2) The first tray of a worm farm collects:
a) dirt
b) castings
c) water
4) You should leave the tap open all the time
a) True
b) False
5) The soil for the worms must be organic
a) True
b) False
6) You water the tray with the worms until
a) the worms can swim
b) the water runs out the tap
c) it overflows
7) Make sure the next level of the worm farm does not touch the top layer of dirt.
a) True
b) False
8) Join the trays with a hand full of soil
a) True
b) False
9) You feed the worms food scraps with a bit of soil on top
a) because worms don’t have teeth and use the soil to grind their food.
b) So the food scraps don’t go bad
c) So worms can play in the soil.
10) Put a blanket on top of the worm farm
a) Use a newspaper
b) Use a proper worm blanket so air can pass through
c) Use foil
11) Keep your worm farm in the ___________.
a) sun
b) shade
c) water
12) Once a week make sure you put in:
a) 1 tsp baking soda
b) 1 tsp sugar
c) 1 tsp dolomite lime
13) If the worm farm starts to smell
a} There is not enough air
b) You have put in too much food.
c) All of the above
13) Which tray do you use for your garden?
a} First tray
b) Second tray
c) Third tray
14) Worm juice is a great plant food.
a} True
b) False
15) Worm juice should be the colour of weak t__ __.
16.) Castings can be
a) dug into the garden
b) spread over soil and covered with mulch
c) mixed with water
d) all of the above
17.) Draw and label a worm farm
a) layer one:
b) layer two:
d) layer three:
Name:__________________
Circle all the correct answers.
1) Why should we farm worms?
a) Food scraps in a land fill cause ground water pollution .
b) Give food scraps to worms and they make plant food.
c) Farming grows fat worms.
2) To get started on a worm farm you will need ______worms.
a) 1000
b) 10000
c) 50,000
2) The first tray of a worm farm collects:
a) dirt
b) castings
c) water
4) You should leave the tap open all the time
a) True
b) False
5) The soil for the worms must be organic
a) True
b) False
6) You water the tray with the worms until
a) the worms can swim
b) the water runs out the tap
c) it overflows
7) Make sure the next level of the worm farm does not touch the top layer of dirt.
a) True
b) False
8) Join the trays with a hand full of soil
a) True
b) False
9) You feed the worms food scraps with a bit of soil on top
a) because worms don’t have teeth and use the soil to grind their food.
b) So the food scraps don’t go bad
c) So worms can play in the soil.
10) Put a blanket on top of the worm farm
a) Use a newspaper
b) Use a proper worm blanket so air can pass through
c) Use foil
11) Keep your worm farm in the ___________.
a) sun
b) shade
c) water
12) Once a week make sure you put in:
a) 1 tsp baking soda
b) 1 tsp sugar
c) 1 tsp dolomite lime
13) If the worm farm starts to smell
a} There is not enough air
b) You have put in too much food.
c) All of the above
13) Which tray do you use for your garden?
a} First tray
b) Second tray
c) Third tray
14) Worm juice is a great plant food.
a} True
b) False
15) Worm juice should be the colour of weak t__ __.
16.) Castings can be
a) dug into the garden
b) spread over soil and covered with mulch
c) mixed with water
d) all of the above
17.) Draw and label a worm farm
a) layer one:
b) layer two:
d) layer three: