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Largest in-color Worm Composting Book. Top of the Page. Pauly's Channel. Largest Worm Farming Book. Worm Castings Results. Earthworms have been on the job for at least million years. Aristotle called the master recyclers the intestines of the soil.
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Nightcrawlers are 4- to inch creatures, dark-red on their dorsal side and nearly translucent on their ventral or underside, that haul leaf litter and decaying matter as much as 8 feet down in vertical burrows. These night feeders deposit castings, rich in nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and trace minerals, at the burrow openings. They're strong, too. Three-inch, dark red-maroon redworms have yellowish undersides and work their way through the top inches of soil horizontally.
Unearth these soil mixers, and they wiggle vigorously in the light. And when the weather turns hot and dry, they may delve deeper. The 3- to 4-inch, rust-brown red wigglers work the top few inches of soil and love rich compost and manure piles. Big eaters and reproducers with regenerative abilities, these also adapt well to life in a worm bin. As today's gardeners become increasingly mindful of the miniecosystems within our landscapes as well as the environment that stretches beyond our home turf, we're adapting a more earth-friendly approach.
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My daughter bought them on the internet. I wonder if I can buy from a store. How is your worm compost going? Bily Lovec. I love vermicomposting and so does my garden. If you want compost worms, you can buy them by the pound on-line. They aren't the same worms as you get from the ground not earthworms. Make sure that you cover your food scraps with lots of newspaper so you don't get soldier fly larvae to me a maggot is a maggot, and they're all gross.
Over your air holes, tape some scotch-brite sponges the green fibrous ones so the air can still pass through but the flies can't get in to lay their eggs. He's very helpful and informative about starting your own vermicomposting. I also got a lot of advice from the Ft. Bend Master Gardeners who have free advice! I hope this helps!!! Academy, in the fishing section. They usually have a fridge with them. Usually every bait shop in and around Houston sells Nightcrawlers which I would think are good for starting your own worm farm.
We only buy them for fishing and mostly at Walmart, 25 in a box. Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum.
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