Question 9 of 34beginner🧠 RememberShort Answer2 marks
What types of food scraps did you add to the bin?
Correct Answer
Food scraps added to the vermicompost bin include kitchen scraps such as fruit and vegetable peelings, coffee grounds, eggshells, and non-greasy food waste. Meat, dairy, oily foods, and citrus fruits should be avoided as they can attract pests or harm the worms.
Exercise: Activity 3: Making vermicompost | Q: 2 | (Page Page 16)
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Explanation
The chapter specifies that earthworms must be fed by adding kitchen scraps such as fruit and vegetable peelings, coffee grounds, eggshells, and non-greasy food waste to the bin. It also warns to avoid adding meat, dairy or oily foods, and citrus fruits as they can attract pests or harm the worms.