Feeding Time for The European Night Crawlers and Red Wigglers! These Are Some Happy Worms!
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See that corn meal in background, thats all you need !
Thank You Larry for sharing your very interesting and helpful videos..
Larry, I have just started with worms. When I was doing research, I found your videos and watched many, many. I loved them. Keep it up!
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Pam try uncle jims you can google it they sell 200 to 2000 red wigglers and european night crawlers guareented live they have a youtube video
Wow, I would be in fishing heaven!
What do you fish for?
@@tyler238 fish
@@Luis-zl5cg lol funny.. a lot of people target a certain species.. u must eat Asian carp🙄😆😆
Having given up on worm composting for years after the meltdown I am now going to start again after watching your videos and since I have time to see to the compost properly now that I have retired.
I've raised worms for 40 years, my dad did also. We used the highest yield of protein chick starter, soaked it in 5gal buckets of water until it ferments, then feed. The red worms love it.
Is there a recipe for using the chick starter (an amount) to the water? Thank you. I have started to grow worms.
Have been raising red wigglers for the past few years decided to try European nightcrawlers. Ordered the worms and set up a 27 gal tote with natural bedding ( leaf mold, compost, shredded leaves and a bit of native soil). When the worms arrived I dumped them in the bin, gave them a good shower and left them alone for a few days before feeding them. After giving them a good feeding, I checked the bin a week later to see how things were going. The food was all gone, but even after I fed and covered them, these little darlings were climbing up the sides of the tote. The red wigglers have never done that.
So now when I feed them, I disturbed them as little as possible and do it under a good light. Live and learn.
Just subscribed to your channel, look forward to taking a closer look. Stay well!!!
Yes equal parts corn meal and oatmeal also add some crushed egg shells which i put in my spice grinder! Also chicken mash is good!
love your videos....I have red wigglers and super red euro crawlers....love this new hobby
Thank you for the tip Larry. Looks like a Great idea to me. Nice video! God Bless ✝
Love your video and the series you did really helpful 😊
They love you Larry they do look happy
Worm chow. Great tip. I'll be searching for some. Tfs
I just feed my worms mostly composted grass clippings as bedding and food scrap smoothies and they love it
Wow! Some serious worms you have Larry. Thanks for the vid, I just subscribed.
I love the idea of "worm chow"!
Thanks
great video's Larry . I have learned so much. but in the process of learning it has just created many more questions. I wont bother asking when you have so many fans that are still waiting for you to answer their questions. we all hope you can find some time to address some of them. God bless and looking forward to knew videos
Good job---worm chow sounds interesting
The liquid that drains from the box is a great liquid fertilizer and allows you to use your scraps (they love tea bags).. If you add some brown material with your scrapes (which is better for your worms anyway) the moisture stays pretty spot on. Brown materials are organic things that sit and won't smell bad over time and are not overly wet. Popular ones include coffee grounds, AGED dead leaves/yard cuttings/grass (do not use fresh of any of those, the material should already be beginning to break down and dry. A leaf/yard pile is awesome for this) , shredded newspaper, chemical free wood pulp/saw dust (in small quantities-they break down very slowly). There may be others but don't give your worms citrus, onion family (onions, scallions, garlic,etc.), or chlorinated water. If you use tap water let it sit and air out over night or more. If you have a yard or garden check out worm tea (made from castings) and free range worms here on YT. There are so many great videos out there from people who know more than I do. Happy worming friends. Be blessed. --Caution,I heard someone crashed their worm farm with cornmeal so do your research and add it slowly.
Thank you for your videos especially for the one on eggshells. I have been grinding them by hand. It was hard work, took ages and never gave me the fine powder I got after 1 minute or so in the grinder.
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Thanks Larry. Informative as always.
I have a bag of Rabbit Chow I'm going to try. We'll see how that goes. It's easier for me to get locally.
Thanks too for the excellent tip on feeding compost worms. Years ago I had a 10 litre bucket with bought worms. Though I just threw the waste in it went fine till I put some mackrel scraps in it. It got so hot the worms melted. Did it stink. I could not save 1 worm.
I have been vermicomposting for about a year now and I have enough to really good a good organic start and test this year. I will also be using worm tea [already have on some cuttings] and liquid seaweed going all organic this year.
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Keep a light on the worms at night, and during lightning storms, this will retain the worms, they will never crawl out.
You have a great assortment of worms =) I started with red wigglers last year and I'm looking forward to warmer weather when I can bring them up from the basement. I'm having so much fun with them! I'm subbing to your channel to learn more! Thanks for a good video =)
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cool thanks =) I'll check it out!
I am just playing around with the worm chow to see if it really makes a difference! Hey it is a lot cheaper than golf right!
I am going to keep mine inside during the winter using coco for bedding. How often do you change your bedding?
Thanks for the videos keep it up cheers
new to this. great video. can you throw as much of the worms into the fruit trees i have in my garden. any down side to these worms in the soil. thank you!
thank your for the video, following your instructions and starting today
Fantastic
+death kid they will mate on their own. You have to provide the best environment and meet all their needs. If you want happy worms take care of them. When they are happy and worm , they will do all the mating on their own!
Hey Larry just started my night crawlers. What do you use for their bedding? Would you mind sharing your recipe or do you have a vid on it? Thanks so much!
My fish would like this.. 😋😍
Cool Video Larry, I used to keep worms for fishing when I was a kid, now I', old and want to start fishing and worming again, are you still doing this? Thanks for posting
Rolled oats is less processed but either will work! As far as the egg shells add some to the food but you can also sprinkle on the worm bed!
hey Larry, thanks for the great videos! I have a quetions for you. I've been trying to raise European nightcrawlers for a while now. but I'm not getting the size that you're getting, they're only a little bit bigger than red wigglers. could my worms not be getting big enough because I only feed them kitchen scraps?
Larry who sells the best worms
hey larry, i feel the same as you about earthworms (nothing cooler)
but hey... you have to try putting down some fresh carrot pulp collected from
your juicer and watch how fast it vanishes. like a full half gallon over night!!!
Where do you get so many worms at? Like do you just find them or go to a Walmart and buy out their whole fridge... And also do you fish with them to keep the numbers down?
Great video and information. where did you get your European nightcrawlers from ?
What temperature should I keep the room for them? My red wrigglers seem like they are hibernating!
I have a question by giving them the dry dood and laying down the wet paper does the food stick to the paper and still eat it
How often do you change out the bedding in the night crawlers since you have no drain holes ? How many night crawlers did that bin start with ?
awesome video I am going to order that purina stuff today,,i need it,, I want big fat worms, ur the worm dude for sure.
I have a question I'm new doing this worm bin. by you adding the powder food and adding the wet news paper will that powder stick to the paper and still the worms will eat it
what temperature do you keep these at ?
do u mix the corn mill and the oat mill to feed the worms?
Hi Larry. What is the optimum temperature to keep these worms? What is the warmest and coolest you think they would thrive? I am going to do this, but I am wondering what the best temp is. I am in Ohio.
thanks for sharing
How do you keep compost worms in the bin for those who use uncovered bins on shelves?
Larry, do you have lids on your bins or just the newspaper?
i have feed corn put in the blender an it is super fine
Hi Larry do you sell your red wiglers & ship to PA. ? I'm just starting out I'm 74 years young &'i want the beautiful composting you guys do.👍😜🇺🇸💈
My red wigglers plastic box are full of sow bugs. Dang! How do you handle the algae in the pool?
where do y put your finished worm poop? inside, in the garage. can I put it in the pale outside next to the wall on the north side? will they freeze, i mean their cocoon? thank you
ground corn works good for us, over the winter thats all we give our worms,
What temperature do you keep yours at? Great vid!
Any recoommendations for an substitute for the Purina?
It has Porcine - Pig & Fish meal. I would like a work around those ingredients.
I make my own chow - half the fun :)
With?
Rolled oats not instant oats right ? If you had a 2# feed mix 1# oats and 1# cornmeal how many egg shells would you add ? Would a food processer /chopper work as well ? Or a blender ?
What size bin is it and how deep is your bedding
Hey Larry, I was gonna start making my own worm farm.
What should I do first to be prepared?
AND
Where do I get that much worms?
I'm sorry if I'm bothering you but this is our project,
and I'm completely NEW about all of this!
Larry, do you prefer a drain bin or not a drain bin?
Salute from Brazil! Very interesting vídeos! Do you know if it can be used as bait for fishing in saltwater? Did anyone ever try? I love fishing at the beach and feel tempted to start a worm Box!
Hey Kerry where did you buy your European night crawlers ?
Chicken mash is what you start baby chickens on! It is very fine ground meal!
Once the egg shells are nukced is there a self life on them ?
So you soak your newspaper? I put myn in dry and it comes out soaked in less than a day. Is it soaked because they are breaking it down?
What powder is it sprinkled ?
Hello, what is the white powder that you feed the worms, what components they carry. Hola, que es el polvo blanco que le echa usted de alimento a las lombrices, que componentes lleva.
I read ph level 8.4 with nitrogen soil conditions fits best. What do you think ?
Hey new worm farmer here. I'm wondering if I put red wiglers in with my night crawlers if they will kill each other off. I ordered 1000 today and have room for them in my night crawler box. I'm wondering because I feel like the red wigglers would help keep their that cleaner since they are really good at composting. I'm planning to use the red wigglers for fertilizer and the nightcrawlers to sell to fisherman
When you start a bucket how long will take be for they start having baby s
Larry, thanks for all of the information you are sharing. I have set up a ben and I have had it going for about two weeks now. I just purchased some night crawlers and worms from a sporting goods store. I wanted to see if I could get them to live. I have some potting soil, pet moss, and a little sand mixed together. I have placed straw and leaves on top. I will feed them about every three days or so with some corn meal, egg shells, and a little coffee. I haven't seen any signs of them reproducing and I was wondering how long that would take and how often should I replace my soil mixture ?
Thanks again for all of your information.
That depends on the kinds of worms and how many you have! You will know when it is time to change the bedding it will be very black.
Yeah what I was thinking too :) …. I also started juicing carrot , apple , celery , beetroot .. really nice drink , but it is the left over pulp that the worms really love !
Yup
Can you feed red wigglers to the chickens as source of protein?
how often do you feed your worms
Hi Larry. Like your videos. Been raising mostly Reds, but I had one bucket of European night crawlers. Yesterday I harvested the castings, and I screwed up and they got mixed up with the reds. Will they live / do ok together as a mixed breed. ? I plan to use it in a no til garden setting with plenty of mulch, heavy clay soil. Thanks
Hal Steward how's it going?
i mixed mine i feel the reds outnumber them but that could be cause i had a higher initial amount. this is 2 years later no ill effects
Larry how do you get rid of pot worms? One of my bins have a bunch in it and I can't sell them
It's a great supplement, just add a little in like you've been doing, but it would be hard to raise worms solely on that stuff unless you're buying wholesale and turning a lot of volume in a short time. Just make sure that you're feeding those Alabama Jumpers "grits" instead of just plain corn meal! LOL! Keep up the good work!
Worm chow is that all you use to feed your worms?
I think the whole point of having a worm farm is to feed them healthy kitchen food scraps ! Not to buy worm food . They eat your food waist ! If you want to supplement that … add crushed egg shells for calcium and grit !
That depends commercial worm farmers use grains!
***** I see …. yes well I guess for our worm farms , it is good to feed them a variety …… keeps them happy :)
I powdered up eegs shells for mine the other day :)
Yup Good Stuff!
Have you been able to get the Red Wigglers to grow like the ones from the Soy Bean Mill?
Do you still keep worms?
I am just experimenting!
wao very good thank you
How long have the bit made for the worms.'. Can you over feed the worms?
If you only feed with worm food will you only have worms in your bin instead of all the other bugs that come with composting?
What would happen if you raised reds with nightcrawlers in the same bin? Are they carnivorous ?
I bought beer at the Westside liquor store
As they grow and multiply I will split them into 2 tubs!
How big of a bin should i use for my 200 euro nightcrawlers? I want to try to keep a steady colony of 500 worms. I am currently using a bin that is 16 L x 11 W inches and is 7 inches deep. Is that enough for 200 worms? and will it be enough for 500 worms??
Thanks for info mr larry , i have red worms
cactofilo thanks
what kind of kitchen scrapes can you feed them? I just went fishing and the worms that are still alive i put them in some dirt and want to see if they will breed...but i want to make sure i take good care of them....so what kitchen scrapes can you serve them?
Billy Williams Here ya go:
whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/Easywormbin.htm
Thanks
Hey Larry , do you sell night crawlers? I’m in southern wi and looking on getting started in raising my own so I don’t have to pay an arm and a leg this summer.
Larry can this be done with a two bucket system the top bucket I will drill holes underneath If in case I decide to feed worms food scraps, as you said they will be more wet and will have some sort of liquid.
Yes
Can I give my worms only paper and aged compost as bedding?
love your vids...............we just got these Europeans down under.........apart from size how do you tell the difference between the European and the reds (we call them tiger worms)?????........the problem for me is they both have stripes. thanks heaps :)
Ive put old loaves of bread in and in two days theyre gone ill try the oatmeal and cornmeal
Great!
I don't use European night crawlers but the red worms. Do this European worms need to be in not so wet bedding. I ask you because my bean is always so wet that i can't sift it but I'm afraid that if i let it dry i will damage the worms.
Nice job Larry, you've got some beautiful castings working there. A couple of notes that may be of interest, the 5 gal buckets can work great for anyone, but they're only about 3/4 sq ft of surface area so only about 3/4 lb of worms in each bucket for their optimum production. Also, the Worm Chow is great stuff but at over $2 a lb...with worms eating 1/2 their body weight a day (some say their entire body weight) a lb of worms will cost you over $30 a month to feed! Yikes!
It is what all the Pro worm growers use!