What to feed a wormery

Hello!

I'm thinking of getting a wormery rather than using a standard compost heap (it would seem to be less work - no turning).

However, apparently worms won't eat hard stuff and so you can't put in all your garden waste in ie not branches (obviously cut up).

Surely this would rot down anyway wouldn't it, as it would in a 'normal' compost heap?

I don't really want something that doesn't do the whole job but rather like the idea of the worms.

Anyone know anything about this?

Thanks!

I have a wormery and I feed it all om my Kitchen Scraps, Veg pealings etc. I dont think they will eat wood.
I think you need both realy as the wormery isnt going to deal with a large volume of waste like a compost bin.
Tha advantage of the worm bin is the excelent liquid feed it produces, great for feeding all manner of plants and Vegies

Yep, as Orfy and Ropster both said, a wormery will deal with your kitchen scraps but for your garden/alltoment waste you'll still need a compost heap.

Worms will eat any raw or cooked vegetable waste, tea bags, coffee grounds, egg shells etc. If you've grown it or it's come from the ground, they'll eat it. They don't like alliums though (onions, leeks, garlic etc) - some people say they will tolerate a little but mine won't touch it. They also don't like meat, fish or dairy, or citrus fruit (it's too acidic for them).

They also need 'bedding' (which they will eat as well!) which can be shredded and moistened newspaper and carboard. It's a good way of getting rid of any junk mail, old credit card bills etc!

I'm also finding that they prefer the scraps to be blended so are smaller and easier for little worms to get through. You also need to add a trowel-ful of soil so they have grit to help their digestion.

FEED WITH MASHED COOKED POTATOES