big brown horse
Hoof In Mouth
freemotion said:Well, that is just mean. Maybe your worms would've liked to have an outing at the beach, too!
Ok, someone talk to me, please, about worm farming?
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txhomegrown
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Here is a more dual purpose worm that is getting popular
European Nightcrawlers
European Nightcrawlers (Eisenia Hortensis), Big Reds, Belgium Worms, Carolina Crawlers, or whichever name you prefer to call them, make good breeding stock for your worm farm and good composting worms for your compost heap.
Like the common red worm, the European Nightcrawlers make good composting worms for your compost heap, although they eat a little less and breed a little slower (approximately 1 egg capsule per week).
The European nightcrawler worm will grow longer (up to four or five inches) and fatter (about as thick as a pencil) than red wigglers but are still a perfect fit to your worm farm.
I am going to add these to my farm as soon as I can. I will just keep them in separate bins and try to sell some to the local bait shops. We are surrounded by great fishing lakes here.
European Nightcrawlers
European Nightcrawlers (Eisenia Hortensis), Big Reds, Belgium Worms, Carolina Crawlers, or whichever name you prefer to call them, make good breeding stock for your worm farm and good composting worms for your compost heap.
Like the common red worm, the European Nightcrawlers make good composting worms for your compost heap, although they eat a little less and breed a little slower (approximately 1 egg capsule per week).
The European nightcrawler worm will grow longer (up to four or five inches) and fatter (about as thick as a pencil) than red wigglers but are still a perfect fit to your worm farm.
I am going to add these to my farm as soon as I can. I will just keep them in separate bins and try to sell some to the local bait shops. We are surrounded by great fishing lakes here.
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I got my red wigglers from my kids school.I have seen them sold at the local pet stores like Pet smart for like $4 a cup. I feed them to my frogs,toads,and chickens.
I use the plastic tote box the worms came in,and also a plastic recycle bin,which already had holes.
I mix paper and fruit/veggies in with the dirt.I won't harvest the soil till spring.I water it all when it dries.I have plant pots on top,and get worms under them to feed the animals.
If I get fruit flies I just pull out the vacuum hose and suck them up!
My mom has a regular compost bin outside.She can get me earthworms during the winter.I love her bin. I dig holes and put in scraps outside.Not much worm activity.I bet a bin under the rabbits would be active all year with the heat.I would toss in scraps too. I just toss my rabbit poo in the gardens without composting.
I saw worm poop at walmart last year.I think it was like $4 for a 40 pound bag. I add my worm poo soil into the holes of plant transplants.Gives them a healthy start.
I use the plastic tote box the worms came in,and also a plastic recycle bin,which already had holes.
I mix paper and fruit/veggies in with the dirt.I won't harvest the soil till spring.I water it all when it dries.I have plant pots on top,and get worms under them to feed the animals.
If I get fruit flies I just pull out the vacuum hose and suck them up!
My mom has a regular compost bin outside.She can get me earthworms during the winter.I love her bin. I dig holes and put in scraps outside.Not much worm activity.I bet a bin under the rabbits would be active all year with the heat.I would toss in scraps too. I just toss my rabbit poo in the gardens without composting.
I saw worm poop at walmart last year.I think it was like $4 for a 40 pound bag. I add my worm poo soil into the holes of plant transplants.Gives them a healthy start.
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Quail_Antwerp
Cold is on the Right, Hot is on The Left
I'm still tossing around the idea of having a worm bin. Just have had so much other stuffus going on that haven't got it going or done much towards having one yet.
keljonma
Epicurean Goddess
Girl, where do you find your energy?! 
How do you handle the worms in the winter? Would a worm bed freeze and kill the worms? Just wondering because I am thinking of starting one for composting. I was separating my recycling at the dump and the guys walks over and says " don't waste you time, we empty the recycling dumpster in the landfill anyway." I just hate to waste all that cardboard and paper.
