Red wiggler worms (Eisenia foetida) like eating just about any sort of fruit or vegetable which you put in the vermicompost bin, like strawberries. While the worms eat the tomatoes, there is a chance that they won’t eat all of the seeds, so that the seeds may sprout in your compost pile. If new tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum) develop, pull out them to incorporate back in the compost pile, or transplant them into your lawn.
Tomatoes and Tasty Worm Food
While red wiggler worms like tomatoes, this shouldn’t be the one thing you add to their bin each week for food. Add other produce scraps, plain cardboard, decaying leaves, unbleached coffee filters and coffee grounds to balance their diet along with the pH of the things inside the container. Don’t include oily foods, dairy goods or meats, as these do not break down too and might attract flies and vermin. Forget the citrus fruits and peels too, as some include a chemical that’s toxic for your worms.