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Columbus,ohio

How long sis it take your worms to get to that point and are you selling them?

8/5/2008 9:36:04 PM

Colorado Springs, Co ([email protected])

i started with 8 pounds/8thousand worms and it took me 2 yrs to get over 1500 pounds of worms. remember, that is keeping them 60-75 degrees yr round and makeing sure to divide the bins when they start getting overcrowded. if you goto carolinapetsupply.com and order 5 pounds of the enc's, they are 95 dollars including shipping, and start them in an 18 gallon rubbermaid tote, in about 3-4 months you will have 10#'s, 2-3 more months you will have 20 pounds and so forth and so on. I would be happy to give you instructions on how to start off your bin and keep them going. remember, 5 pounds of worms eat around 5 pounds of food per day, so lots of leaves, horse manure and shredded paper are going to be needed if you keep them breeding and multiplying. But the effort is only a couple hrs per week to get and keep a considerable herd of worms going. The enc's ( europeon nite crawlers) eat way more than the red wigglers (eisinia feotida)/ef's. and you will have castings to harvest within 3-4 weeks upon getting your first 5 pounds. they are also easier to screen castings out of than the ef's. Let me know if you have any other questions.

8/6/2008 11:04:02 AM

Columbus,ohio

I didn't know that. I have a small small composting system right now with red wigglers. Maybe I will give night crawlers a shot. Do you live in high elivations? Maybe they like it better up there.

8/6/2008 12:04:40 PM

Colorado Springs, Co ([email protected])

i do live in colorado springs, co. but the worms dont really care. as long as they are kept 60-75 degrees, plenty of food and space, they will thrive. i am telling you, you will not be dissappointed with how much the encs do.

8/6/2008 12:09:26 PM

Columbus,ohio

Are the castings as good?

btw...Thank you very much for helping.

8/6/2008 3:12:58 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

but they're no good for fishing! brittle as can be..eat plenty grow large but impossible to get on a hook! LOL

8/6/2008 6:20:05 PM

Colorado Springs, Co ([email protected])

alexsdad, the enc's arent brittle, and they are around 4 inches long, i believe you're thinking of the ef's. they are much smaller and thinner than the enc's. also, powdered milk will give them calcium to harden them up a little as well as cornmeal for protein to fatten them up.

Giant pumpkin peep. the castings are just as good as anything else. the qaulity of the castings comes from the food they eat. if you fed only newspaper, not as good but still good, if you feed them varied diet, of some coffee grounds, crushed eggshells, vegetable scraps, leaves, horsemanure, the castings will be great. Here is a website that is great for vermicomposting. Everything you ever want to know about raising worms is here. WWW.thegarenforums.org . scroll down to vermicomposting section in there. I am under the same username there as well. wtman

8/6/2008 6:46:57 PM

Columbus,ohio

Thank you very much .I wasn't planning one feedign very much newspaper and cardbourd. maybe lees that a sixth of there diet.

8/6/2008 7:04:45 PM