Worm Box Questions

[fish_4_all]

How big are those worms? I have not seen anything one keeping composting type worms in soil so this is different. Most of the ones I see sold here are night crawlers but supply sucks here.

[shipahoy41]

My red wigglers might be 4-5 inches when mature. About half the thickness of a crawler. More tender, juice and "wiggling" movement than a crawler. Perch, Crappie, Shellcrackers and Bream love them. Put three on a hook and a Walleye will hit it too.

Easy to raise and you always have an unending supply. Plus, they to not wilt, die and smell like a crawler!

[azslabber]

here's my new hobby house.I used 1/2 organic top soil and 1/2 shredded newspaper for bedding.They say that newspaper alone is just fine for these African Crawlers.I got 250 mature crawlers for $29.95.They will be here tomorrow.Soaked the bedding until it clumps when grabbed and is in my closet inside the house.I'll post a picture when they are in the box.I drilled 1/8 inch holes in the top and around the upper sides of the bin.Been keeping all of my potatoe peels,carrot peelings,onions almost everything.No fruit,dairy or meat.Anything else though.Watch your acids.

[AZfisherdude]

I heard from a friend that vermicomposts that onions are a bad idea too... I think they do red wigglers though

[azslabber]

Thanks Chris,I took them out of my feed bag,lol.Don't need anything that anyone says is bad to be anywhere around,lol.

[fish_4_all]

Make sure that the bedding doesn't get too wet. You don't have any drainage in that setup if I read it right so make sure that the bottom doesn't get muddy or soupy.

I have read that some fruit is fine but make sure to bury it so fruit flies don't find it and mites don't get too bad. Make sure to watch your pH, 7.0 or neutral is what I read as the prefered so make sure to add some lime and crushed egg shells to keep it where it belongs.

I really want to know how this goes. I am gonna start a couple of my own as soon as I can get everything together. Thinking of trying to get smaller numbers of all three, red worms, Euro Worms and African crawlers so I can figure out which one works best for me or just to learn them all.

Oh and I read that processing/mashing/dicing or whatever and freezing your "food" for the worms helps to break it down faster so it is easier for them to eat.

[azslabber]

I was really carefull with the moisture level because there is no drainage.I know that I did everything correct and that organic worm site is excellent.The owner will email you any answers that you ask him.I got a PH tester too,lol.I am a worm rancher now,lol.Heck,I even got Purina Worm Chow,lol.

[azslabber]

I am going to have Trophy African Nightcrawlers,lol.

[fish_4_all]

Is that the site you listed earlier or another one? My site has become less than halpful and I need someone better. Is worth a few more $$ to me when I get good support with my products.

[azslabber]

Here's the site that I used.I have looked at all of them,asked all of them questions and he had the best information.And he always answered my questions,all of them,sometimes a couple differant times,when the answer was not clear to me.
Organic Worm Farm Online Store