How many worms should be put in worm factory for starters?
First thing to consider when buying worms is: do I want to grow worms?. Or do I want to grow castings (i.e. make poop)? If you goal is to grow worms, start with at least one tray or multiple trays with only 1 lb of worms per tray. The worms will realize the space to grow and available food source and be encouraged to reproduce. If you want to consume kitchen waste or any readily available food source to make castings quickly, then start with lots of worms. Like a 5 lb pack split into two trays. You can they eventually do both. Like split trays in half or quarters encourage reproduction. Or keep the density of worms high to encourage consumption. The worms will still reproduce to the capacity of each tray. But, lots of worms eat lots of stuff.
