Looking for some compost worms

Looking for some compost worms and the price online is astronomical. Any worm guys down to make a trade ?

How close are you to Michigan?... there's a guy(walts crawlers) that sells worm dirt 25lbs bags on the shoulder of the road..

Knowurhyphae said:

Looking for some compost worms and the price online is astronomical. Any worm guys down to make a trade ?

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Hi,
Try Big5 or sport fishing tackle place, they usually have small cups
of red worms, saw dust worms (meal worm) and night crawlers; oh
pet shops with aquarium & fish... may have.

Shipping is an issue with live worms. Uncle Jims will replace dead, frozen, rotted, dryed out, whatever happens to your package, for free! Well worth the price! I've kept a worm bin for 20 years, the single best amendment on the planet! Mine are outdoors and they froze solid, but more will hatch when it warms up.

I raise worms of all sizes and kinds, but how would one ship them to insure that they made it alive?

TownsFM said:

I raise worms of all sizes and kinds, but how would one ship them to insure that they made it alive?

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you have to do fedex live animal shipping,

Ah, ok, cool!

seed to flower said:

Hi,
Try Big5 or sport fishing tackle place, they usually have small cups
of red worms, saw dust worms (meal worm) and night crawlers; oh
pet shops with aquarium & fish... may have.

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Add Walmart to the list.

Always check your worms at walmart before buying. They tend to sell moldy old dead ones sometimes.

You only want European nightcrawlers which feed at bottom of compost and red wrigglers feed on top layers.

Been lucky I guess.

TownsFM said:

Always check your worms at walmart before buying. They tend to sell moldy old dead ones sometimes.

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Been lucky I guess grabbed a few more today.

Sade said:

You only want European nightcrawlers which feed at bottom of compost and red wrigglers feed on top layers.

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if you top dress, then red wigglers are preferred.

Week4@inCharge said:

if you top dress, then red wigglers are preferred.

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Oh yea also my bad have minimal knowledge in vermicompost just what 'local worm guy' educated me on a little. Hes hella cool and picks up all local restaurant compost for his bins.

Sade said:

Oh yea also my bad have minimal knowledge in vermicompost just what 'local worm guy' educated me on a little. Hes hella cool and picks up all local restaurant compost for his bins.

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That's a good idea. I need to get my bin going. Them small rotating bins are just ok (I'm finding out),

Week4@inCharge said:

That's a good idea. I need to get my bin going. Them small rotating bins are just ok (I'm finding out),

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Yea man just go to local restaurants and be happy to have you pick up compost rather than pay county to take it away

Figure this might be a good place to ask if I can put red wigglers in a SIP?

If the answer is no, please explain why in as simple or complex terms that suit you. I am educating myself on soil growing, but the simple stuff is often very complex to a soil novice.

Tolerance Break said:

Figure this might be a good place to ask if I can put red wigglers in a SIP?

If the answer is no, please explain why in as simple or complex terms that suit you. I am educating myself on soil growing, but the simple stuff is often very complex to a soil novice.

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Sure you can. The worms will go where it's most comfortable. They should really be happier in a SIP than a regular pot since the moisture is more consistent.