Amazing Worms Science Fair Projects!

Learn how to convert kitchen scraps and yard waste into nutrient-rich compost for an awesome biology science fair project.

The hybred-red wigglers are the finest in Southern New Mexico. They have raised our wigglers on coffee grounds, worm chow and horse manure. Yep! horse manure - the grower says it is their favorite. Go figure????

Ideas for Worms Science Fair Projects
The science project will take at least 2 to 3 months to complete. You can complete your project in less time by restricting the size of the bin and the amount of waste material plus increasing the populations of redworms.

• Use food with high natural sugar content like melons or bananas. Will they be consumed and processed into castings faster than foods with high natural acid content like tomatoes?
• How much organic waste will one pound of red worms consume per day, week, year?
• How much faster does one pound of red worms consume per day, week, year compared to 1/2 pound of worms?
• Will less dense material like strawberries, bananas watermelon be converted to castings quicker by the worms than more dense material like carrots, crushed leaves, apples or compost?
• Do redworms perfer organic material from the yard such as leaf mold, compost, or grass clippings more than waste from the kitchen such as lettuce, carrots, apples, egg shells?

• What type of soil is best for worms to live and reproduce. Example of a project.

More advanced Worms Science Fair Projects

• Use the casting material produced from each feed stock to determine which compost material from which feed stock helps seeds to germinate faster, grow faster or produce more vegetables, flowers or fruit.
• If you're into interested in promoting organic gardening compare effects of worm castings to chemical fertilizers. Under what conditions do seeds germinate faster, grow faster, produce more flowers or fruit, sustain the plant to maturity.

As you see, their are endless worms science fair projects that you can do.