You don't have to wait for nighttime to collect red worms...just take a pitchfork or similar object...i've used bbc fork before....and stick it in the ground where worms would likely reside and tap the handle...vibrating the earth...the worms come to you! It's why you see so many after a good rain storm...the rain is pounding the earth and the vibrations bring them up! When you are done just tamp the ground back...no harm no foul! Trick I learned from my grandparents.
Worms are great, but remember they don't like kelp or egg shells. They love decomposing newspaper, garden compost, and hot organic potting soils. I usually just toss a bag of potting soil on the ground and after a few days they're digging into the bag all on their own. To attract them to your plants, put a nice layer of potting soil around the base of the stem. One to two inches works pretty good.
A real gardener is not a man who cultivates flowers; he is a man who cultivates the soil. Organic gardening is based on knowledge and techniques gathered over thousands of years, using sustainable and holistic approaches.
how about breeding earthworms?are they a-sexual?and how long do they take to reproduce?
negativity spreads like budrot
If I remember right they can go both ways and have 10 hearts
Awesome i saw one sneaking into a pot thru the drainage hole yesterday morning
damn nice,time table for reproduction?Originally Posted by PixiDustr
If I remember right they can go both ways and have 10 hearts
negativity spreads like budrot
whenever they feel like it? I don't know, but I imagine they don't waste anytime. I want to say their lifespan is 2 weeks but don't hold me to that.
My grandparents and uncle ran bait and I don't ever remember them hunting for redworms. so they prolly are pretty prolific.
I use a thumper to attract Shai Hallud!
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The Spice Must Flow!
nice! I had that calendar...loved the pics.
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