Worm Farming For Beginners

Compost worms.

Over 30% of all household rubbish is “green” waste (organic matter) that can be broken down by compost worms and re-used for a productive purpose in your garden. Instead in most cases, it’s hauled away to refuse stations, at your expense and thrown into landfill.

Generally the worms used for composting are called red worms:

Eisenia Andrei/fetida or Lumbricus rubellis. These worms are ideal as compost worms as they are ferocious eaters, surface dwellers and prolific breeders. If you hear the term “red wigglers” you know your purchasing the right type of worm. There are other types of worms that can be used:

– African night crawlers: Eudrilus eugenia, but as the name suggests, if they’re not happy they WILL crawl away in the night.

– Gardeners friend worms: Amynthus gracious/corticus.

– Tiger worms: Eisenia fetida.

– Blues: Perionix excavatus/spenceralia.

Garden earthworms are not suitable for composting so please leave them be in the garden so as they may tunnel

deeper down in thesoil and help the garden.

Compost worms are easily obtained these days through your local hardware stores and online sellers so

why not give it a go and start your own backyard worm farm today?

To make it even easier you can purchase your own “Worm farming for Beginners” manual to help along the way!

Have a look at the “About The Book” page to see the all the useful information you’ll need!

Care Checklist for Bait Worms:

• Always keep worms cool and away from strong heat and direct sunlight.
• If storing in a container for longer than a few days, you must make sure they are kept moist and stored at the recommended temperature for that worm species.
• If you wish to keep your worms happier and healthier, relocate them to a larger container, and feed them with the worm fattening recipe!

African Night Crawlers – “Disease”.

It has been previously discussed that some bait worm growers are choosing not to breed African Night Crawlers due to a “disease” that is effecting them.  Upon further investigation i stumbled across an article by Graeme Fraser from the Depatrtment of Primary industries NSW Government which had a theory on the new “disease”.

www.bio.net/bionet/mm/annelida/2007…/002721.html –

I must reiterate that these are NOT my scientific findings and the responsibility for any decisions and actions taken arising from the use of this material rests with the reader.