worm farming

[jeff caldwell]

anybody into raising worms? if so can you give any info that might help out getting started?

[marvella]

please try the search function. there is a ton of info available there about this topic.

[BellsBunnies]

Hi Jeff,
We raise worms under our rabbit cages. It has great benefits.
http://www.vermiculture.com/biz/
http://www.magicworms.com/

Hope this helps some. Not sure where your located but can contact your county extension office for more information.

[jeff caldwell]

is your rabbits in a shed where the worm are cover by a roof or out in the open? do you have nite crawlers or red wigglers?
jeff

[tamatik]

I wanted to worm farm but couldn,t figure how to get them little saddles on dem boogers.so I went to fish farming but my hired hand drowned./his horse did too.;0(

gord

[tamatik]

Couldn,t resist the jokes..but after reading the 2 sites..It does seem to have possiblilities..something I,d be willing to explore/pursue.The compost sounds viable but am unsure of the "inflated" quantities extoled in the Unico site but I will definately look further/farther? hmm..I,ll look into it..
Gord

[suburbanite]

I know nothing about the actual raising of worms, but I do think there's something that figures into success--location, location, location.

Near where I live there is a reservoir that is popular for fishing. On the road to the reservoir, right next to the sign that says "nnn reservoir, 3 miles" with an arrow, is a gentleman's ranch/McMansion with a sign posted a dozen feet in front of the reservoir sign, "Nightcrawlers, $3, next driveway on right".

Every weekend I drive by there they have a handful of trucks or cars pulled over buying worms. I'm sure the worms are just a hobby, (the house is probably worth $2M) but it sure must pay for itself! They're just in the exact right place to clean up.

[jeff caldwell]

i have been on the web sites over and over in the past but i was wanting someone with hands on that could help me get started with the do and don't that they have learn. i hear worms are bad about leaving (crawling off) from where you start them out. do they need to be under a shed? would right under the rabbits pens work which is cover by a shed? how often do you wet the ground down? we are wanting to do this for a little extra income and get the benfits of the worm casting (dodo) for our garden.

[wy_white_wolf]

Might try and PM Shrek (sp?). I think he is our resident worm farmer. Haven't seen him posting here much. He spends his time on the singles site.

[HeatherDriskill]

I was surprised to see this thread when I logged on today because just yesterday I was thinking about worm farming. I am interested in it, as well.

[Ozarkguy]

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Hope this helps:


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[jeff caldwell]

that sure is a great web site you have. really enjoy it.
thanks
jeff

[BellsBunnies]

Our rabbits are in a lean-2 on the side of our barn. We have dug out a small pit underneath some of the cages and use some peat moss in them. We do have the red wrigglers. We turn thr compost lightly every so open and wet it when notice it is getting dry.

[BellsBunnies]

http://www.wormaroo.com/faq.php

http://www.foleyfarms.com/wormcare.html

Try these links.

[Ozarkguy]

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Thanks Jeff. It's my way of "giving back" to all those who have helped me learn the homesteading way of life. Glad you like it.


Novice or oldtimers, we all ARE a very unique group of folks, and it helps to share any knowledge we gain on the journey.



gotta love those hills.....

Ozarkguy


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[labrat]

There is a site dedicated specifically to vermiculture with news from around the world and a forum that folks ask questions similar to what you are asking now. Try http://wormdigest.org/

[debbiebofjc]

I have a small worm bin in a corner of my kitchen. It's made of a plastic storage bin w/ holes drilled in it, with a shallow bin underneath to catch any drips. I throw in some kitchen scraps once in a while. My worms are redworms, from the bait store. They don't eat a lot because I don't have as many in there as is typically recommended, but they do reproduce themselves. I'm mostly doing it for the fun of it, and I will at some point have some good "worm poop" to use as fertilizer.
I started out with mostly shredded newspaper, and few hands-full of dirt, a few scraps and a couple little containers of fishing worms. Later I added some dry leaves.
I'm not sure how long I've had it, less than a year I think. The shredded paper is all gone. Soon I will be able to harvest some of the new dirt!

[DenverGirlie]

We bought a pound on eBay about 1.5 years ago, most likely have about 5+ punds of the red wrigglers now. However, they are used for only our personal use. We have three bins going now, they spend the summer out side in a shady spot and over winter in the basement.

We have them for their castings only for personal use in the garden.