Red Worms

[HOU_Mike]

I'm trying to find out more about using red worms in the grow beds (F&D). I've seen several posts mentioning their use. I've seen them called red wrigglers and red worms. I was wondering if they can be bought or found (better) locally and do they survive well during shipping? (I am in Houston, Texas)

I think our search engine said the word "worm" was ignored because it was too common.

Just found this which might be helpful to other seekers:
http://www.redwormcomposting.com/

[keith_r]

i use red wigglers in my growbeds, and that's what you want for composting..not "night crawlers".. i started with a dozen or so in each bed, they are reproducing (i found small ones when i moved a pair indoors)
there's a guy in nc that sells worms and includes shipping;
http://www.earlybirdworms.com/worm.htm

i have n.f.i. with that..

i think they're a good idea for in the gb, every now and then they escape into the ft where they are quickly eaten

[stucco]

We get all of our worms from Larry Martin here in Florida. There is a link to his site, VermiTechnology, here (http://backwaterprovisions.com/GreenFriends.aspx) under sustainable agriculture.

[badflash]

Reds are best for warm water.

[keith_r]

got some pics, i'll try to post at lunchtime,, my water has been pretty steady at 68, i cleaned out some plants and put new seeds in on the weekend of the 29th, saw lots of big and little healthy red wiggler worms

[wh33t]

Reds are best for warm water.

What is your definition of warm water? I really wanted to do the worm thing. Sounds like an extra helping hand!

[urbanfarmer]

I buy mine of Amazon a few pounds at a time. They have both red wigglers and european nightcrawlers (which I use as fishing bait often).

[wh33t]

I buy mine of Amazon a few pounds at a time. They have both red wigglers and european nightcrawlers (which I use as fishing bait often).

What do you keep your water temps at?

[keith_r]

water temps in my indoor system have been at about 68.. just cleaned out a couple of plants and plenty of worms (little and big) on the root balls

[francois]

my worms in my system lived in water temperature of sometimes 35 degrees in summer and 11 degrees in water.