I agree with what you have said. I would like to add some more thoughts on the matter. Selling the worms as fishing bait is also recession proof. When times are good people go fishing, when time are tough people go fishing. Worms for fishing is seasonal spring through fall every year. It requires good marketing and communication skills. With RWs and an investment into small refrigerators and bait cups they can be sold at gas stations and all one has to do is restock the worms every 2 weeks and of course move the old stock up. Keep the refrigerators at 50 - 60 degrees. they can be sold as wigglers or panfish worms. With ANCs, they do not require refrigeration, they can be grown to different sizes. They can be sold as panfish worms, trout worms and bass worms. They however need to be restocked weekly and the ones that are not sold have to get their bedding refreshed (with worm chow mixed in) or the worms pulled and brought back to the wormery for refreshing. ENCs can also be sized or handpicked from bed-run bins to be sold as larger bait worms. They do however require refrigeration to slow down their metabolism and to keep them healthy for extended periods like the RWs when sold as bait worms. Enjoy worms and have a great Day!
Starting a worm farm can be inexpensive but growing large worm populations to make a business out of it will cost you time and money and hard work. But this business is needed in economic bad and good times.
The input costs can be so low for so long doing this. I’m thinking of cleaning out pumpkin growing competition pumpkins and just letting them freeze outside all wither and feed my guys. So much usable calories are wasted.
I don't know if you are just using pumpkins leaves or the fruit itself but here's my experience : I fed my worms with different kinds of pumpkins (Cucurbitaceae) two years ago, and i'm still struggling with sprouts growing everywhere out of my compost. That's a shame because, as you said, pumpkins give a lot of organic waste. But their seeds are very resistant ! If you guys have any advice or experience to share, feel free ! Love worms
Hello fellow worm farmers from Jesus and me! I roast ALL SEEDS in my oven at 200 F for about three hours or until crispy. Then I grind them up in a food processor which was given to me. I use it to grind up all the "dried/roasted peelings of fruit and veggies that I then feed my worms. I know it's a bit more work but it works quite well for me and NOTHING sprouts. The worms will eat the uprooted sprouts so it's not all bad. Enjoy !
@@cubescience3789Hi, as no-one else has replied I'll share an idea or 2. I have no experience with worm farming, but do with gardening in general, although only a couple seasons of growing pumpkins. Since freezing winter temps even here in NW Wisconsin, USA doesn't hurt them, (unless they sprout and then freeze again), you'd have to either find a way to make the situation right for sprouting and then expose them to freezing temps after they do, or clean out the seeds before giving the pumpkins to your worms. Cutting the pumpkins in half with a battery-powered saw is easy ( I set them on the lawn to do it & just try to stop before touching ground). Then, scraping out all the seeds doesn't take too long. You can then save some mature ones and put the rest into a hotter compost or blend in a blender with other food scraps for a mushy worm food. You can also feed the seeds to pigs or chickens if a neighbor has some... .
Thank you fot tbe encouraging words. Im Just getting started and trying to figure it all out on a bigger scale. Im happy i found your videos.😊
I agree with what you have said.
I would like to add some more thoughts on the matter.
Selling the worms as fishing bait is also recession proof.
When times are good people go fishing, when time are tough people go fishing. Worms for fishing is seasonal spring through fall every year.
It requires good marketing and communication skills.
With RWs and an investment into small refrigerators and bait cups they can be sold at gas stations and all one has to do is restock the worms every 2 weeks and of course move the old stock up. Keep the refrigerators at 50 - 60 degrees. they can be sold as wigglers or panfish worms.
With ANCs, they do not require refrigeration, they can be grown to different sizes. They can be sold as panfish worms, trout worms and bass worms. They however need to be restocked weekly and the ones that are not sold have to get their bedding refreshed (with worm chow mixed in) or the worms pulled and brought back to the wormery for refreshing.
ENCs can also be sized or handpicked from bed-run bins to be sold as larger bait worms. They do however require refrigeration to slow down their metabolism and to keep them healthy for extended periods like the RWs when sold as bait worms.
Enjoy worms and have a great Day!
this is excellent information
Every worm farmer have talked to has helped me including one of the largest in the nation.
Great info!!!! I totally agree :)
Starting a worm farm can be inexpensive but growing large worm populations to make a business out of it will cost you time and money and hard work. But this business is needed in economic bad and good times.
The input costs can be so low for so long doing this. I’m thinking of cleaning out pumpkin growing competition pumpkins and just letting them freeze outside all wither and feed my guys. So much usable calories are wasted.
its crazy how many usable calories are thrown in landfills to fester into methane. sinful.
Pumpkins are amazing for worms ! They devour them. Happy worming
I don't know if you are just using pumpkins leaves or the fruit itself but here's my experience :
I fed my worms with different kinds of pumpkins (Cucurbitaceae) two years ago, and i'm still struggling with sprouts growing everywhere out of my compost. That's a shame because, as you said, pumpkins give a lot of organic waste. But their seeds are very resistant !
If you guys have any advice or experience to share, feel free ! Love worms
Hello fellow worm farmers from Jesus and me!
I roast ALL SEEDS in my oven at 200 F for about three hours or until crispy. Then I grind them up in a food processor which was given to me. I use it to grind up all the "dried/roasted peelings of fruit and veggies that I then feed my worms.
I know it's a bit more work but it works quite well for me and NOTHING sprouts.
The worms will eat the uprooted sprouts so it's not all bad.
Enjoy !
@@cubescience3789Hi, as no-one else has replied I'll share an idea or 2. I have no experience with worm farming, but do with gardening in general, although only a couple seasons of growing pumpkins. Since freezing winter temps even here in NW Wisconsin, USA doesn't hurt them, (unless they sprout and then freeze again), you'd have to either find a way to make the situation right for sprouting and then expose them to freezing temps after they do, or clean out the seeds before giving the pumpkins to your worms. Cutting the pumpkins in half with a battery-powered saw is easy ( I set them on the lawn to do it & just try to stop before touching ground). Then, scraping out all the seeds doesn't take too long. You can then save some mature ones and put the rest into a hotter compost or blend in a blender with other food scraps for a mushy worm food. You can also feed the seeds to pigs or chickens if a neighbor has some... .
non toxic farming was my first love, but now worms are better for real soil fertilization microbiology, great videos very detailed thank you
I started off as a landscaper and dabbled in high tech gardening before I found the worms. Worms are the key. Thank you for watching.