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Atlanta, Georgia

Hi everyone!
Is there any place to buy worms or worm castings or worm compost here in Germany?

The language difference often makes it hard for me to find what I am looking for here.

Danke!
Michel

1/15/2005 7:57:06 AM

Cologne / Germany

The link I told you last time, worms and worm castings:
http://www.eisenia.de

1/16/2005 5:57:29 AM

Itzetown City

Michel, you be right, the earthworm we call in Germany rainworm = Regenwurm (pl. Regenwürmer).
As I was young we dig them everywhere cause we need the by fishing.
So if you have the time and some places you can collect them and move em to you patch. They will be gratefull about all the compost and leave they´ll find there.
Happy digging! LOL

1/16/2005 6:49:42 AM

Wroclaw, Poland (51 N, 17 E)

I use the worms that live in my compost pile. I had quite a lot of them in the end of last season.
But if I would like I know a place where I can buy worms in Poland...

1/16/2005 7:11:58 AM

Atlanta, Georgia

Thanks Floh!
I knew I saw that info somewhere but I couldn't find it.

Also...I was digging up the patch for some worms to go fishing with and there were not very many worms on Saturday.
The top 5 centimeters was frozen so I suspect that the worms were probably a bit deeper than my shovel.

The trout were not biting on worms anyway and I had to buy some maggots instead. We caught 6 trout in Altensteig and I cooked them yesterday for Opa, Oma and our family. Delicious!

1/17/2005 2:19:19 AM

Long Island,New York

What I learned today: Maggotts are used for bait in Germany, and let your dog out and it gets worms that eat its lips.....I'm moving to Europe !!!!!

1/17/2005 8:33:39 AM

Austria

Fishing was my greatest hobby once, It`s quite different here in Europe. In the US I used to buy worms at every gas station cause the soil in Kentucky was much too dry to find any worms in there. Since I was a pupil then I couln`t afford buying worms all the time and used a wobbler then, which stayed on the surface. That were some of the greatest moments in my life, seeing the suface of Kentucky Lake explode by the attack of one of those real ggod largemouth bass I caught. I caught so many, my familiy hated me for there was bassfilet for dinner almost every day. One day, skipping school, I caught, what was later told me, would have been the new official Kentucky record bass. Unfortunatela there was noone home at the farm, so I fileted it and the damage was done, The filtes and rest was altogether heavier than the official record bass at that time, and even it had lost some water by beeing fileted. It was so much fun, having the reel on the upper side of the rod. Equipment was so cheap. One of the best days of my life. In Austria yozu can buy maggots and rainworms at Fishing-shops, but noone would buy worms, you can find them everywhere, save for the wintertime of course. Peri heil to all!

1/20/2005 11:51:18 AM

Itzetown City

Is there a word for "Angler-Latein" in english? LOL

1/20/2005 2:08:28 PM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

Night fisherman ?

1/20/2005 2:54:05 PM

Belgium

Besides growing pumpkins i'm a fisherman too (competition-fishing, mostley bream and carp). I have a little compost pile that is completley surounded with fence-wire with little mazes that is attached too a wood-construction too keep moles, birds and mice out (they love worms!). On top there is fence wire also. You can not believe the amount of red wourms that are in it. Every 3 weeks i add some hors-manure to feed them. Also i add vegtables and fruit rests.

1/20/2005 3:11:38 PM

Atlanta, Georgia

Now that we're talking about fishing I must add here that I used to fish as a kid in a small river behind our house in New Brunswick for brook trout. I fished for years with worms and only caught small trout that were actually great to pan fry but I only started catching the big ones after I started fly fishing. I just used my regular rod and three pound test as a leader and that was just awesome. I also loved fishing in Ontario for large and small-mouth bass and especially loved watching them jump at my jitterbug!
Later all!
Michel

1/21/2005 1:55:43 AM

Atlanta, Georgia

jantje,
Do you guys have any Pike (Hecht) where you live?
If you do then I want you to invite me sometime!
Michel

1/21/2005 1:57:28 AM

Long Island,New York

Hmm...I wonder if dog-lipworms would be good bait.....

1/21/2005 8:27:52 AM

Belgium

KuerbisMike, we do not have many pike over here. In the canals maybe but rivers are too polluted, it's sad!

1/30/2005 4:30:28 AM

Atlanta, Georgia

That is sad jantje!

2/14/2005 11:47:38 AM

Atlanta, Georgia

Has anyone bought the worm castings here yet and had a good look at it? I would like to know if you think the stuff is worth it.

I turned the soil over last week at the home patch and killed lots of worms but I think they will come back.
Michel

2/14/2005 1:29:57 PM

Cologne / Germany

Michel, sorry I can´t tell you if worm castings make a difference. I used it but if you can´t get it in really BIG amounts it might be something worth for your tomato patch, AG´s...not sure... :)
I´m going to till 1 time this year 4 weeks before planting - early April. I hope the soil is dry about this time and I think it´s enough.
Soil should be turned over with a shovel by hand around early November to have it "open" all over winter for any kind of stuff you apply like leaves, manure and compost. All together it will make a fine organic composition for the next season. Just let your soil rest over winter.
I just think that´s the way mother nature goes.

2/14/2005 8:05:04 PM

Atlanta, Georgia

Now you're talking like a Schwab Floh!

I am not a good grower yet but I believe that to grow incredibly giant fruit, you have to do incredible things with your soil. I obviously don't till my soil when there is snow but I add things to the soil all year long, and I have no weed problems to speak about...

I just wanted to know here if the worm castings look good or not. I would probably buy one bag per plant (about 10 bags). I also have a snow removal job now and get the lava
streugut for free so each plant will get about one bag of that too this year. Just a little bit of what I'm doing to prepare the patches.

I wish all of the growers a much better season than last year and I hope I will make it to Ludwigsburg with a healthy pumpkin again.
Tchusse!
Michel

2/15/2005 2:39:12 AM

Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, Germany

Michel,

definitely make sure that there are no salts mixed into that Lava Streugut for melting the snow. It is no product for human consumption and so the company producing it doesn't have to declare its ingredients....

Martin

2/15/2005 5:38:15 AM

Atlanta, Georgia

Martin,
The company is Eifel Lava and it says on the bag that it is nature friendly because it contains no salt and also that it is great as streugut in winter and as boden
vebesserung in summer. I won't use much of it at any rate but it seems like nice stuff to hold moisture. In america there is a saying that "I threw in everything but the kitchen sink" but I plan to throw in the sink as well this year! Send me your phone number again privately Martin. We lost our phone list and my emails or Tex ate them.
Michel

2/16/2005 2:56:58 AM

Atlanta, Georgia

Just so you all know, I got a bag of the worm humus from the company above and the stuff looks very nice although I don't know if it is worth the price. It was delivered to my door for a total price of 11.50 Euros for the 25 Kilo bag.

2/18/2005 2:31:48 AM