Has anyone been able to find a supplier for extra layers for the can-o-worms systems in the US? I worry that my little buddies are overloaded.

I came across videos of worm farmers making pre-compost from cardboard and coffee grounds for their worms bins. What is the purpose for pre-compost? I saw quite a few videos on how to make it but none about why make it. Is this a procedure use by large scale worm farms? I plan to start worm bins in the spring when it gets warmer. Would pre-compost give me a head start for raising worms? Thanks in advance.

I’m asking because I would like to know how everyone else feeds their worms. I would dice up banana peels and throw them on top, but notice they never try to eat them. Am I not cutting them small enough? Should I be burying them? I’ve only found success with burying cantaloupe rinds.

I also tried some worm feed on the top and brushing it around. I covered it with a sheet of cardboard and it seems they sort of like it. However, I noticed little bugs always come around when I put the worm feed in :(

Looking for other (somewhat pest free) ways to feed them. If you can recommend your favorite items and how to feed them I’d appreciate it.

I have an urban worm bag for my compost and put in 1000 worms about 6 months ago. When I put in food I find worms but only like 1 or 2 dozen, but there’s never a large cluster of worms like I see in pictures here. Am I doing something wrong?

Hi, interested in raising worms? I have a Worm Factory 360 that I bought back in 2020 but have never used it. My area gets a little hot and our space is small, so I'm not sure I can take care of a colony all year round. These things retail for $135, so you would be getting it at discount. DM if you're interested. Worms not included.

Can anyone tell me if it’s okay to have spiders in my worm bag? I’ve looked online but have gotten different answers. I think they are the false widow and don’t want them in there just because there’s SOOOO many of them. It’s a huge tribe just constantly multiplying. I don’t mind spiders but I feel like they’re just taking over. *I can provide a picture later if you would like to see.

I brought my worm bins inside in my basement grow room so that they would continue to thrive over the winter. But they became infested with fruit flies. I had to move them back out into the garage. The fruit flies are still going strong and there is a cloud of them every time I open the bin to feed the worms.

Is there any way to get rid of the fruit flies without hurting the worms?

A red wigglers cocoon can stay dormant for 60 years

I have 2 bins now. Probably 100 FAT worms in each bin. I split the bins. One half is rabbit poop and one half is cardboard and paper. Should I mix it all together or not?
One bin will only get dry stuff from the cupboard . The other bin will get wet stuff from the fridge. Test one.

Going to feed one frozen stuff from the freezer and the other stuff from my cupboard. Let’s see what happens!!

Who do you follow? I like captain matt.

Hey people!

So i have had my worm bins with a mixture of african nightcrawlers and red wigglers for about a month. I've been feeding them mostly homemade worm chow and i gave a couple of feeds of partially composted bokashi and they love it.

The problem is my latest batch of bokashi has some coco coir based soil that was sprayed with a very dilute permithrin spray about 3 months ago in the mix as browns in the Soil factory. I really want to give my worms a bunch of that partially composted bokashi to feed on for the winter. I read a bunch of studies that EM mudballs are used to decontaminate sludge in rivers, since bokashi is EM fermented food scraps and most of the produce i eat at home is not organic so it probably has a bunch of much worse pesticide residues on it anyway i'm not sure why i shouldn't feed it to my worms. I really didn't want to get rid of the coco coir and I thought i'd check if people had any experience with this using soil that was sprayed with pesticides sometime ago in their worm bins before i go for it. I'm also thinking of making a shoebox bin and fill it with the partially composted bokashi and add a very small amount of worms to it as a test first before feeding it to my main bins, if this is a good idea how long should i wait till i assume it is safe to feed it to my main bins.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks

I watched a YouTube video by someone who raises worms, and she mentioned that the only food she gives her worms is rabbit pellets. She advised ensuring the pellets don't contain deworming agents, as those can kill the worms. In another video, someone recommended feeding worms alfalfa pellets.

Does anyone here use these products to feed their worms? My thought is to put food scraps into my compost bins and use pellets specifically for the worms. I’d appreciate your recommendations. Thank you!

This is a red wiggler in a vermicompost bin. I know some worms get pretty fat and big (I'm guessing they're going to lay eggs??). But what's with the white spot? Is that normal? If not, what is it?

Hii, I've had a bin with ANCs for about 5 months. Around 2 months ago, I started seeing baby worms whenever I dug around the bin. Now, I still see babies (around the same size as before, along with a few bigger ones, though none have a clitellum yet) but never any adults. They're all translucent red-ish, so definitely not potworms. Is this bad for my bin in any way? Will the population dwindle eventually?

Unsure if the material in the f&m hamper are wood shavings or something else? Can I add it to my worm bin?

I have a pre-composter in my garden and these guys shown up and have been living there for a while. They look way bigger than the red wigglers I have in my composer.

1. Does anyone know what type they are?
2. Would I benefit from taking them and moving them to my composter bin with the red wigglers?

Thank you

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Cut all of the cardboard boxes and wrapping from Christmas gifts in a 20x30x24 inch tub. A lot of cutting! Lol. Soaked it. It soaked up all the water. Added 2 cups of powdered eggshells, 1 cup of cornmeal, 1 cup of grits, 1 cup of coffee grounds which was moldy. Going to take a little soil from my established bin to mix in. Between my friends here and youtube I should do better next year. Happy New Years!!

Just got my free catalog from Territorial Seed Co. I always check out their red wiggler prices, because I have like 20 pounds of worms in my back yard, this is the highest I’ve ever seen them go for! I remember a few years back they were like $15 a pound. Is anyone really paying $130 for 2 pounds? If so I’m rich! 🤣