I christen all my 1500 new red tiger worms 'Earl'.

[warrior queen]

I have a new worm farm. I love worm farms.
They will eat all my vege scraps, and will provide a ready supply of fishing bait.
All my Earls are happily bedding into their new coir matting and in 48 hours I can begin to feed them real food.
Does anyone else here do worm farming?

 

[Noor]

Good Bye Earl?

 

[warrior queen]

Worms like classical music, played low. My Earl's will learn to love Queen.
I will retrain them.

 

[Frizzle_Fry]

I have thought about doing some worm farming. I grow indoors under very controlled circumstances, so it kinda spooks me introducing organisms that might be carriers of bad juju (fungi, bacteria, mold etc). Though their benefits in soil are undeniable I'm half tempted to leave them outside and go hydro or aeroponic.

But nothing beats some good rich soil...sounds like experiment time

Any advice on what species of worms are preferred for pots, specifically ones with fairly tight root systems in them?

Also would you know a good crack dealer? Coffee ain't cutting the 3am wake up call.

Edit: Music is awesome for critters....my plants loooooove classic rock/metal

 

[warrior queen]

I have thought about doing some worm farming. I grow indoors under very controlled circumstances, so it kinda spooks me introducing organisms that might be carriers of bad juju (fungi, bacteria, mold etc). Though their benefits in soil are undeniable I'm half tempted to leave them outside and go hydro or aeroponic.

But nothing beats some good rich soil...sounds like experiment time

Any advice on what species of worms are preferred for pots, specifically ones with fairly tight root systems in them?

Also would you know a good crack dealer? Coffee ain't cutting the 3am wake up call.

Edit: Music is awesome for critters....my plants loooooove classic rock/metal

A properly set up worm farm is perfectly safe to have indoors. Done right, there is no odour, no pests or flies, no harmful bacteria or fungi.
In mid-winter I bring my worms into the laundry.
I don't introduce worms to potted plants unless I am repotting and using some of the castings in the mix (worm farm type worms are not the same as earthworms... they live very shallow in soil and need a little extra care so they don't dry out and die). I tend to keep my worms happy in their little farms, and use the castings and worm tea as fertiliser instead of putting the worms themselves into pots.

I don't have a crack dealer.... but I do have a baggie of some killer weed (I don't smoke it though - I've become all growed up and boring since I broke 40 )

I don't know if I'm allowed to do this, but here's a link to an Aussie site with loads of info on worm farming...
http://www.tumbleweed.com.au/

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

I have thought about doing some worm farming. I grow indoors under very controlled circumstances, so it kinda spooks me introducing organisms that might be carriers of bad juju (fungi, bacteria, mold etc). Though their benefits in soil are undeniable I'm half tempted to leave them outside and go hydro or aeroponic.

But nothing beats some good rich soil...sounds like experiment time

Any advice on what species of worms are preferred for pots, specifically ones with fairly tight root systems in them?

Also would you know a good crack dealer? Coffee ain't cutting the 3am wake up call.

Edit: Music is awesome for critters....my plants loooooove classic rock/metal

Worms will climb out of pots.

We put some in an aquarium to feed a newly-captured red-eared turtle and then watched one climb up the glass and out.

You would not think it, but earlier this spring, I was setting up my pool, and as I twisted the filter handle on the top of the filter tank, an earthworm crawled out from under the cap!

My Name is Earl...

 

[Cheyenne]

Indoor worm farming? No, thanks.

Our worms are outdoor worms that start life in the worm bed in a family member's back yard. We feed them pineapples, which they love, as well as stale bread and other starch products. Also things like banana skins, etc. These are red worms, great for panfishing.

 

[islandman]

I'm in need of worms for the composter. I need mutant worms, however, as I have no interest in waiting 2 years for the scraps to turn into usable compost.

 

[cfuhrer]

I have a new worm farm. I love worm farms.
They will eat all my vege scraps, and will provide a ready supply of fishing bait.
All my Earls are happily bedding into their new coir matting and in 48 hours I can begin to feed them real food.
Does anyone else here do worm farming?

I haven't seen anything about worm farms in the area we moved to; but in the area we moved from they are actually pretty good business. Some folks make a pretty good purse selling worms as bait.

 

[warrior queen]

Indoor worm farming? No, thanks.

Our worms are outdoor worms that start life in the worm bed in a family member's back yard. We feed them pineapples, which they love, as well as stale bread and other starch products. Also things like banana skins, etc. These are red worms, great for panfishing.

I have OCD (a bit of a germophobe, and a cleanliness nutcase) and I have no problem with my worms being in my laundry for 3 months of the year.
There is no smell, no anything really. They are just 'there', munching away at my scraps.

 

[unregistered]

 

[warrior queen]

I'm in need of worms for the composter. I need mutant worms, however, as I have no interest in waiting 2 years for the scraps to turn into usable compost.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Gippsland_earthworm
These might be what you need!

 

[handful999]

warrior queen <3

worm farming is sweeeet...how cold does it get where you are? i've recently moved 1000k's south and what was not a problem before is something to be considered now (much colder down here)

 

[warrior queen]

warrior queen <3

worm farming is sweeeet...how cold does it get where you are? i've recently moved 1000k's south and what was not a problem before is something to be considered now (much colder down here)

Mid-winter temps here are from min -8 to max +5.
I bring my worms inside during the very coldest months, but it's not essential. Worm farms are operating perfectly well in places like Russia, under 3 feet of snow!
I bring mine in because cold worms eat less, and I want them to keep eating at about the same rate (we generate a LOT of vegetable scraps here).
Also, I have 3 farms operating simultaneously.... one for house scraps, one for garden waste, and one for cleansing my worms prior to fishing or reseeding the other two farms.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Wouldn't "Pat" be a better name for hermaphrodites?

 

[handful999]

thanks for the help! x

 

[KingOrfeo]

Does anyone else here do worm farming?

[insert your own dick joke here . . . unless that was the dick joke . . . ]

 

[warrior queen]

Wouldn't "Pat" be a better name for hermaphrodites?

I have my 'Paul' farm, my 'Lilly' farm, and now my 'Earl' farm.
I try not to descriminate on gender