Red wigglers

As a general rule, composting worms will eat any non-meat, non-dairy organic material, but there are some foods that they seem to enjoy more than others!

We all know that red wiggler worms (Eisenia foetida) are amongst the most popular worm species in worm composting and organic gardening. Get to know more about the lives and functions of red wiggler worms.

Vermicomposting is a form of composting that involves thenatural process of decomposition using various species. Organic Matter is broken down by Red Wigglerworms, Canadian nightcrawlers, and European Nightcrawlers. You have ...

First written October 14, 2014, Updated April 20, 2020 Why would anyone want to raise worms? Well if you have a vegetable garden it’s one of the best things you can do! Earthworms and red

Worms can eat one quarter to one half of their body weight every day, and their droppings are a rich fertilizer for your soil. This makes worm composting an excellent way to get rid of kitchen waste. To compost with worms, you need to create the right environment for the worms to thrive, and you must use the type of ...

Few things are more enjoyable than catching a big fish, and few things are better for catching a variety of big fish than live fishing worms. If you are someone that goes fishing often like myself, then you probably know that this highly common live...

When I first started vermicomposting nine years ago, I had no idea what to feed Red Wiggler compost worms. I read books and researched best practices and then it was a matter of trial and

Earthworms, AKA nightcrawlers, and red worms – known to many as “red wigglers” – are two of the most common species of worms for gardeners to increase the health of ...

Worm Bin Bedding: How Important is it? Really? Worm Bin Bedding is probably the most important part of the worm bin after the worms. In fact, the success of your worm farming, the growth of the worms and their reproduction are dependent on the bedding more than you know. Let us teach you everything you need to know about how to maintain an awesome worm bin with great bedding.

The red wiggler worms are used in vermiculture aka worm composting, which uses worms to recycle food scraps and other organic material into a valuable soil amendment called vermicompost, or worm compost. Worms eat food scraps, which become compost as they pass through the worm's body. Compost exits the worm through its' tail end. This compost can then be used to grow plants.