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Maverick
Lover of Earwigs!




Registered: 12/18/05
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Re: somebody grow earthworms? [Re: Prisoner#1]
#16041823 - 04/04/12 06:29 AM (11 years, 9 months ago) |
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Humility said: Worms are not planarians. Cutting them in half will kill or severely injure them.
actually which ever end has the hearts typically survives
Actually both ends usually die, there's a chance the end with the heart will survive but it's really not that great considering you just sliced through major arteries in the worm, and its digestive tract, and other important things, like sex organs.
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hookahhead
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Re: somebody grow earthworms? [Re: x7x_x7x]
#16251226 - 05/18/12 06:30 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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I compost with red wigglers as well. There are actually a few different species of "red worm" that are used in composting. There are some known problems with Uncle Jims worms. He is often accused of not shipping the weight ordered. People get 1/4 or 1/2 lb of worms instead of 1 lb. Jim claims this is due to desiccation into the dry bedding during shipping, however other sources shipping the exact same way don't have this problem. He is also accused of selling mixed batches of worms. This is often a mix of Eisenia fetid (what most people are looking for) and Perionyx excavates ("blue worm"). Both of these species are suitable for composting, however the P. excavates can be finicky and like to escape the bin on occasion. This also creates problems for someone who wants to sell extra stock of worm they pass this problem onto others. There are other people (who actually are active on worm forums) who provide worms. Try Bently at redwormcomposting.com. This post was not meant to bash or boast worm retailers originally though. If you have any questions please let me know.
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Maverick
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mikesethnobotany said: Night crawlers are not very good at recycling, red wigglers are what you want. Heres a link to a great place in the States to purchase everything you will ever need to be a worm farmer.
Jim's Worms
Depends on the family and genus, African and European Nightcrawlers are top feeding composters and in the same genus as red wrigglers , whereas North American night crawlers are a different order of worm altogether and tend to be deep borrowers, more making intricate tunnels which water and organic material can flow into during rainstorms. N.American Night crawlers will not survive in a typical worm bin.
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Re: somebody grow earthworms? [Re: Maverick]
#16306677 - 05/30/12 03:13 PM (11 years, 7 months ago) |
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Ya European nightcrawlers compost just fine.
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Maverick said:
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mikesethnobotany said: Night crawlers are not very good at recycling, red wigglers are what you want. Heres a link to a great place in the States to purchase everything you will ever need to be a worm farmer.
Jim's Worms
Depends on the family and genus, African and European Nightcrawlers are top feeding composters and in the same genus as red wrigglers , whereas North American night crawlers are a different order of worm altogether and tend to be deep borrowers, more making intricate tunnels which water and organic material can flow into during rainstorms. N.American Night crawlers will not survive in a typical worm bin.
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