Guaranteed Live! Our red worms have been specially raised and groomed to outperform other red worms! One of our secrets is Nature’s Good Guys Soldier Worm Chow. This food additive helps promote fast growth and encourages reproduction. As Red Worms travel through soil they are consuming and creating air passages which help aerate and amend the soil! Red Worms will consume any kind of biodegradable matter. Such as: fruits, veggies, coffee grounds, eggshell and more! As Red Worms consume organic matter they produce Worm Castings. Red Worms eat their weight in organic matter every 24 hours. Release Rates: 2-3 worms per sq. ft. Food Redworms will consume any kind of biodegradable matter except materials containing excess oil or chemicals. Suggested – fruits, vegetables, coffee grounds, tea bags, eggshells, and any vegetable – matter. Not Suggested – meat, bones, salt, vinegar, cooking oil or dairy products. A 12-14 gallon worm bin will hold about 6 lbs. of organic waste per week but we recommend starting slowly. To encourage decomposition, you may want to finely chop the material before adding it to the bin. Window Screen Harvesting Technique When it is nearly time to harvest, set a window screen (cut 6″ wider than the bin all around) over the composting mass, then place fresh bedding on top of the screen and feed on top of this second layer. The worms will squeeze through as food runs out below and the food above attracts them. After a few months, take hold of the screen edges and lift it out. Harvesting the castings that are below the screen. Dump the newer composting material from on top of the screen into the bottom of the empty bin and replace the screen. INDOOR COMPOSTING Container Almost any container that keeps worms in and offers drainage and sufficient oxygen can be used. The basic worm box size is one foot high, two feet deep, three feet wide and has air holes in the bottom. However, a variety of containers will do. Use Vermi World Worm Bin. See details to the right. Bedding We recommend bedding made from shredded newspapers and compost or good garden soil. Tear regular newsprint only (no colored pages) in strips approximately 1.5” wide. The bedding should be moistened to the “firm ball” stage. When squeezed, water droplets (not streams) will fall and when released it will form a ball. You will need to either put a tight fitting vented lid on your bin or keep a light on over to prevent them from escaping. It is normal to have worms crawling up the sides and getting under the lid of a plastic bin. They like to be in the condensation that forms in these bins. *Note: Never use water from water softening systems as the salt will kill the worms OUTDOOR COMPOSTING Redworms can also be used in an outdoor compost pile. If possible, release the worms in the morning. This will give them time to settle into their new environment before dark and help prevent crawling. Simply dig a shallow hole in the pile, spread the worms along with the bedding they came with into the hole and cover. The worms will naturally seek out an area of the pile that is the right temperature. During cold months, they will migrate into the center where the temperature is generally warmer and in warm months they will migrate to the outside.
All orders ship 2 day Express mail. Guaranteed live. The Best Worms for Composting: Our Red Wiggler worms are harvested from worm beds that are decades old and may contain different earthworm species. Diversity is superior because they work all layers of the compost, not just the top few inches, giving you a better compost in a shorter amount of timeComposting Worms for Garden: Using earthworms for composting purposes can prove to be a benefit to any garden or farm soil. The food scraps and waste they consume in the compost bin gets digested and transformed into some of the most nutritious earth material that lawns and gardens could grow in: worm castings!Worms for Composting: The worm castings produced by our Red Wigglers are 7 times richer in phosphates, 5 times richer in nitrogen, and 11 times richer in potash than average lawn soil. The ample supply of nutrients provided by each worm composter helps your garden to grow healthier plants and this valuable substance is all a result of your trash!Composting Worms Help the Earth: By feeding your food scraps to your worms for composting instead of throwing them away, you help to recycle nutrients and keep less trash in landfills. Using worm castings also reduces the need for harmful earth-destroying chemicals, instead relying on safe, organic production.Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm: We’ve been in business for over 50 years, using over 40 acres of land, the largest worm farm in the US! We’re a “Down to Earth” company and handle the whole process of growing and farming composting worms for the market from start to finish. All of our worms are proudly raised in the USA. Here at Uncle Jim’s, we really know worms!
All orders ship 2 day Express mail. Guaranteed live. The Best Worms for Composting: Our Red Wiggler worms are harvested from worm beds that are decades old and may contain different earthworm species. Diversity is superior because they work all layers of the compost, not just the top few inches, giving you a better compost in a shorter amount of timeComposting Worms for Garden: Using earthworms for composting purposes can prove to be a benefit to any garden or farm soil. The food scraps and waste they consume in the compost bin gets digested and transformed into some of the most nutritious earth material that lawns and gardens could grow in: worm castings!Worms for Composting: The worm castings produced by our Red Wigglers are 7 times richer in phosphates, 5 times richer in nitrogen, and 11 times richer in potash than average lawn soil. The ample supply of nutrients provided by each worm composter helps your garden to grow healthier plants and this valuable substance is all a result of your trash!Composting Worms Help the Earth: By feeding your food scraps to your worms for composting instead of throwing them away, you help to recycle nutrients and keep less trash in landfills. Using worm castings also reduces the need for harmful earth-destroying chemicals, instead relying on safe, organic production.Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm: We’ve been in business for over 50 years, using over 40 acres of land, the largest worm farm in the US! We’re a “Down to Earth” company and handle the whole process of growing and farming composting worms for the market from start to finish. All of our worms are proudly raised in the USA. Here at Uncle Jim’s, we really know worms!
They WILL look smaller due to transport. Worms are alive! You can put the worms and the peat moss directly into your bin/ worm setup and mist them with a spray bottle. you notify us within 3 hours of receipt with a photo/video of the worms.
They WILL look smaller due to transport. Worms are alive! You can put the worms and the peat moss directly into your bin/ worm setup and mist them with a spray bottle. you notify us within 3 hours of receipt with a photo/video of the worms.
Worm farm starter cultures. Worms are weighed before adding bedding to ensure proper worm count. Fishing bait. Garden soil activity.
Worm farm starter cultures. Worms are weighed before adding bedding to ensure proper worm count. Fishing bait. Garden soil activity.
1lb Of Red Composting Worms . Condition is New. Shipped with USPS Ground Advantage.
1lb Of Red Composting Worms . Condition is New. Shipped with USPS Ground Advantage.
LIVE DELIVERY GUARANTEED Nature’s Good Guys a.k.a. Soldier Bugs, Red Worms have been specially raised and groomed to outperform other Red Worms! DESCRIPTION: Red Worms consume organic material and burrow 24 hours a day. As they travel through the soil, they open oxygen passages for roots and breakdown the soil while excreting a natural soil nutrient called “Worm Castings”. These castings are high in nitrogen, calcium, magnesium, phosphate, potash, humus and will feed your plants for weeks without burning them. RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS: Worm Bin: Simply scatter worms on top of the compost. Keep moist as you add organic material. Garden, Lawn, Trees, Shrubs, Potted Plants: Release in the evening or morning after watering. Dig several 4-5 inch holes. Put a few worms in each hole and cover loosely with soil. *Castings are a natural soil amendment and one of the best known sources of nutrients that plants need to grow!
