Beginner's Guide to Getting Started with Red Worms
In this blog I am going to teach how to set up a “worm bin.” Anyone can learn how to do this and its great fun for children so have them help also. Wait until…
Greer, South Carolina · Est. 2009
Red wiggler worm farming tips and tails
Worms Etc started as a small farm raising red wigglers and European nightcrawlers in the South Carolina upstate. Along the way we wrote down what worked and what didn't: bins, bedding, feeding, breeding, harvesting, and the critters that show up uninvited. All 82 posts are here, free, unchanged.
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Earthworm Egg Capsules, Red Worm Reproduction
Earthworms lay egg capsules in the soil usually near a good source of food. The neat thing about theses egg capsules is there ability to survive harsh ...
Eisenia fetida, or hortensis? Whats the difference? Red wigglers or European nightcrawlers? Part 1
Both worms can be used as a composting worm but what are the differences and which one will work the best in a given scenario.
Red wiggler worm bins critters continued... Dealing with mites
Mites are a common creature to be found in a worm bin. Mites, just like worms, help break down organic material into compost. A population explosion of mites simply shows that there is an imbalance in the worm bin.
Worm Bin Bedding. A worm needs sleep too you know.
Bedding has a huge impact upon how quickly worms grow and ultimately upon the maximum size that they will obtain. Also it plays an important role in…
Harvesting and Shipping Live Composting Worms
Shipping live composting worms is tricky business, especially when the temperatures are extreme, but with lots of experimentation, we have got it down.
Know your worms
Compare species →Red wigglers
The standard composting worm. Small, fast-breeding, forgiving of beginners, and happiest living in a shallow bin of food scraps and bedding.
European nightcrawlers
A larger cousin of the red wiggler that composts well, tolerates cooler beds, and makes an excellent fishing worm. The worm this farm settled on.
African nightcrawlers
The big, heat-loving tropical composting worm. Produces castings fast and grows to eight inches, but will not tolerate a cold bin.
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About the farm
Worms Etc sold composting and bait worms, bins, castings and kits from Greer, SC between 2009 and 2015, shipping as far as Hong Kong. The farm is coming back gradually. Until worms are available again, everything we learned is in the blog.Read the story →