Worm Farms

[Dwayne Denison]

Has anyone used the Frabill Worm Habitat? Would like to know if worth money and how long worms last. Are they a lot of work?....................Thanks

[Vic Tankersley]

Haven't tried the worm farms but have bought some large plastic storage boxes from walmart and put vents top and bottom dumped some cow manure compose mixed with peat moss and put a couple of cups of chicken starter mash

, throw in a couple boxes of red worms and in about four weeks you should have redworms galore...ps keep moist..good luck and dont feed scaps to them it makes a mess you will have to dig thru

[wag]

Like Vic T. said and ------ use coffee grounds also if have and cut up newspaper (wetted) --- remember to keep it moist and about every 3 weeks fold over soil bedding with a pitch fork or something simular to airrate it.   I have the European night crawlers in 2 large rubbermade containers.   -------- Have more worms than I know what to do with --- started putting them in my garden. 

[wag]

        European night crawlers worms are the best I find for the Louisiana temp.

[Dwayne Denison]

thanks guys. Vic do you have any pics of your setup? My yard is full of nightcrawlers.

[Vic Tankersley]

Dewayne , here are some pics I hope they help

[Dwayne Denison]

Thanks Vic.  Manure compost and mash where do you get it? any tubes for vents down in tubs? what do you do for food?

[Vic Tankersley]

Lowes or home depot..and yes vent the boxes with some screen cloth and glue it with gorilla glue

[Vic Tankersley]

food you can by starter chicken mash at any feed store

[Dwayne Denison]

thanks Vic