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This is an easy build. It took less than 40 minutes. I have always had Red Wigglers ready to go fishing for Bluegill no matter what hour of the day it is. You may like this idea.
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Good idea, wish we had Red Wigglers and Fiddle worms around here.. never seen a better catfish bait then fiddle worms.. stayed with my Grandparents one summer back in 1974(was 13 at the time) and me and my Grandpa would go out in the woods and get fiddle worms and flip over cow patties in pasture for Red wigglers.They lived in Cullman Alabama on the creek/river that went into Smith Lake I believe, had a blast fishing for a couple months that summer, went everyday morning/evening.
Some worm farms will send you a starter stock of a few dozen. After that the worms will breed themselves.Quote:
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Check here for your red worms. Uncle Jim's worm farm. Here is a link.Quote:
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https://unclejimswormfarm.com
thanks for the link I had found him along time ago but had forgotten about it.. may order some, he says his red wigglers are 1-3 in. long seems I remember the ones we picked up from cow patties were a lot bigger then that unless he's just talking about juvenile worms he ships.
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Keep your bed moist but not wet. Feed them yellow corn meal, bits of apple or pear, chopped lettuce, shredded paper, tea leaves etc. They will plump up as well as smell good to fish.
I made this bank container seven months ago. The red wigglers reproduce in it also. I feed them grapes, lettuce, and wet tea bags.
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I have bought my swamp worms from ThePerchKiller and he has been an outstanding source of information and help with developing my outdoor block worm bed. I already had a good start of red wigglers. I bought some swampers from him and, due to my ignorance, I almost lost my start up amount. ThePerchKiller straightened me out and now I have a 2' X 6' concrete block bed. I just ordered 2 pounds of red wigglers and euros to add to my block bed. The bed is 2' x 6' x 3 blocks tall. I am using hay and cow manure in the bottom 2 blocks with bedding material on top. I have placed at least 2 pounds of wigglers in the bed with another 2 pounds of reds and euros coming this week. The Oklahoma weather in heating up so as the bed temp rises I expect the breeding to be exponential. In a couple months I will build a smaller swamper block bed once they reproduce sufficiently. Since I stocked the block bed the worms have buried themselves in the wet hay and are breeding some. I have added horse manure to the bed to feed them since I have a ready supply. It could be an interesting summer.
George with that setup, you will have huge production. Some say that horse manure is the absolute best feedstock for worms. If I could get it, I would. But all the hippies in my area take the horse manure from all the stables before I can get to it. West NC has a strange subculture fueled by drug use and veganism.
Thank you PerchKiller, I'm following your instructions and just waiting for my next shipment to complete my bed stocking. Okla City is to hit 93 today then cool down. I'm going to check the bed temperature today.
With that heat wave they will start laying eggs like crazy.