Michael's got worms!
I told my Dad "I,ve got Worms!" and he said "you better go see a doctor about that" (Ba dum dum)
The worms I am talking about cost me $45.00 plus shipping per pound(Canadian funds). "Red Wigglers" are the usual name for them. They make great bait worms since they last a long time on the hook and move around alot, attracting the fish. The other great thing about these little critters is the fact that they eat and breed like crazy. They eat their own weight in veggie leftovers (peellings and such) in a day or so, depending on the proper conditions.
I have 2.5 bins in my house, just waiting for the season to warm up so I can take them back outside. I figure I have about 2 pounds of worms or more per bin and I have a few more empty bins to transfer them too. I have to still do all the work on the bins ( drilling small holes in the side to allow air in and a bunch of small holes in the bottom to let "Worm tea" out). Aside from drilling the holes and adding rocks, paper, sticks and soil for the worms to grown in, I don't have to do much work. I feed them only once every few days during the winter( I don't want to over populate the bins, so I keep them hungry), but once winter is over they get to eat and grow as much as they want.
I do not just sell the worms for bait. They sometimes are bought for feeding live animals that like worms and as a soil additive to pot bound houseplants. Add a few worms to your soil around plants and the plants will love you for it. Another thing plants love is "Worm tea". I don't know if you use it full strength or cut it with water ( I need to do more reading on it) but the liquid that comes out the bottom of the bins are high in nutrients. The other item you get from the worms is the worm castings (basically worm manure).
When you open the bin to transfer and separate some of the worms for sale, you also put the liquid in plastic jugs ( I use recycled orange juice containers), take out the rich composted soil and find as many babies as possible. Move the babies to a bin of their own. Bag the soil for your garden or for sale. Pour every thing else into a clean wheelbarrow to sort out the older worms you did not get the first time and remove the big rocks and such you use on the bottom. I also have a double layer of fine mesh on the bottom to keep the worms from escaping though the draining holes. That would not be a problem if you keep the bin clean, balanced and healthy. Worms tend to stay put if they are well cared for. Wash out the bin, replace the mesh and large stones and put new paper and fresh soil in, add worms and something for them to munch on and you are back in business.
To send live worms in the mail you can put them in a paperbag filled with moist peatmoss and the put that inside a cardboard box with big stickers that say "live worms" and suggest it be kept cool and dark. Make sure the box has holes punched in it or your live worms will not not be when they arrive.
I just looked at how big this blog is getting so I am going to cut myself off here. Worms and worm farming are big business, not to mention fun. Send me an email with questions or send a comment and I will respond. Michael Kaer michaelkaer@yahoo.ca
The worms I am talking about cost me $45.00 plus shipping per pound(Canadian funds). "Red Wigglers" are the usual name for them. They make great bait worms since they last a long time on the hook and move around alot, attracting the fish. The other great thing about these little critters is the fact that they eat and breed like crazy. They eat their own weight in veggie leftovers (peellings and such) in a day or so, depending on the proper conditions.
I have 2.5 bins in my house, just waiting for the season to warm up so I can take them back outside. I figure I have about 2 pounds of worms or more per bin and I have a few more empty bins to transfer them too. I have to still do all the work on the bins ( drilling small holes in the side to allow air in and a bunch of small holes in the bottom to let "Worm tea" out). Aside from drilling the holes and adding rocks, paper, sticks and soil for the worms to grown in, I don't have to do much work. I feed them only once every few days during the winter( I don't want to over populate the bins, so I keep them hungry), but once winter is over they get to eat and grow as much as they want.
I do not just sell the worms for bait. They sometimes are bought for feeding live animals that like worms and as a soil additive to pot bound houseplants. Add a few worms to your soil around plants and the plants will love you for it. Another thing plants love is "Worm tea". I don't know if you use it full strength or cut it with water ( I need to do more reading on it) but the liquid that comes out the bottom of the bins are high in nutrients. The other item you get from the worms is the worm castings (basically worm manure).
When you open the bin to transfer and separate some of the worms for sale, you also put the liquid in plastic jugs ( I use recycled orange juice containers), take out the rich composted soil and find as many babies as possible. Move the babies to a bin of their own. Bag the soil for your garden or for sale. Pour every thing else into a clean wheelbarrow to sort out the older worms you did not get the first time and remove the big rocks and such you use on the bottom. I also have a double layer of fine mesh on the bottom to keep the worms from escaping though the draining holes. That would not be a problem if you keep the bin clean, balanced and healthy. Worms tend to stay put if they are well cared for. Wash out the bin, replace the mesh and large stones and put new paper and fresh soil in, add worms and something for them to munch on and you are back in business.
To send live worms in the mail you can put them in a paperbag filled with moist peatmoss and the put that inside a cardboard box with big stickers that say "live worms" and suggest it be kept cool and dark. Make sure the box has holes punched in it or your live worms will not not be when they arrive.
I just looked at how big this blog is getting so I am going to cut myself off here. Worms and worm farming are big business, not to mention fun. Send me an email with questions or send a comment and I will respond. Michael Kaer michaelkaer@yahoo.ca
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