Interesting website on Worm Farming

[SludgeMunkey]

It is a composting website, but it has some useful information and is a source for both Euro and Red worms.

I am thinking of trying this out just to avoid running around my yard in the rain with a flashlight.

http://www.redwormcomposting.com/raising-earth-worms/

 

[SnakeDancer]

Cool link, thanks! I will read it in detail later.

I had a worm bin over the Winter, which provided me with occasional food for my newts and frogs - though I didn't draw on it too heavily, keeping it in reserve as "emergency rations." Now I'm slowly adding that soil to my starter veggie pots.

You may want to stay away from redworms, which aren't eaten by a lot of animals. They're the classic composting worm, but not as useful for feeders. For my worm bin, I just added regular earthworms that I found in my yard.

 

[Starcraft]

I bought a pound of red wrigglers and european nighcrawlers (I believe their name is ensenia hortensis) and now have them coming out of my ears. I don't really feed the wrigglers to my animals, just the ensenia, with no ill effects. I'm going to do some research and see if it truly isn't a good idea to use red wrigglers, since they breed faster. Maybe if I just use them whole, I heard some animals won't eat them if they've been cut up due to the smell.

p.s. I raise them in cheap rubbermaid containers from wal-mart, the big ones. Just drill a bunch of holes on the bottom and side near the top and place on some bricks with a tray to catch any drippings. A lot cheap[ers than one of those worm composters you buy online, but if you don't mind spending the $70 on them or whatever they are more convenient.

 

[Greatwtehunter]

I'm going to do some research and see if it truly isn't a good idea to use red wrigglers, since they breed faster. Maybe if I just use them whole, I heard some animals won't eat them if they've been cut up due to the smell.

I think this all depends on the species. I feed red wigglers to a couple of species which seem to love them but there are some species that just won't even go near them.