Editing Vermicompost (section)

===Moisture===
Moisture must be maintained above 50%, as lower moisture content will not support worm respiration and can increase worm mortality. Operating moisture-content range should be between 70 and 90%, with a suggested content of 70–80% for vermicomposting operations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cdn.dal.ca/content/dam/dalhousie/pdf/faculty/agriculture/oacc/en/soil/Vermiculture_FarmersManual_gm.pdf|title=Manual of On-Farm Vermicomposting and Vermiculture|page=14|access-date=2017-10-06}}</ref> If decomposition has become anaerobic, to restore healthy conditions and prevent the worms from dying, excess waste water must be reduced and the bin returned to a normal moisture level. To do this, first reduce addition of food scraps with a high moisture content and second, add fresh, dry bedding such as shredded newspaper to your bin, mixing it in well.<ref>Nancarrow, Loren; Taylor, Janet Hogan (1998). [https://books.google.com/books?id=rmtZ91zbxLMC&q=The+Worm+Book ''The Worm Book: The Complete Guide to Gardening and Composting with Worms''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318062343/https://books.google.com/books?id=rmtZ91zbxLMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Worm+Book&source=bl&ots=h7KFpfKigc&sig=r_L-YXzDAst_-lmjRkLuXcX3vqo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DChsUNS2Oei40gHJvIH4CQ&ved=0CDEQuwUwAA|date=March 18, 2015}} Ten Speed Press. p. 70. {{ISBN|978-0-89815-994-3}}.</ref>