Worm farm odor, et al

[mountainman]

I'm afraid image reaper is right about the worms reproducing. You can just buy them from a bait shop. Not only does them not reproducing not make sense, but the OG FAQ's suggested doing it too.

But then again, if you bought some worms that were shit and about to die, then you won't get any reproduction

[FireBrand77]

I bought Nightcrawlers from a bait shop,to use for fishing.I never did use them all up,and I threw them in the back of the fridge.I didn't go fishing again for about a month,because it was too cold,so next time I decided to go,I opened up the container,and to my surprise their were eggs,and little worms,with the big old nightcrawlers.Baitshop worms will reproduce,and that is a fact.I've been raising worms for years.PEACE

[mountainman]

I'm using leaf worms, next best thing to the red wrigglers, although I'm sure nightcrawlers work too. I've got a small beer fridge, thinking of clearing it out for the worms. Do they really do better in fridges? I thought they just cool them in bait shops to slow their metabolisms so they survive longer without food.

[FireBrand77]

Well,that may be true,but worms like a cold damp climate,remeber they dry out easily.I'ts cold and dark in your fridge,the perfect habitat for them.I've tried keeping them outside,but it gets to damn hot here,and they always do very porrly opposed to the refridgerated ones.Take er easy.PEACE

[the image reaper]

got a couple dozen worms from the bait shop today ... along with some scraps, I threw some fan leaves in there too ... now theyre movin' kinda slow, but they're grinnin' from ear to ear ... :dance:

[mountainman]

Ha! Copy cat ;-) Congrats, though on becoming a worm farmer. I actually ordered some worm castings off ebay to get me through until my worm casting production is going well. Got a helluva deal too.

P.S. Worms have ears?

[the image reaper]

sure, they must have ears ... ... after they chewed on those fan leaves, they woke me up with loud music ... :dance: ... damn pot-worms ... :stoned:

[mountainman]

So I got 15 pounds of castings in the mail, starting my first worm casting grow tonight. Worm castings are a complete fertilizer and can be used all the way through flower, right?

Also, if I pot with worm castings, do I even have to fertilize later on at all?

[the image reaper]

everything I've heard, worm castings are the cats-ass for growing, it doesn't get any better ... but, outside of the micro-nutrients, I'm not sure what else makes it so good ... I added worms to my potting soil to make it better, figure its just sitting there for awhile, it may as well improve ... as far as fertilizers, my method is to watch the plant, let it tell me when to add nutes ... my opinion only, but I think a lot of unneccessary damage is brought on by too much 'love' for the plants ... (like when I drown mine from too much watering. ..lol) ... :smokin:

[mountainman]

But, I've read that you can't overdose on worm castings. That's supposed to be another one of the great things about them.