I spread about 1 1/2 inch of dry quick oats evenly in the container. Then sprinkle dry active yeast over the top of oatmeal and you don't need much yeast. Last add distilled water to oatmeal and stir with spoon until it is like a peanut butter texture not to wet or dry. Spread your new culture on top of the oatmeal and in a few days you will notice the worms crawling up the sides of the container. Whenever I start the batches over I only use the worms on the sides not in the medium. You will have more than you want lol. You can change them out every 15 days or longer.
Used the tip of a floor nail to put holes in the container lids. They must be small enough so fruit flies can't crawl in. The smell of the yeast will attract fruit flies. I only have fruit flies in the house when my wife brings bananas home lol. Never had a fruit fly get in any of my batches.
