Earthworm farm...

Okay, i was goin around my garden today collecting worm castings and figured that better soil would mean better castings, i know the soil in my garden is shit and i want to make an earthworm farm using compost, that way hopefully i can get the best possible castings.

I just had a few questions if anyone can answer them,

-Will compost be too acidic and maybe burn the worms?
-Will the worms be happy in compost (i dont want to be cruel to them)
-Is it worth the effort???

Hopefully someone can give me some answers soon so i can begin my little farm, :) thnx for your time, its much appreciated.:thumbsup:

okay, ive just got some earthworms and put them in compost anyway, they are doing fine and are already eating the compost, while looking for earthworms i spotted a patch of moss, ive heard moss is good for soil but i dont know if this is the right moss, if someone can tell me whether its suitable for adding to my soil, the magnitude of my gratitude would exceed the worlds latitude, - or close enough....

The Worm Farm
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The moss
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Sorry about the pics, I know they are shit....

do a Google search for raising earthworms, there are whole websites devoted to that, will tell you everything you need to know ... :smokin:

okay, i'll do it now, what about the moss situation?

anyone???

I read a few earthworm articles, and never saw one single reference to moss, of any kind ... they like wet newspaper, rotting vegetables, and coffee grounds, though ... :smokin:

no, not for the worms lol they are okay, i was talking about putting it in the dirt for my plants, after all, thats why i want worm castings, supposedly moss is good for it, but i dont know which type...?

Beats me.....

you are probably thinking of 'peat moss' ... best to just go buy a quality potting soil, available most anywhere ... mixing your own soil can be tricky, what with the pH changes ... keep it simple ... :smokin:

yeh, but im already half way there, lol i'll forget about the moss for now, thnx for the help tho, if i need anything else ill post here....peace m8

I hope you keeping that container out of the sun worms hate it... also try and get a bigger container than that when they start breeding theyll soon overflow it...

yeh, i know, thnx neways tho ;)