Was it a good idea to mix red worms and garden worms in a compost bin?
Ugh. I wanted to keep some worms in a compost bin and sell them online and locally. So I dug up quite a lot of garden worms and bought 25 red worms. The problem is that I would have to sell them as just earthworms. Would that appeal to the buyer in your opinion?
Worms in the compost pile is an excellent idea; I have worms in all of my compost piles to help break down the material. However, red worms and wigglers (the most common worm in the garden) will not inhabit the same area. Red worms prefer a more moist environment than wigglers. I use red worms in my elm/oak leaf compost and wigglers in my other compost piles. The wigglers seem to favor a mixture of hay, peanut hulls and garden debris, although they will work in oak leaves as well. The red worms like some manure mixed in with theirs. I use rabbit manure when I have any available. When I raised rabbits that was no problem. Now that I don’t have rabbits I have fewer red worms, but they still get the job done.
Being a fisherman I haven’t tried to sell any of the worms; I use them myself and save the cost of buying bait.
Good luck and enjoy!
Worms in the compost bin is a good idea for several reasons, 1: it will improve the compost because worm poop is great for all plants. 2: the worms will like the extra food the compost will provide and they will multiply, thus increasing your stock over time. 3: selling "worms" will increase your cash flow, regular night crawlers can be expensive to your average customer at approx. $3.00 per doz. Worms sell at about half that per dozen and your customers will buy more. I am a fisher person and buy regular worms for this reason, a dozen night crawlers will last about a half a day, two dozen "worms" will last all day.
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Worms in the compost pile is an excellent idea; I have worms in all of my compost piles to help break down the material. However, red worms and wigglers (the most common worm in the garden) will not inhabit the same area. Red worms prefer a more moist environment than wigglers. I use red worms in my elm/oak leaf compost and wigglers in my other compost piles. The wigglers seem to favor a mixture of hay, peanut hulls and garden debris, although they will work in oak leaves as well. The red worms like some manure mixed in with theirs. I use rabbit manure when I have any available. When I raised rabbits that was no problem. Now that I don’t have rabbits I have fewer red worms, but they still get the job done.
Being a fisherman I haven’t tried to sell any of the worms; I use them myself and save the cost of buying bait.
Good luck and enjoy!
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