Hey , just wandering ,I caught like a bucket full of earthworms this week when it was raining and i was wondering if they where easy to breed , proving them i suppose a change of soil , proper humidity and i dunno , like dead leaves and stuff ? anybody got good info on that ? thanks in advance
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breeding worms
nimdu
Apr 28, 2005 12:10 PM
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Sonya
Apr 28, 2005 03:03 PM
>>Hey , just wandering ,I caught like a bucket full of earthworms this week when it was raining and i was wondering if they where easy to breed , proving them i suppose a change of soil , proper humidity and i dunno , like dead leaves and stuff ? anybody got good info on that ? thanks in advance
Since I just got 500 nightcrawlers from a friend.....I was looking this up too.
There is a couple good books out too. So hitting the library might be worth while.
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2133.html
http://www.homestead.org/Gardening/RaisingEarthworms.htm
http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/people/faculty/sherman/earthworms.pdf
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Sonya
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burmaboy
May 01, 2005 07:58 AM
Back in my younger days when I would keep nightcrawlers for fishing, I would keep them this way...
First and foremost...keep them cool.40's is not too cool.
A good composted soil, and then soak sheets of newspaper and place them on top of the soil.
Then just check the newspaper occasionally to see if it's damp.
I would keep them in one of the commercial type of worm holders you can find in a fishing store. These seemed to work best for me, and I would keep the whole thing in my basement.
You can probably add some oatmeal and just tiny amounts, from time to time.
The dirt you find under leaf litter, the crumbly kind, works best.A little bit of peatmoss added may help too.
Chances are, potting soil would work. It's usually sterilized, and well composted. Again, any well composted soil will work.
And then just use your misting bottle to maintain moisture levels. Only mist your newspaper though.
Remove the dead worms on a regular basis ( they really stink ),
but most of all, keep them cool.
