Worm Farming

i just built myself a 2'x2' box and now going to try and harst worm castings in it first i need to know is where is a good place to get worm and out of the ground is no good for me cuz its all sand, second is how many is a good number to have, third wat is a good starter soil for them, forth wat is a good food source and bad food source wat food have different nute advantages, venting the box and moister of the casting

yeah im looking to do this possibly in a 5 gal bucket .. i think they eat plant scraps like lettuice etc

Fallen Buckshot said:

yeah im looking to do this possibly in a 5 gal bucket .. i think they eat plant scraps like lettuice etc

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you can get worms at a bait shop, and as for the soil they live in pretty easy to make really. Take your kitchen scraps, crushed eggshells, a few coffee grounds and start a little compost heap. Throw in some soil, even if it is sand it will mix in with the scraps, and if you can get some grass clippings and hoepfully some cow manure or horse manure in there to really heat things up. Let this cook so to speak for a week or two. This soil mix will make great worm bed and it will grow great little babies also. I have 7 plants in containers now with worms living in all of them and my plants are very healthy. You can start a nice little program of composting and turning all your organic waste into rich fertile soil for your worms and plants.....welcome to the world of organics.

red wrigglers are the worms you want.

wat kind of soil mix do you mix up and how much do you need per pound of worms

NoRmAllHeD said:

i just built myself a 2'x2' box and now going to try and harst worm castings in it first i need to know is where is a good place to get worm and out of the ground is no good for me cuz its all sand, second is how many is a good number to have, third wat is a good starter soil for them, forth wat is a good food source and bad food source wat food have different nute advantages, venting the box and moister of the casting

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NoRmAllHed....... The answers to your questions can all be found in these two links. One is an honest retailer of worms / worm castings.
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The other is a real good info site on worms / worm bins, it's geared for kids, but the info is solid and easy to follow....even when blazed....
It's where I got my start with worms.....
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http://www.vermiculture.com/
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http://urbanext.illinois.edu/worms/
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Hope this helps.....
Keep it Real.....Organic......
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Kinda on the same topic...We went fishing the other day and "lost" a container of worms. Unfortunately, I found it today and it reeks like a demon's asshole. I emptied the whole thing into a planter and mixed it with some good soil between gagging attacks..... Think it'll be good/bad/awesome when I re pot? Should I not use it?

*to be clear, the worms are very, very, very..................dead. If you've never smelled a dead container of worms- it's one of those things you wish you could un-smell forever.