Store food scraps in a sealed container to prevent flies or roaches from laying eggs in them. Refrigerate scraps if possible. Add food scraps in small amounts, especially at first, or your bin may get smelly or heat up. Keep your bin in a shaded and sheltered location where the bedding can stay below 90 degrees F. Keep the bedding damp, but don't let the bedding become soaking wet. Add dry paper as needed to soak up excess water. Old, dry bedding can harbor pests.
Handle the worms gently and with gloved hands or a fork (not a shovel). Wash your hands thoroughly after you have handled fresh compost.
