Your Tumbleweed Worm Farm requires approx. 1500 worms to kick it off. The worms must be COMPOST WORMS as these worms have big appetites and reproduce quickly. This is vital to make your worm farm work efficiently.
If you start off with less than this, your farm will take longer to reach maximum capacity. You can always start with more worms and this will help get your farm to full capacity much quicker. However cost is usually a factor in purchasing more.