as worms process their "dinner" they convert it into a solid material (like dirt) and also a liquid form, the liquid just falls into a reservoir at the bottom of the worm farm and can be collected from there as required. both forms are very volatile and WILL burn your plants, I use both forms at a 20:1 ratio will excellent results. I only feed the worms leaf matter veggie scraps etc, no meat, onion or citrus. I tried to do a nitrate test on the liquid castings prior to adding it to the system but due to the colour of the castings it will be very inaccurate, so I added the 1.5 litres of castings into the system and tested the results from there, as it turns out its AWESOME to get the nitro cycle into full swing, I call it "nitro" cause it went from zero to warp speed in no time at all. in just 3 days I have seen a massive spike in growth and the system appears to be at optimum levels. I usually add worms to the system, but since the system has only just started, there isn't any need to add worms, their food source wouldn't be sufficient as yet, once their food supply is at a decent level I will introduce them into the system and the can do their magic. as a side note, I have been feeding the worms the heavier solids from the swirl filter I have on my system, it sure don't last long, I put roughly 1 kg into the worm farm and overnight its gone. hungry gutted little buggers, it takes a week to get that amount of solids from the filter and they eat it overnight.......all in all, a good way to get a new system up and running and in a very short period of time.
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